Inter - Torino (3 Apr 16) [1-2]

[Kakaroto]

Where does the grassy knoll come in for you guys?

 

[Armes]

Look at Leicester. Early in the season, Chelsea couldn't win a penalty no matter what happened in the box to Costa or Hazard. Meanwhile Leicester have had 10 penalties awarded! 10! The next most is 5! Are they just that much better at dribbling into the box? Are defenders that much more worried/spastic, facing Mahrez and Vardy? Its part of it, but only about 25% of the equation.

The League has essentially sanctioned Leicester's title run. Meanwhile Chelsea were consigned to a tough midtable scrap, and forced to sack their manager (basically a conspiracy between the FA and the media, that one).

Its pretty crazy.

When I saw the Nagatomo penatly in real time, my first thought was "He didn't touch him!" Then the ref showed red, and I just put the game off. Who cares what the replay shows at this point. But I just rewatched it and... Fucking horrendous, ref!

you're actually saying that Leicester is going to win the league because of the FA and Chelsea is paying the price for it?

 

[Javier'sSon]

Juve are the best team in the league at conserving energy. They also have biggest game changers. Dybala and Pogba are freaks. We don't have players like those two. They've also got more technical quality which allows them to win games without working as hard. When we were winning 1-0 our players were still running their legs off. That effort has a toll as the season goes on.

You raise good points, of course I agree on the game-changing players they have and I've always jealously felt that for a few years now. However, I'm not sure I'm on board with the conserving energy part. Whilst it is a very real thing that most top clubs do in order to be able to compete for the whole length of the season, Man Utd with Fergie comes to mind and Pep's possession-based Barca (even though they were mind numbingly boring to watch but they just put the least amount of effort necessary to win so most of their important players stayed fit to compete on different fronts). There might be some truth in that with Juve as well but I can't help but feel that most opposition in Serie A just roll up their hairy asses for them and concede to the loss before even playing!

Yes, Juve are strong, the strongest in the league, but the way they win most of their matches in any juncture of the season (not only near the end where fitness issues persist) is fuckin pathetic to be considered 'competitive'. That is not their fault of course, and we are guilty of it too but I'm of the opinion that Juve are dominating not because of how strong they are but because of how weak the so called competition is. Kinda like how we dominated with Mancini's 1st tenure.

*And I know that they reached the finals of CL, doesn't change how I feel.
** I could just be bitter and refuse to accept how good they are because of their smuggy cunt fans.

 

[CoolMan44]

Look at Leicester. Early in the season, Chelsea couldn't win a penalty no matter what happened in the box to Costa or Hazard. Meanwhile Leicester have had 10 penalties awarded! 10! The next most is 5! Are they just that much better at dribbling into the box? Are defenders that much more worried/spastic, facing Mahrez and Vardy? Its part of it, but only about 25% of the equation.

The League has essentially sanctioned Leicester's title run. Meanwhile Chelsea were consigned to a tough midtable scrap, and forced to sack their manager (basically a conspiracy between the FA and the media, that one).

Its pretty crazy.

When I saw the Nagatomo penatly in real time, my first thought was "He didn't touch him!" Then the ref showed red, and I just put the game off. Who cares what the replay shows at this point. But I just rewatched it and... Fucking horrendous, ref!

The majority of the Leicester penalties were in the first part of the season, when they were doing well but not neccessarily fighting for the title. Besides, all of the penalties that I've seen called for them were clear. Are you saying the FA wanted a Leicester win from the very beginning of the season?

Also, Diego Costa constantly whines and argues with the refs not to mention dives. He even had cases last season where he was actually fouled but didn't win a penalty, so it's not as if that's something new this season, and Chelsea won it last year. It has to do more with Diego Costa and how referees perceive him. When you try to dive every game, it becomes tough to make the right call.

 

[JJM]

Where does the grassy knoll come in for you guys?

behind the picket fence duh...

 

[Dylan]

Look at Leicester. Early in the season, Chelsea couldn't win a penalty no matter what happened in the box to Costa or Hazard. Meanwhile Leicester have had 10 penalties awarded! 10! The next most is 5! Are they just that much better at dribbling into the box? Are defenders that much more worried/spastic, facing Mahrez and Vardy? Its part of it, but only about 25% of the equation.

The League has essentially sanctioned Leicester's title run. Meanwhile Chelsea were consigned to a tough midtable scrap, and forced to sack their manager (basically a conspiracy between the FA and the media, that one).

Its pretty crazy.

When I saw the Nagatomo penatly in real time, my first thought was "He didn't touch him!" Then the ref showed red, and I just put the game off. Who cares what the replay shows at this point. But I just rewatched it and... Fucking horrendous, ref!

A lot of Leicester's attacks are quick breaks which lead to defenders being rushed and diving into tackles. Hence, more free kicks than teams slowly probing around the defence.

 

[DARi0]

What a wasted result again @ home, after the likes of Carpi and so on...

With us on the other hands when we are playing like shit i wonder how these players who might not be the greatest but who are good players just turned to shit all of a sudden. And there never seems to be a way out, its just shit for 90mins.
Anyways i guess thats why you get these different reactions to crapy play from us and jube.

I feel you bro! I think Mancini's contribution is too limited, he cannot impose his attacking philosophy or he simply LACKS ONE.

also... Maxi Lopez fucked Icardi in this match, great performance by Maxi.

 

[Aliano]

Miranda cost us this game with that stupid red :fffuuu: .

 

[Bob Sacamano]

And saved our ass about i don't know how many times more.