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Quotes Of The Week: Blame & Shame In The Beautiful Game
Refereeing errors and goalkeeping howlers make the headlines as the Champions League returns...
| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £19.50 | Draw £32.50 | Arsenal £36.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £20.00 | Draw £32.00 | Arsenal £35.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £20.00 | Draw £32.00 | Arsenal £35.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £19.50 | Draw £34.00 | Arsenal £40.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Milan £19.60 | Draw £32.50 | Arsenal £35.50 |
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Feb 19, 2010 8:00:00 AM
By Paul Madden
They Say:
"I would like to try. In 2022 who knows where we will be, but I have not received any offers. I hope to in the future, yes, but I will start looking to the future when I am tired with the present," Pep Guardiola is interested in coaching at international level, when he gets tired of winning at club level.
"Based on the advice I got from my assistant, I chose to approve the goal - and it is my responsibility. I always get just the advice of an assistant referee but I make a final decision. But the pictures later showed that it was perhaps not so wise," Referee Tom Henning Ovrebo admits his failure to disallow Miroslav Klose's uber-offside goal for Bayern Munich against Fiorentina. When Ovrebo got home his golden labrador fetched him his white cane and sunglasses.
"Lyon defended really well with a lot of players behind the ball. We struggled to play our own game on Tuesday. We will start the home game full of confidence though, and we know that we're capable of beating Lyon by two or three goals," Cristiano Ronaldo is confident his team can overturn the one goal deficit against Lyon in the Champions League. Just like Alcorcon in the Copa, except Lyon ain't 4-0 up but ain't part-timers either.
"He’s about 20 yards away from the situation and then even after the free kick he was blocking me to get to the ball as well so a bit of a nightmare there," Arsenal veteran Sol Campbell says referee Martin Hansson had a nightmare. It should make for an interesting World Cup then, maybe get him to ref the final and have Tommy Ovrebo as the fourth official. Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder as the assistant referees?
"Schoolboy’s goal, what can you do? Nothing, nothing to complain [about],” Arsenal captain and Barcelona newspapers' bread and butter Cesc Fabregas doesn't think much of his sides schoolboy errors against Porto.
"Every ball that was disputed was a Morelia foul. A ball in the air - Morelia foul. Foul, foul, foul. Morelia is a foul machine. Is Morelia a dirty team? Of course not. What we saw (Wednesday) was a disgrace," Mexican oufit Morelia also fell foul to refereeing this week and coach Tomas Boy was less than impressed. Some day, some genius at FIFA HQ is going to come up with an untested, visionary, revolutionary process to significantly reduce refereeing errors and it shall be called.... VIDEO TECHNOLOGY!
"My instinct told me that I was offside, but it was only when I saw the television pictures that I was sure of it," Miroslav Klose knew he was offside when he scored against Fiorentina.
"I have never seen anything like it in the history of professional football. It was a complete embarrassment. [UEFA president Michel] Platini should be worried about sending linesmen out in good faith instead of remaining in the stands and smiling. Tonight, UEFA has embarrassed the city of Florence," Florence mayor Matteo Renzi reckons that decision was the worst ever. We've seen worse, surely? Has that genius at HQ come up with his new invention yet? No? we'll just have to wait then...
"I'm not to blame for the defeat. The fault lies with the team as a whole," Kaka feels all of Real Madrid are to blame for defeat to Lyon.
We Say:
"The night had a real second-class feel to it. The theme music, the sponsors - it all lacked the glamour and the mystique of the Champions League, and it was little surprise that the football followed suit," Neil Jones sums up Liverpool's first night in the Europa League. This season can't end quickly enough for 'Pool fans can it?
"Has often pondered taking up British citizenship in order to break into the England team, but he'd be lucky to grace the Northern Ireland bench on current form," Alan Dawson doesn't rate Manuel Almunia's chances of breaking into the England set up in his who's who of Arsenal's worst shot stoppers.
