International football today

[BCM]

Poor form fron Arbeloa at the end of the game. First the dive and then the shit that followed.

Spain could lose a lot of admirers unless theycut this shit out.

[Pidge]

It's the kind of finesse and skill you just don't get in the English game.

 

It's deft, or daft... one of them.

[Red Phoenix]

What a shit way to end a great game there by Arbeloa.

 

First he dives and puts them ahead in a game that deserved to end 2-2 really, then he runs in and pretty much turns 2 players having a stand-off into a full on bout of madness similar to a Real vs Barca handbag session. No need for that in a freindly at all. Actually cheered when the keeper saved the pen, Fabregas was lucky to have it return to him off the post to score.

 

Loved watching that for the most part though.

[RobbieOR]

Mourinho has turned Arbeloa into a cunt.

[Trumo]

I watched the second half so I've not seen Chile giving Spain the runaround posts on here suggested they did. The second half was all Spain. Arbeloa's antics were a shambles though. Lots of little fouls in non-threatening areas, a blatant dive in the penalty area, and nearly starting a punch-up by getting involved when he didn't need to. Mourinho's training methods have clearly worked well on him.

[J-V]

Damn, should have watched the 2nd half I missed all the excitement.

[Code]

Who scored for Spain?

[Dracco]

Hammered 0-0 id say.

 

You were right mate. Shame that we did not win, Skrtel was excellent, bar that Keane chance.

[Red Phoenix]

Who scored for Spain?

 

Iniesta and Fabregas (2).

[RobbieOR]

You were right mate. Shame that we did not win, Skrtel was excellent, bar that Keane chance.

 

You should have won.

 

Hamsik should have buried that chance. We were awful.

[TheHitman]

Iniesta got the first from Spain followed by a Fabregas double. They were 2nil down at h/t and the changes worked. They took off Villa, Alonso and Cassilas brought on Iniesta, Fabregas and Pepe.

[Xherdan]

You were right mate. Shame that we did not win, Skrtel was excellent, bar that Keane chance.

 

 

Fucking shit game lad.

[Red Phoenix]

Iniesta got the first from Spain followed by a Fabregas double. They were 2nil down at h/t and the changes worked. They took off Villa, Alonso and Cassilas brought on Iniesta, Fabregas and Pepe.

 

It was actually Pedro and Iniesta as the outfield players at half time that turned it. (Chile couldn't even seem to get the ball once that happened, didn't even seem like the same game any more.) Fabregas and Torres came on later in the half, then Cazorla last. Not trying to be a bore, just saying!

 

Was just looking for the actual times of the subs via news reports in the last hour and found this :

 

But of course things didn't end there. Incensed about the officiating, some of the Chilean players barked insults at Andrés Iniesta, who reacted by shove-punching the nearest opposing player. Mayhem ensued: infuriated Chilean players rushed Iniesta, as Spanish players flooded on to the field. Second-string keeper Pepe Reina, who had come in for Iker Casillas at halftime, bolted up the pitch and began throwing punches; newly-acquired Barcelona super-sub Alexis Sánchez jawed with some of his new teammates.

 

Spain Vs. Chile, 2011 International Friendly: Spain Rally To Beat Chile 3-2 - SBNation.com

 

What in the fuck? Maybe a Manc writing that? Mental.

 

Just checked the writer actually, he's a big Real Madrid fan. Funny how the first part completely fails to mention Arbeloa in the scuffle there then......the Barca guy gets all the blame for starting it instead. Hah!

Edited September 2, 2011 by Red Phoenix

[TheHitman]

It was actually Pedro and Iniesta as the outfield players at half time that turned it. (Chile couldn't even seem to get the ball once that happened, didn't even seem like the same game any more.) Fabregas and Torres came on later in the half, then Cazorla last. Not trying to be a bore, just saying!

 

Was just looking for the actual times of the subs via news reports in the last hour and found this :

 

But of course things didn't end there. Incensed about the officiating, some of the Chilean players barked insults at Andrés Iniesta, who reacted by shove-punching the nearest opposing player. Mayhem ensued: infuriated Chilean players rushed Iniesta, as Spanish players flooded on to the field. Second-string keeper Pepe Reina, who had come in for Iker Casillas at halftime, bolted up the pitch and began throwing punches; newly-acquired Barcelona super-sub Alexis Sánchez jawed with some of his new teammates.

