Things in football that are set and stone and always seem to notice

After the keeper makes a great save on a shot from distance he comes up screaming at his defense as the closest defender is congratulating him...

 

A real striker is never embarrassed by any goal he scores, no matter how fortuitous or dodgy: He always celebrates like he did something special and deserves adulation.

 

Pass through to Pippo Inzaghi... and the flag goes up.


And he NEVER thinks he's offside.

 

Steve Bennett is reffing - a United player is sent off.

 

lol did you get that from the Tips page in Fifa 07 when the match is loading

It is true tho

 

You caught me..

 

When Holland plays Portugal shit ALWAYS goes down.

Holland always loses penalty shootouts.




I feel bad for dogging on my own team but I'm being realistic here FFS.

 

Whenever Steven Gerrard dives, it's not considered cheating.

 

When a blistering shot goes just wide of the target, regardless of whether the keeper had it covered or not, the commentator says something along the lines of "I'm not sure he had that covered."

If a player scuffs a shot wide, almost unerringly, the keeper whether he'd have got there or not, "would have had that covered were it on target."

 

In the box even the slightest hint of a foul by a striker will be called against him but the same striker has to be hung drawn and quartered before he gets a favourable call.

A team has 15 shots on target, hits the woodwork four times, has three clear calls for a penalty turned down but fails to score. The opposition is reduced to a single hopeful punt that is deflected for an excruciatingly lucky goal and the commentator describes it has a quality counter-attacking game by a plucky underdog

And I flatly deny that those two comments have come from the fact I'm an ex-striker and a Man Utd fan

 

As will a scintilating debate about why Americans hate "soccer."

Team x are convinced that it's "their year" -- they fail to win the title.

 

When on a corner kick in the EPL, someone's kit is definately going to be stretched.

 

When a dodgy penalty is awarded which results in a loss for said team, the Manager of the losing side will be furious in the aftermatch interview saying how 'Unbelievable' the decision is and lay into the Ref/Assistant Ref.

The very next time the same decision goes in their favour. The same manager will come out with the lines 'These things even themselves out over the season' or 'I haven't seen the incident yet'

 

Here are two that are almost bibical.

Wenger complaining about the Ref after a loss.

Mourhino alluding to some sort of conspiracy by the League and Refs to make sure Chelsea don't win the Championship.

 

Lampard scoring at least 5 deflected long shots.


John Terry and Peter Crouch getting away with murder on the pitch.

 

Wenger!

 

Fan trouble in a Champions League match will always be blamed on the English fans, even if Liverpool wasn't involved in the match.

 

Inter get knocked out of the CL in an amusing way, and are bitter about it.

 

If you live in Canada anytime someone mentions Beckham or LA someone will make a crack about Landycakes

 

Inevitably, someone will come into this thread and point out how all Manchester United fans are plastic gloryhunters...

Ironically, it will probably be a Chelsea fan.

Taken to extreme irony, it will probably be ZANI.

 

Liverpool has the worst fans in Europe. Fact.

 

Liverpool all over......



Why is it when a lower league side get out-played y a EPL team in the cups they're always plucky, even if they get stuffed....