Premier League Discussion 6/7/8th April

debaser wrote:re: Benjamin Arthur, any goal is going to look great if you start that deep, but the best touch was the very first one. The next guy he beat for pace and then the central defenders were both too scared of conceding penalty to tackle..All power to him for the positivity & composure, but I think there has been better goals scored this season.

Bolton manager will be fucking fuming at the defence for letting him just power through so simply.

You and 0trick are massive gayers.

It was a great goal, but c'mon, he did just run basically unchallenged half the pitch without even having to alter direction..

Fey, you're almost a bigger legend in my eyes than Wojciech Szeszny. But you're a horrible EPL gloryboy and that will never change despite your protestations.

Metta World Peace wrote:Fey, you're almost a bigger legend in my eyes than Wojciech Szeszny. But you're a horrible EPL gloryboy and that will never change despite your protestations.

apparently somebody threw a beer at Szczęsny earlier - so he picked it up and drank it. #LEGEND

what a hashtag legend. Like fey.

Villa to win today?

Drinking a bottle of liquid thrown by a football fan doesn't sound too smart to me.

Ah, the annual Robert Huth goal against Villa from a set-piece. Who could possibly have predicted

debaser wrote:It was a great goal, but c'mon, he did just run basically unchallenged half the pitch without even having to alter direction..

I agree. His goal in the cup was miles better. To his credit though, he's shown good stamina.

Clawing our way to safety through the power of draws Attendance a whisker over 30k today, which is woeful. Maybe season ticket sales will prompt Lerner to purge us of the ginger plague.

debaser wrote:Clawing our way to safety through the power of draws Attendance a whisker over 30k today, which is woeful. Maybe season ticket sales will prompt Lerner to purge us of the ginger plague.

What sort of average attendance were you getting before?

I think it peaked at just over 40k under DISGRACE. Was 36k last season. Under 34k this season.

OMFG Just saw the Barfa goal And Papisto

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Good goal from Barfa, however, he was given a free pass it seems. Reminded me a bit of that Robinho goal he scored against Holland.

Reminded me of Arjen Robben vs England.

After the Wigan robbery, Chelsea get another lucky penalty.

Lampard scores from the penalty spot for Chelsea. Stupid tackle from Murphy who looked like he got a touch of the ball but did go in with two feet off the ground. Chelsea haven't done much to deserve the lead.

At St James' earlier, Ben Arfa's goal certainly felt like one of the best I've seen live, and it was celebrated as such, celebrated by the fans as a really wonderful goal. I thought I'd actually made my admittedly sensitive hands bloody when I felt them throbbing from all the clapping a few minutes after it was scored. At the same time I was aware that it was probably open to certain accusations - to the accusation that it was a little bit push and run, that it involved straight lines rather than twists, turns, bends, deviations of some sort or another. I thought his first touch was audacious, created space, and gave him the momentum for the run that followed; and I thought that run involved pushing the ball at considered, timely moments in order to beat three players before a really composed finish past the goalkeeper. It wasn't the case that Ben Arfa simply put his head down and used his pace to storm beyond players - he had to move the ball thoughtfully and pick his gaps. And regardless of where we might choose to rank the goal - for instance in the europeanboard's annual 'goal of the season' competition, which takes place from a Friday evening to a Monday afternoon across the third weekend in June - it is rare to see a goal so much the product of one player's skill, initiative, attacking impulse, and I don't think there are many players about who could have scored it.

I think it was the sort of goal that would have received rapturous applause at any point; but its reception was perhaps aided slightly by the fact that, prior to it, the game had been a bit frustrating and uninspiring. We started with a 4-4-2 and the midfield looked too stretched, we were struggling to hold the ball high up the pitch and create, and in truth I don't think Ba and Cisse connect well playing up front together. We improved in the second half, with Ferguson on in place of Perch and improving our shape and working hard and playing very tidily down our left, and we started to press more still without carving many good chances.

The win was deserved and really important especially given Tottenham's result - fourth really isn't looking out of the question. I hope Chelsea are at least held tonight.

Who is the bird Fey ?

It sounds like my hopes regarding Chelsea significantly diminished without quite evaporating entirely in the moment of their expression.

As an aside, Coyle was acting a brat on the touchline throughout today's game. The referee was a coward, showed no conviction, abused the rules at times in aid of his cowardice, but he had few significant decisions to make all game, and the only I can remember - regarding a potential foul by Bolton on the edge of their area - went against us, whilst in general we certainly didn't benefit from the balance of his minor, everyday decisions. Yet for things like a contentious throw-in, or an alleged backing-in, or a fifty-fifty challenge, Coyle would charge from his seat and jump up and down and absolutely berate the officials.

tottenham with just 1 day of rest?

is this a joke cant believe this

What the fuck, the ref apparently gave the penalty against someone other than Murphy! I didn't see any other possible foul there; it looks like a rather generous decision in that case for Chelsea (although I thought a penalty against Murphy would have been an understandable decision).

Sheffield gunner wrote:What the fuck, the ref apparently gave the penalty against someone other than Murphy! I didn't see any other possible foul there; it looks like a rather generous decision in that case for Chelsea (although I thought a penalty against Murphy would have been an understandable decision).

Na dis aint no conspiracy theory look away,chelsea are just getting more good luck init,just another coincidence yo.

fcb wrote:After the Wigan robbery, Chelsea get another lucky penalty.

Somebody wants Chelsea to finish 4th!!!!!!

1-1 Dempsey!!!!!!

Shitty old Dempsey with another

I sometimes wonder what the world would be like without Clint.

Jaime wrote:1-1 Dempsey!!!!!!

Chelsea had their warning with the previous corner and didn't heed it. They haven't played well, but Fulham hadn't troubled them too much until those two corners.

Jaime wrote:1-1 Dempsey!!!!!!

Dempsey is d bomb!

easily worth 20 million have you seen how many goals he scores from midfield blud.

Yo I sea the rentboys have went back to there old way of playing since da italian took over.

Not even sure what this persona is.