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OT: The Soccer Thread: April 2012

Title Run-In’s across the Continent, Champions League Semi-Finals, FA Cup Semi-Finals, and the two month-mark to the start of Euro 2012.

All this—and more—in April!

RB in NYC (Now Semi-Retired from BBTF) Posted: April 02, 2012 at 12:30 PM | 1045 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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   1001. ursus arctos Posted: May 02, 2012 at 03:50 PM (#4121881)
Record now Messi's alone.

Meanwhile, Fiorentina manager Delio Rossi has assaulted one of his own players on the touch line.
   1002. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 03:50 PM (#4121883)
Tim Ream's distribution has been very good today.
   1003. DA Baracus is gritty and hits with RISP Posted: May 02, 2012 at 03:54 PM (#4121886)
Ljajic gave a douchy thumbs up after being subbed off, but there is no defense at all for what Rossi did.

Link
   1004. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:04 PM (#4121892)
Mikel gave Tiote a taste of his own medicine in classic revenge-style. Damn.
   1005. Swedish Chef Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:06 PM (#4121895)
Only the FA cup runner-up has a chance to get into Europe. The League Cup runner-up would get nothing, the place would go to the next team in the league.
   1006. ursus arctos Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:11 PM (#4121908)
Tiote down for five minutes and being taken off on a stretcher.

Thank you, Chef.
   1007. Swedish Chef Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:13 PM (#4121912)
Just watch Tottenham roll over for all the bottom teams. They better be that generous against Villa next.
   1008. ursus arctos Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:15 PM (#4121914)
Evidently the entire Fiorentina board hasn't yet reappeared for the second half.

Rossi should be out of a job by morning.
   1009. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:21 PM (#4121921)
I haart Van der Vaart.
   1010. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:22 PM (#4121924)
Also Adebayor. Kind of, I guess.
   1011. Swedish Chef Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:25 PM (#4121927)
Good, Toottenham is still allowed to roll over against Villa.

Real is dotting the i's. Bet Mourinho is rehearsing some extra-arrogant comments for the press.
   1012. Randy Jones Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:27 PM (#4121932)
Bet Mourinho is rehearsing some extra-arrogant comments for the press.


Don't think he needs to rehearse. Pretty sure that kind of thing comes naturally for him.
   1013. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:27 PM (#4121933)
Bet Mourinho is rehearsing some extra-arrogant comments for the press.

Like Richard Burton doing Shakespeare, I'm sure Jose can do extra-arrogant in his sleep by now.
   1014. Swedish Chef Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:28 PM (#4121934)
Evidently the entire Fiorentina board hasn't yet reappeared for the second half.

StarCraft 2 is just that good.
   1015. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:29 PM (#4121936)
Goal differential! GOAL DIFFERENTIAL!

HOLD ON TOON!
   1016. Swedish Chef Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:33 PM (#4121943)
Wouldn't 1-1 in that game be the best result for Spurs?
   1017. Matt Clement of Alexandria Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:36 PM (#4121947)
Papiss Demba Cisse is a bawse.

EDIT: I was rooting for a draw, but that was incredible. Not worried about the difference between 1-0 and 2-0. Goal differential between Spurs / Newcastle is over. Over.
   1018. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:36 PM (#4121948)
Wouldn't 1-1 in that game be the best result for Spurs?

Theoretically, but Spurs have a huge GD advantage on Newcastle and Newcastle has Man City coming up. If the results hold now, Chelsea are just about toast and will have to beat Bayern to get in the CL next year.
   1019. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:36 PM (#4121949)
NEWCASTLE!
   1020. President of the David Eckstein Fan Club Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:37 PM (#4121950)
If that first goal by Cisse was great, this latest one was just sublime. Wow.
   1021. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:39 PM (#4121951)
If that first goal by Cisse was great, this latest one was just sublime. Wow.

Once again, I can't tell you how frustrating it was as the world's only SC Freiburg/Tottenham fan that Spurs didn't sign him.
   1022. Mefisto Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:40 PM (#4121953)
That's one of the greatest goals I've ever seen.
   1023. Swedish Chef Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:43 PM (#4121956)
but Spurs have a huge GD advantage on Newcastle and Newcastle has Man City coming up.

So what, Spurs has Villa away, everybody knows it will end 0-0. Unless it vortex of suck goes critical and Birmingham is swallowed by a black hole of drabness.
   1024. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:44 PM (#4121961)
So what, Spurs has Villa away, everybody knows it will end 0-0. Unless it vortex of suck goes critical and Birmingham is swallowed by a black hole of drabness.

Of course, but with today's results that inevitable draw keep Spurs in 4th if Man City at least draw at Newcastle. I got this figured. I'm schmart! And if Spurs win at Villa, Chelsea can officially do no better than 5th making their tears all the sweeter when they lose in Munich.
   1025. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 04:49 PM (#4121965)
Inter blew the game against Parma after taking an early lead. No CL for them next year, I think.
   1026. Swedish Chef Posted: May 02, 2012 at 05:00 PM (#4121976)
And feisty underdogs Juventus lose points to cut the margin against evil empire Milan to one point.

