It's in games like yesterday's where we could do with a bit more steel in our midfield. Maybe someone like this...... http://link.brightcove.com/services...e8HIrioPGm42ApchRjoFSGrO3&bctid=3403264768001
Man City may be fortunate in having so much money behind them, but I don't think they are cheats, and success still has to be earned.
Speaking of which, I may have missed it, but does anyone know where Gaston was yesterday or why he wasn't even on the bench?
I didn't think they were cheats, but Toure only got booked after his second dive in the area, and they are constantly asking for handball.
We thought our ref and his lions were useless, anyone watching Liverpool v West Hoof? Anthony Friend, what a plonker!
In a sense, almost every footballer is a cheat. Every time the ball goes out of play for a throw-in, both sides players' hands are raised. They call for anything that will give them an advantage. It's by no means confined to one or two teams.
That's true, but one aspect of Jay's injury yesterday was very heartening. As soon as he went down, a City player put the ball out, and more than one came up and offered sympathetic gestures or words. Generally speaking, footballers don't like seeing fellow professionals get hurt, even if it might give them an advantage in the short term.
Yep, I noticed that too. Once a footballer goes down with a bad injury, fellow professionals are often keen to stop the competition. It's a good sign in the game. Regrettably, it also gives the spectator an instant idea of the seriousness of the injury.
Yes fair play to the city fans and I think shows that our club is generally held in high regard by other fans.
Why does it not surprise me that Berisha is from Yugoslavia, they are usually gentle players... Truthfully though when we play Man City and Chelsea they are like monsters in size.
Martin Samuels of the Mail has this less-than-flattering view of Mauricio's reaction to the game: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ar...eague-just-ask-Pochettino-state-football.html But they did include this rather wonderful picture in the article: please log in to view this image
Quote: Leave aside Pochettino’s complaint about Manchester City’s second goal being offside. Yes it was, by some distance. A huge mistake by the linesman. Very unfortunate, but they happen and there really is no way around it unless we rewind the film every time a goal is scored to see if some minor infringement occurred in the build-up. So although it was wrong, sh!t happens and that's all right then? Slack journalism at its worst IMO.
Can't believe I gave that article the time of day. You can see why he writes for the Mail. A foreigner manager complains about a decision and he is told to get on with it. I'm sure if Big Sam or Honest Arry made a similar complaint it would be met with sympathy
I'm bound to say that if the situation was the other way round, ie, it happened to ManC and Saints benefited, we'd still be hearing the echoes of the complaints. One may say that would be because the repercussions would mean so much more. Which should be complete bollocks. It should mean exactly the same because the real reason is that a team has acquired a huge unfair advantage over another team due to error from the officials. It has to be stamped out otherwise the game becomes a farce.
