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Gylfi and Jonjo had a scrap before the game when Shelvey found out he was supposed to start on the bench. Watched the game from an exec box with Dyer instead.
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sassassin posted:Ashley Williams chased the Leicester team bus trying to get at Mahrez after the game. What? Why? Man, MotD is absolutely must watch today
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quote:Williams waited for Mahrez outside the dressing room and there was shouting when Mahrez emerged. http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Swansea-City-defender-Ashley-Williams-clashes/story-28304131-detail/story.html
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Where does mangala feature on the flopometer?
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Where does mangala feature on the flopometer? About 3/5 Sinama Pongolles
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PirateBob posted:FT: Chelsea 0-1 Bournemouth Chelsea aren't a big team, op.
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CyberPingu posted:About 3/5 Sinama Pongolles How many Aspas' is one Sinama Pongolle?
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Loving Africa Chaps posted:Where does mangala feature on the flopometer? If taters is around I'm sure she'd have one or more relevant slow-mo gifs
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tarbrush posted:How many Aspas' is one Sinama Pongolle? I'll have you know that Florent Sinama-Pongolle has played more champions league matches without losing than any other player ever and to associate him with iago aspas is treason
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African AIDS cum posted:Manchester United in 4th and couldnt score a goal vs west ham but the Traffordcast is gonna be jubilant because Rooney is hurt and Chelsea lost Does the Traffordcast sell team shirts?
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December begins with disappointment as a late Bournemouth goal ended the Blues’ run of three games unbeaten. Jose Mourinho’s men had the chances to be in the lead well before then but found the Cherries' goalkeeper Artur Boruc in good form. His first-half saves from Eden Hazard and Pedro especially stood out. The South Coast side had threatened too in the early stages and were denied on a couple of occasions by saves from the returning Thibaut Courtois, but as the second half progressed and the Blues pressed for the opener, with a strong penalty shout for handball not given, the visitors seemed happy to play for a draw. That was until a late corner led to the unexpected breakthrough. Former Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray, who was in an offside position, headed in from close range. When the team sheets had been handed in earlier in the afternoon, the major news was that Courtois was not only back in the squad for the first time since the final game of August, he was straight back into the starting line-up. Having been pleased with the showing at Spurs last Sunday, Jose Mourinho retained Eden Hazard as his central striker and left the midfield five untouched. Baba Rahman in for Cesar Azpilicueta at left-back was the only other change. Diego Costa would be brought off the bench for the second half. Hopes were high coming into this tea-time encounter following two wins and last weekend’s credible draw at White Hart Lane, and this match began a busy month containing four of the six matches at home. Following kick-off Hazard was found twice in space down the right-hand channel inside the first two minutes, the first occasion by Oscar, the second by Willian with that one resulting in a shot beaten out by Boruc. Bournemouth, like Chelsea, had made a change in goal. They were able to bring back the Polish international, which was fortuitously timed given the injury to Adam Federici in their draw with Everton last time out. The initial bright start by the Blues continued until Hazard, back in his own half, was bustled off the ball which was crossed low in front of Courtois’s goal. Junior Stanislas fired at the target. Cahill was fortunately in the right place to block. Chelsea were suddenly our own worst enemy, giving the ball away in the midfield with misdirected moves and allowing the visitors to break in numbers twice more. Courtois had to save from Stanislas with Nemanja Matic getting in the way of a follow-up effort from centre-forward Joshua King. The powerful Norwegian was denied shortly after by a near-post save from Courtois who claimed the corner that followed with imperious ease and to a big cheer. The defence was under test and for a brief period there were concerns it would lose our England vice-captain to injury so early in the game. Cesar Azpilicueta warmed up with purpose but after treatment Cahill was able to continue. It was time for a home side attack and Hazard sent a ball over from the left that was not too far ahead of the sprinting Willian. Pedro was shown the yellow card for a tackle from behind on Harry Arter inside the centre-circle with the half approaching the midway point. There was very soon a booking back the other way for a similar offence on the Spaniard by Andrew Surman. Pedro turned an Ivanovic ball wide soon after but the game had become for the most part scrappy. Quality was on show when Pedro set Hazard away on the right and he hared down the middle for any return. Instead the Belgian blasted at goal from distance and Boruc had to stretch down to his left to make a diving save. A good effort and a good stop. Courtois made another save from King and Bournemouth shot over from distance before Pedro forced Boruc into another finger-tip save. It was a shot with little back lift that looked to be creeping just inside the post. The chances were now coming. The Chelsea movement