"Usually the Arsenal skipper is ever the diplomat, so when the young Spaniard is critical of his team-mates, you have to wonder how much longer he is prepared to go without silverware," Matthew Weiner reckons if Arsenal don't win something soon Cesc may well do a bunk back to Barca.
"Terrible marking, even worse positioning and an organisational nightmare tore United’s rearguard to bits. A repeat of the meltdown could still see the Mancunian’s dumped out of Europe when the teams reconvene in three weeks time." Matt Monaghan examines Manchester United's defensive woes as Wayne Rooney takes over where CR9 left off, winning games on his own.
You Say:
Al Davis in Oakland has a Toffee pop over Landon Donovan's Everton Player of the Month Award: "Good show Landon! You deserve it. And, those Everton Supporters sure know their "football"."
"man you are not good enough to coach spain. You are enjoying the success of another man. If you think you are a good coach then you coach Portsmouth or hull city," Emmanuel in liverpool thinks Pep Guardiola isn't good enough to coach Spain but maybe Avram Grant and Phil Brown are!?!? Phil could work on his tan!
Dan GunnerznLakerz has the perfect solution for Arsenal's goalkeeper crisis: "Try Bendtner in goal. He's got the size and is excellent at keeping the ball out of goal."
"Yeah, you're absolutely right! they should send Florence to the WC instead of Ireland! :-B" Mario Inter reckons the Mayor of Florence is right and proposes Fiorentina (he meant Fiorentina didn't he?) should be the 33rd team at the World Cup. Ireland did apparently ask to be the 33rd team after the Henry fiasco. "Ah go on Sepp, let us in, to be sure, to be sure!"
ss ss teeter's on the bizarre with this Spanish lesson: "the artery pumps the blood away fron the heart, the viens pump blood to the heart Tienes hambre are you hungry? si tengo habre. yes i am hungry quienes un bistec wouldo you like a steak que quieres what do you want quieres un sandwich por favor give me a sandwich, please". Gracias.
Dave in Salford Dole Office is trying to tell us something:
"ddr is great i wish man utd had him , i also collect welfare and have no friends and have no teeth from eating sweetie pies and mc donalds food , ps im fat and bald as well." He likes Daniele De Rossi.
"I would like to try. In 2022 who knows where we will be, but I have not received any offers. I hope to in the future, yes, but I will start looking to the future when I am tired with the present," Pep Guardiola is interested in coaching at international level, when he gets tired of winning at club level.
"Based on the advice I got from my assistant, I chose to approve the goal - and it is my responsibility. I always get just the advice of an assistant referee but I make a final decision. But the pictures later showed that it was perhaps not so wise," Referee Tom Henning Ovrebo admits his failure to disallow Miroslav Klose's uber-offside goal for Bayern Munich against Fiorentina. When Ovrebo got home his golden labrador fetched him his white cane and sunglasses.
"Lyon defended really well with a lot of players behind the ball. We struggled to play our own game on Tuesday. We will start the home game full of confidence though, and we know that we're capable of beating Lyon by two or three goals," Cristiano Ronaldo is confident his team can overturn the one goal deficit against Lyon in the Champions League. Just like Alcorcon in the Copa, except Lyon ain't 4-0 up but ain't part-timers either.
"He’s about 20 yards away from the situation and then even after the free kick he was blocking me to get to the ball as well so a bit of a nightmare there," Arsenal veteran Sol Campbell says referee Martin Hansson had a nightmare. It should make for an interesting World Cup then, maybe get him to ref the final and have Tommy Ovrebo as the fourth official. Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder as the assistant referees?
"Schoolboy’s goal, what can you do? Nothing, nothing to complain [about],” Arsenal captain and Barcelona newspapers' bread and butter Cesc Fabregas doesn't think much of his sides schoolboy errors against Porto.