 

Spain Vs. Chile, 2011 International Friendly: Spain Rally To Beat Chile 3-2 - SBNation.com

 

What in the fuck? Maybe a Manc writing that? Mental.

 

Just checked the writer actually, he's a big Real Madrid fan. Funny how the first part completely fails to mention Arbeloa in the scuffle there then......the Barca guy gets all the blame for starting it instead. Hah!

 

Doh meant to say Pedro, instead of Fabregas. Although Fabregas role was influential.

[The Dude Abides]

Hope Trap is fucked off after this campaign. Don't expect miracles, but I just can't suffer the shite this team has served up under him any longer. Think Hodgson in our darkest days, with players three ten times as shit. Appaling.

 

Skrtel was boss tonight in fairness.

[Red Phoenix]

Doh meant to say Pedro, instead of Fabregas. Although Fabregas role was influential.

 

Agreed, Iniesta and Fabregas basically did a tag team job to pull things back to 2-2, they changed the game. Should've been won earlier too really if Silva hadn't missed that sitter and Torres had actually played like he used to do when clean through.

[Il Fenomeno]

Don't understand the anger Irish people have towards Trapattoni, he's doing as well as he can with that Irish squad in my opinion.

[sir roger]

I thought Downing was very good for England tonight. Bags of energy & got himself into the box as well.

 

Surprised how poor Ashley Young was in the centre.

 

My rudimentary maths suggest that if England beat Wales next week, they are more or less through unless Macedonia can win both of their last 2 games & turn a 9 goal difference around in the process ( including one with England )

[RobbieOR]

Don't understand the anger Irish people have towards Trapattoni, he's doing as well as he can with that Irish squad in my opinion.

 

He is doing well, but the football is fucking dire. The team selections are awful, too. He insists on playing Whelan and Andrews in the middle of the park who never look forward and the tactics seem to be lump it up to Doyle/Long who flick it on. We are relying too much on keane to bail us out. There are better centre backs than St Ledger and he insists on playing Kilbane when fit.

 

He's ran his course and should go after the summer when his contract is up.

[Gav]

He is doing well, but the football is fucking dire. The team selections are awful, too. He insists on playing Whelan and Andrews in the middle of the park who never look forward and the tactics seem to be lump it up to Doyle/Long who flick it on. We are relying too much on keane to bail us out. There are better centre backs than St Ledger and he insists on playing Kilbane when fit.

 

He's ran his course and should go after the summer when his contract is up.

 

 

sooooooohh exactly who are those better centre backs than st ledger??? please enlighten me ,because I feel like the last 5 years of my life has been wasted looking for one

[Guest ShoePiss]

He is doing well, but the football is fucking dire. The team selections are awful, too. He insists on playing Whelan and Andrews in the middle of the park who never look forward and the tactics seem to be lump it up to Doyle/Long who flick it on. We are relying too much on keane to bail us out. There are better centre backs than St Ledger and he insists on playing Kilbane when fit.

 

He's ran his course and should go after the summer when his contract is up.

 

You have shit players and you should be used to dire lump it up top football, since when has Ireland been anything else?

[King Gheedorah]

sooooooohh exactly who are those better centre backs than st ledger??? please enlighten me ,because I feel like the last 5 years of my life has been wasted looking for one

 

Gary Doherty.

[The Acolyte]

Did any of our boys get injured?

[TheHitman]

Had a quick check of the odds and Roy Hodgson is 12/1 to be next ROI manager. He has one last International job in him, should he fail to get the England job.

 

That really would be the luck of the Irish.

[Code]

The battle of Scandinavia to come on Tuesday with Norway visiting Denmark.

 

As it stands now our group looks like this.

 

1. Portugal 6 4 1 1 15-7 13p

2. Norge 6 4 1 1 7-4 13p

3. Danmark 5 3 1 1 7-4 10p

4. Kypros 5 0 2 3 5-12 2p

5. Island 6 0 1 5 2-9 1p

 

Portugal started out with a draw at home against Cyprus and then a loss away against Norway, after that they have got four wins.