was better. Oscar was denied at the near post after a clever supply from Pedro but the game remained scoreless as the half-time whistle blew. Could Boruc continue to be such an effective barrier for the whole game? Could the Blues conjure some absolute gilt-edged chances? Diego Costa came on for the restart with Oscar taken off but it was Bournemouth with the first go-for-goal, Matt Ritchie drawing gasps from the away fans behind the Shed End net as he fired not very far past it from 25 yards. Willian and Pedro moved the ball at pace on 52 minutes but a diving header sent a cross behind for a corner. That was initially cleared but when Willian’s crossed skimmed off a head and came quickly to Matic, sporting a mask on a nose broken in two places by Erik Lamela’s arm at Tottenham, the Serbian could not keep his header down. This was now real pressure on the Cherries defences and the ball was hacked clear in front of goal after Cahill flicked on a corner. Ivanovic’s deflected cross was saved by Boruc and the corners kept coming. On 61 minutes Fabregas drilled the ball forward for Diego Costa to stretch his legs down the left of the pitch. As he went to cross, Simon Francis slid to block and the ball struck the defender’s trailing arm which was on the turf. The claims went up for a penalty but nothing given. Diego Costa was booked soon after for pulling down Ritchie. Bournemouth, with plenty behind the ball but missing Sylvain Distin for the first time this season due to illness, were remaining a stubborn obstacle as the game entered the final 20 minutes. Fabregas’s vision nearly opened them up with a quick ball into space for Ivanovic but his cross was too high for Diego Costa. Another ball from our right-back moments later somehow just evaded both Pedro and Diego Costa when it seemed someone was certain to get the killer touch. It was all one-way traffic now and a lob over the defence from Fabregas was sent goalwards by Diego Costa at full stretch but Boruc saved. Then after 81 minutes came the goal. It had been a while since the away side had been down our end but they won a corner which Courtois got a fist to but not much distance on his punch. Ivanovic could not quite get to the loose ball first to clear and instead it came back in towards the far post where recent substitute Murray, from what was an offside position with Courtois out of his goal, headed in. Following the goal, Ritchie shot wide from just outside the area and Arter had a closer-range effort deflected wide with the Blues unable to create any clear chances to equalise. A Remy run and cut-back which was cleared was the closest we came. Now we must regroup quickly for the vital Champions League group decider when Porto visit on Wednesday.
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The Big Taff Man posted:Hes fantastic but he needs support Since he got into the team Jesse Lingard is United's second best attacker. Jesse Lingard!
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It they werent copyright of CFC i would buy a book of this seasons chelsea fc dot com match reports
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Moktaro posted:I don't think it's possible to be relegated 3 times in half a season! Out pops a smiling Steve McClaren.
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Dec 5, 2015 23:23
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Apparently since Fergie left United they've been top of the table for 10 days, just behind Leicester with 12
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DEAD MAN'S SHOE posted:It they werent copyright of CFC i would buy a book of this seasons chelsea fc dot com match reports It's poetry op
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"The question is would Luis Suarez or Sergio Aguero score if they were here?" Van Gaal told BBC Radio Manchester. "That is a question mark. You never know. I think they would, though." 
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DEAD MAN'S SHOE posted:It they werent copyright of CFC i would buy a book of this seasons chelsea fc dot com match reports As much as they have been pure comedy so far I thought that the penalty shout was fair enough tbh. The offside call was impossible to spot without a replay and even then I'm not sure he was, so that one was the usual bollocks.
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Elliptical Dick posted:As much as they have been pure comedy so far I thought that the penalty shout was fair enough tbh. I was watching the end of the match with the sound off, was it the player on the far side of the net that was offside and deemed to be part of the play by the pundits? I thought Cahill was keeping the goal scorer well on and it looked obviously legal to me on replay.
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Gigi Galli posted:I was watching the end of the match with the sound off, was it the player on the far side of the net that was offside and deemed to be part of the play by the pundits? I thought Cahill was keeping the goal scorer well on and it looked obviously legal to me on replay. Murray was offside and got credited with the goal.
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Gigi Galli posted:I was watching the end of the match with the sound off, was it the player on the far side of the net that was offside and deemed to be part of the play by the pundits? I thought Cahill was keeping the goal scorer well on and it looked obviously legal to me on replay. Two Bournemouth players went for the ball (I think Murray and Daniels). Murray was maybe half a yard offside when they went for the ball, but it wasn't immediately clear who got the final ball. I mentioned it during the game but if the rule is interfering with play it would be hard to argue that Murphy was interfering when the other player was right there and going to score anyway.