"Every ball that was disputed was a Morelia foul. A ball in the air - Morelia foul. Foul, foul, foul. Morelia is a foul machine. Is Morelia a dirty team? Of course not. What we saw (Wednesday) was a disgrace," Mexican oufit Morelia also fell foul to refereeing this week and coach Tomas Boy was less than impressed. Some day, some genius at FIFA HQ is going to come up with an untested, visionary, revolutionary process to significantly reduce refereeing errors and it shall be called.... VIDEO TECHNOLOGY!
"My instinct told me that I was offside, but it was only when I saw the television pictures that I was sure of it," Miroslav Klose knew he was offside when he scored against Fiorentina.
"I have never seen anything like it in the history of professional football. It was a complete embarrassment. [UEFA president Michel] Platini should be worried about sending linesmen out in good faith instead of remaining in the stands and smiling. Tonight, UEFA has embarrassed the city of Florence," Florence mayor Matteo Renzi reckons that decision was the worst ever. We've seen worse, surely? Has that genius at HQ come up with his new invention yet? No? we'll just have to wait then...
"I'm not to blame for the defeat. The fault lies with the team as a whole," Kaka feels all of Real Madrid are to blame for defeat to Lyon.
We Say:
"The night had a real second-class feel to it. The theme music, the sponsors - it all lacked the glamour and the mystique of the Champions League, and it was little surprise that the football followed suit," Neil Jones sums up Liverpool's first night in the Europa League. This season can't end quickly enough for 'Pool fans can it?
"Has often pondered taking up British citizenship in order to break into the England team, but he'd be lucky to grace the Northern Ireland bench on current form," Alan Dawson doesn't rate Manuel Almunia's chances of breaking into the England set up in his who's who of Arsenal's worst shot stoppers.
"Usually the Arsenal skipper is ever the diplomat, so when the young Spaniard is critical of his team-mates, you have to wonder how much longer he is prepared to go without silverware," Matthew Weiner reckons if Arsenal don't win something soon Cesc may well do a bunk back to Barca.
"Terrible marking, even worse positioning and an organisational nightmare tore United’s rearguard to bits. A repeat of the meltdown could still see the Mancunian’s dumped out of Europe when the teams reconvene in three weeks time." Matt Monaghan examines Manchester United's defensive woes as Wayne Rooney takes over where CR9 left off, winning games on his own.
You Say:
Al Davis in Oakland has a Toffee pop over Landon Donovan's Everton Player of the Month Award: "Good show Landon! You deserve it. And, those Everton Supporters sure know their "football"."
"man you are not good enough to coach spain. You are enjoying the success of another man. If you think you are a good coach then you coach Portsmouth or hull city," Emmanuel in liverpool thinks Pep Guardiola isn't good enough to coach Spain but maybe Avram Grant and Phil Brown are!?!? Phil could work on his tan!
Dan GunnerznLakerz has the perfect solution for Arsenal's goalkeeper crisis: "Try Bendtner in goal. He's got the size and is excellent at keeping the ball out of goal."
"Yeah, you're absolutely right! they should send Florence to the WC instead of Ireland! :-B" Mario Inter reckons the Mayor of Florence is right and proposes Fiorentina (he meant Fiorentina didn't he?) should be the 33rd team at the World Cup. Ireland did apparently ask to be the 33rd team after the Henry fiasco. "Ah go on Sepp, let us in, to be sure, to be sure!"
ss ss teeter's on the bizarre with this Spanish lesson: "the artery pumps the blood away fron the heart, the viens pump blood to the heart Tienes hambre are you hungry? si tengo habre. yes i am hungry quienes un bistec wouldo you like a steak que quieres what do you want quieres un sandwich por favor give me a sandwich, please". Gracias.
Dave in Salford Dole Office is trying to tell us something:
"ddr is great i wish man utd had him , i also collect welfare and have no friends and have no teeth from eating sweetie pies and mc donalds food , ps im fat and bald as well." He likes Daniele De Rossi.
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