   1027. DA Baracus is gritty and hits with RISP Posted: May 02, 2012 at 05:01 PM (#4121977)
Ridiculous goal. Also ridiculous: 10 minutes of stoppage time? They they have to stretcher off 6 guys, because that's the most time I can ever remember seeing.
   1028. Swedish Chef Posted: May 02, 2012 at 05:11 PM (#4121983)
10 minutes of stoppage time? They they have to stretcher off 6 guys, because that's the most time I can ever remember seeing.

Infamous ref Byron Moreno added thirteen minutes once when the team he had been bribed by had trouble scoring.

And the first half of a match in the '94 World Cup ran nine minutes over time because the ref had forgot to set his clock.
   1029. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance Posted: May 02, 2012 at 05:29 PM (#4121994)
And the first half of a match in the '94 World Cup ran nine minutes over time because the ref had forgot to set his clock.

Watch. Clocks hang on walls.
   1030. ursus arctos Posted: May 02, 2012 at 05:33 PM (#4122003)
I thought it was a Casablanca gag.

The 10 minutes was primarily because it took almost that long to get Tiote off the pitch after Mikel knocked him out with an elbow.

Gigi Buffon gifted Lecce the goal that kept Milan in the title race.
   1031. President of the David Eckstein Fan Club Posted: May 02, 2012 at 05:45 PM (#4122010)
For anyone who missed the 2nd Cisse Goal; Here it is
   1032. ursus arctos Posted: May 02, 2012 at 05:51 PM (#4122012)
Fiorentina have sacked Delio Rossi.
   1033. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance Posted: May 02, 2012 at 06:16 PM (#4122030)
Fiorentina have sacked Delio Rossi.

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise.
   1034. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines Posted: May 02, 2012 at 07:05 PM (#4122056)
If anyone here is a frequent user of twitter to discuss soccer, please start mentioning #owentobolton.
   1035. frannyzoo Posted: May 02, 2012 at 07:51 PM (#4122114)
Working really interferes with my ability to follow coaches attacking their own players on the touch line and getting fired within an hour or so of the final whistle. Damn working...stuff. What was working life like before YouTube, etc.? Unthinkable.

Edit: Wow. That was on the fine line between beautiful and psychotic. Rossi will make an excellent next coach for Genoa.
   1036. Biff, highly-regarded young guy Posted: May 02, 2012 at 08:03 PM (#4122127)
For anyone who missed the 2nd Cisse Goal; Here it is

How the #### do you do that?!?!
   1037. Baldrick Posted: May 02, 2012 at 08:11 PM (#4122133)
Watching that goal reminds me of the old-school RBI Baseball game for the NES, where pitchers could defy the laws of physics at will.

I have a hard time believing he 'meant' for that to happen, but even so: WOW.
   1038. Textbook Editor Posted: May 02, 2012 at 09:06 PM (#4122168)
Talent-wise, Terry seems clearly the better player at this point, but if you take Terry instead of Ferdinand it looks bad. If you take both, you risk creating factions on the squad. It should be a fun soap opera.


Is "take neither" an option? Because that might be the best one. Sure you take some heat, but at least it's not a 3-ring circus.

That last Spurs game against Fulham isn't a guaranteed win by any stretch. But if City wins Sunday, then a win and a draw in the last two get us the #4 spot, so we'd have some margin for error. But I'd set my sights on 3rd place at this point--two wins and if Arsenal drop points anywhere the last two games Spurs are safely in 3rd, which would almost be unreal, given the past two months.
   1039. frannyzoo Posted: May 02, 2012 at 09:15 PM (#4122175)
Baldrick: Not to make Shooty's (and Papiss') heads any bigger, but I think Cisse did plan that shot. It was a fairly common training set-up via throw-in, one touch back and whoop-sa-daisy. Besides, being up only 0-1, there's no reason at the death to simply give Cech a goal kick. Yup, he intended that.
   1040. Mefisto Posted: May 02, 2012 at 09:38 PM (#4122185)
Is "take neither" an option?


That'd be my first option, but I'm not really sure who else is available.
   1041. Shooty is in the Trust Tree Posted: May 02, 2012 at 09:44 PM (#4122190)
Is "take neither" an option? Because that might be the best one. Sure you take some heat, but at least it's not a 3-ring circus.

It begins.
   1042. Randy Jones Posted: May 02, 2012 at 09:48 PM (#4122191)
That'd be my first option, but I'm not really sure who else is available.


Cahill, Lescott, Jones, and Smalling

EDIT: Jagielka too
   1043. frannyzoo Posted: May 02, 2012 at 10:11 PM (#4122206)
So, if I read it all correctly...Chelsea could just miss a FA Cup trophy this year, and entry into Europe via a UCL Final loss in Munich and/or placement in the final EPL table as sixth place team.

Sounds good to me. As one who dislikes Chelsea this is just about optimal. I don't like relying on 'Pool for anything these days, however.
   1044. Mefisto Posted: May 02, 2012 at 10:42 PM (#4122240)
Cahill, Lescott, Jones, and Smalling

EDIT: Jagielka too


If they're all available (i.e., fit to play), I'd take 'em all and leave Terry and Ferdinand at home.
   1045. Swedish Chef Posted: May 03, 2012 at 01:20 AM (#4122312)
Chelsea could just miss a FA Cup trophy this year, and entry into Europe via a UCL Final loss in Munich and/or placement in the final EPL table as sixth place team.

Liverpool won the League Cup, if they win the FA Cup the League Cup EL place would go to the 6th place PL team.
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