35th Fixture: April 30, 2011 - Chelsea FC v. Tottenham Hotspur FC [R]

Not even a half hour into this match and Tottenham are already time-wasting. Very irritating.

 

Despite us being behind I quite like how we are playing

 

Yeah, it's looking good. They got a wonder goal, we were an inch off of one.

 

Wondergoal Lamps

 

Boy if only there was some sort of goal line technology out there.

 

Frank scores goal not over line shock...

 

Shit keeping and shit ref'ing. Sorry that isnt a goal.

 

F sandro, lamps is the man.

 

Didn't go over but close enough - it's like a close call on an offside play...

 

This is why goal line technology is needed

I hope we score two more to make up for this no-goal

 

How long does malouda need to get a shot away?

 

Guys-

I think that Chelsea team might have some sort of refereeing conspiracy behind them...

 

question: does the whole of the ball need to be over the line, or just the bottom that touches the line?

 

I was just about to ask that same question

 

I'll tell you what pisses me off... everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE, will be banging on about this if we go on to win the game and then the league because of this. All those dodgy calls for yanited, pool and the rest will be completely forgotten because of one 'not over the line' incident.

 

All the ball needs to cross all the line. It wasn't a goal.

 

Agreed. Luck.

What are the odds that the ref calls a red or penalty against us in the 2nd to make up for this mistake?

 

who cares, if t helps us win the league they can all sit in the corner and cry

 

your wording confuses me. is it the whole ball or the bottom cuz i super slow moed it and gomes momentum pushes the bottom of the ball over the line right before he takes it back.

 

Whole ball has to cross the line

 

Not a goal, obviously, but it's not a "terrible" call - it's a matter of inches. It is the wrong call, but that's not the same thing as a terrible call. And, I hate to say it, but Gomes takes all the blame on that one; if he saves it cleanly it's not an issue. Also, we completely deserve to be even and should be ahead - Spurs only attempt on goal was that shot from Sandro which went in off a deflection; they've offered almost nothing going forward. Ramires on for Essien please - Essien's inability to pass is downright maddening. I don't need amazing passes from him, but please, pass to players wearing the same color shirt as you! If someone made us an offer for Essien in the summer, I'd snap it up. He's simply not the same player if he has to rely on skill and guile, because he never had those in huge abundance anyway.

All that said, watching Malouda up front.........I feel the last 3 years would have been completely different had we managed to get Robinho. Yes, he did flame out of Citeh, but in London with a Brazilian manager and Brazilians around him, it would have been different. Even under Hiddink and then Carlo. And how desperately we still need a wide tricky player. Here's hoping we do get Neymar - I feel he's exactly what we're missing in games like this - someone who's not content to put in standing crosses but rather looking to go past his man and shoot or pass. Malouda is not a bad player, and, unlike most on this forum, I'm happy to keep him as a rotation player (and he just said he wants to be our Giggs), but he's no longer player well enough to justify his place in the side on a regular basis.

 

If we grab a goal or two after the break might be an idea to get Ivan off coz he'll be looking to give him a second yellow.

 

They'd have to get into our penalty area first.