Football (soccer)

[Metfan72]

Not saying what Ballack did was right, because it was not as Invaders has said, kids from around the World were watching this match and if they didn't I am sure they saw highlights of the match.

Here on GolTV they slowed the play right down and you can clearly see that the defender put his arm and hand up to defend and it hit his hand and being as that it was within the 18 yard box, that should have been a Penalty kick.

Mistakes happen and Refs are human and they make mistakes too. There is no video replay in footy so the play cannot be called back and reviewed. Chelsea had plenty of chances to put the game away and to give up a goal with under 2 minutes to play to a team that was playing with 10 men, well they did not deserve to win that match.

The refs corrected the mistake they made when they handed out a Red card after the player clearly tripped over his own feet. It balanced out.

[Invaders]

It seems you distort things as you want and you should read better what you write.

Wow....

[clovnul]

It seems you distort things as you want and you should read better what you write.

Wow....

How old are you? You blame Drogba for his behavior, but you act like him.
What's this? You have multiple personalities?

[Invaders]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 21,00.html even Drogba says that he overreacted. "I also fully accept that the language I used did not set a good example for those watching at home, especially children. I regret that in the heat of the moment I let out my incredible frustration and disappointment in this way, and for that I apologise."

but STILL, its not like this never happened in the past against officials. Lets run after him and then say sorry afterwards. I hope that drogba is not playing CL next year.

[norbinho]

was happy to see fabio cannavaro named world's best player in 2006...if a defender can get that title, why not also a goalkeeper!!

And after joining RM he became the worst defender in the whole universe!

yeah, somehow you are right, he has become worser since he is at real madrid...but i don't think it's a funny job for him and iker casillas being the only ones in this team who are able to defend

[norbinho]

any now he is going back to Juve so hopefully he can drag them down with his crap defending and give the Nerazzurri another title.

also saw today that Ibra has agreed that he will only leave Inter for 70million

i would pay 70 millions for zlatan if i would be the president of barca

[norbinho]

Cannavaro made a mistake when he signed for Real Madrid.

unfortunately..

[norbinho]

Hey Bernd,

I am LOL'ing because everyone has that hatred for him and that is normal for a player to be so hated because all he does is win.

Hey, I don't like the whining part either and I don't want to hijack the thread but if at some point when he was younger some coaches had the balls to do something to him, maybe he would have learned not to do that.

I am speaking of hockey here but we have so many Superstars in the NHL that act like that, take Sidney Crosby for example. One of the best players in the game, feels like he takes too much abuse for someone of his ability and the refs should watch out for him because he is talented. He gets away with his whining most of the time, but sometimes the Coach says I have had enough and makes him sit on the bench for a couple shifts to think about how his crying is hurting the team.

I only say that these talented players do this because they feel like the Coach won't do anything about it. Imagine if the next time Ronaldo sat on the field with his arms up and as soon as he got up, he was substituted? Do that to him a few times and maybe his rants don't happen as often as he may be afraid he will get pulled from the game.

It is a fine line when dealing with talented players because if you don't give them what they want, they don't play as hard, but when they are sitting on the field crying and not running back hard to help his other teammates defend, that to me is worse because that is not showing you care about your team and how they fare, only what injustices happened to you.

first i have to say i really liked when seeing him play first a few years ago, but more and more i saw his behaviour and attitude too and it was hard for me to still like him for that.

good point, paul...what you are saying about those young talented players, doesn't matter which sport...i really wonder how alex ferguson can allow this behaviour from ronaldo...but it's typical for talented young players in europe, doesn't matter if they play in england, germany, spain, italy, ... they all think they are already superstars and the coaches have to treat them like that...and if they aren't treated like they want to be, they move to another team...better sit them on the substitute bench for a few weeks and show them how to behave when being an idol for young kids!!

[norbinho]

I hope that drogba is not playing CL next year.

i hope he will not play for inter next year as some rumours say

[Euge]

that would be terrible if snoop droggy drog came to the Nerazzurri.

and 70mill isn't that much for a player who is in my opinion the only thing that Inter have that can win matches (although not in the CL)

It would cost Inter a lot more than 70mill to find another player who could win them another title, as without Ibra, inter's championship count wouldn't be reaching 17 this month!