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EvilHawk posted:Two Bournemouth players went for the ball (I think Murray and Daniels). Murray was maybe half a yard offside when they went for the ball, but it wasn't immediately clear who got the final ball. I mentioned it during the game but if the rule is interfering with play it would be hard to argue that Murphy was interfering when the other player was right there and going to score anyway. Even if Murray was offside, the linesman was on the far side trying to look through a lot of bodies when two players attack the ball: one is clearly onside, the other is questionable. I think it's a bit harsh to criticize the refs in that occasion.
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c0burn posted:"The question is would Luis Suarez or Sergio Aguero score if they were here?" Van Gaal told BBC Radio Manchester. Does he realize that the answer no is more damning than the answer yes here or?
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c0burn posted:"The question is would Luis Suarez or Sergio Aguero score if they were here?" Van Gaal told BBC Radio Manchester. They wouldnt if he asked them to py how he normally asks a striker to play tbf. I can only think he's saying he'd adapt his system for them Insurrectionist posted:Does he realize that the answer no is more damning than the answer yes here or?
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Shoren posted:Even if Murray was offside, the linesman was on the far side trying to look through a lot of bodies when two players attack the ball: one is clearly onside, the other is questionable. I think it's a bit harsh to criticize the refs in that occasion. Plus once the goalie goes out so far, he's got to keep track two players moving near the goalline, which makes the spot twice as hard. I think it was a foot offside, but it's an impossible call for the linesman.
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c0burn posted:"The question is would Luis Suarez or Sergio Aguero score if they were here?" Van Gaal told BBC Radio Manchester. I wonder if he deliberately chose icons from Uniteds most hated rivals.
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If your system requires Aguero, Suarez, or Ronaldo to work, it's not a very good system. cf Rodgers, Brendan.
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I get the feeling Rodgers' system worked, i just dont think he ever recovered mentally from losing the league and it reflected on to his players.
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Insurrectionist posted:Does he realize that the answer no is more damning than the answer yes here or? He's a proper mentalist who has said he doesn't understand why fans complain about the lack of attacking play when United have so much of the ball. Yeah they do, Louis, because they pass it back and forth in their own half at a snail's pace.
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Der Shovel posted:He's a proper mentalist who has said he doesn't understand why fans complain about the lack of attacking play when United have so much of the ball. Yeah they do, Louis, because they pass it back and forth in their own half at a snail's pace. "Maybe they want more longball football" 
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CyberPingu posted:I get the feeling Rodgers' system worked, i just dont think he ever recovered mentally from losing the league and it reflected on to his players. Come home, Brenda
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sassassin posted:Come home, Brenda You're getting Moyes
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corpuscollossus posted:Fans piling in to an official club tweet to post fist pump gifs about their captain being injured just shows that United is football product not football club. It's more about trophies and noodle contracts than it is people or past. Lose a bit of form and the plastic masses will forget the hundreds of goals you scored and games you pulled out the fire, they'll stop wearing your number and crack lovely jokes at your expense. Fans should be backing the guy, not stomping his fat past-it corpse into the trafford turf. agreed. a staggering lack of class.
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trem_two posted:You're getting Moyes Wouldn't say no. Would make the team competitive with anyone outside the top 4, and his style would suit the players we have now. The pass and move "Swansea Way" died when Bony left, and was being phased out from the moment Monk took over and flogged all of the Spanish clique.
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1 win in 10 for Alex Neil, lots of posters said that was sack worthy when Sherwood went I'm wondering if any pitf thinks Neil should be sacked? Genuine question I'm not trying to say Sherwood's sacking was wrong.
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I haven't seen enough of Norwich to know whether Neil should be sacked or not. The game against Southampton wasn't representative of how Norwich can play because they had a defender sent off so early on. Living in Norwich amongst Norwich fans I don't think I've seen anyone call for his sacking so I think people are confident Neil can turn things around. Is the problem still scoring goals? Maybe Norwich can find someone in January who can do better than Cameron Jerome, I don't think that's asking for the moon.
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Blue Star Error posted:1 win in 10 for Alex Neil, lots of posters said that was sack worthy when Sherwood went I'm wondering if any pitf thinks Neil should be sacked? Genuine question I'm not trying to say Sherwood's sacking was wrong. I dunno. Villa's continued struggles suggest that Sherwood wasn't really the issue, so maybe Norwich's players are the issue and Neil's doing the best he can.
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