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NFT: Manchester United v Chelsea

Gene : 10/26/2014 12:04 pm
Good early season match up on NBC right now. Kinda takes the sting out of being stuck with the Jets-Bills here in the metro area.
Van  
AcidTest : 10/26/2014 1:54 pm : link
Persie!

Wow. Great initial header by Filani (sp?), and VP smashes the rebound off the goalie into the back of the net. In stoppage time no less. And right after Chelsea went down to ten men.
Ivanovic sent off  
DG : 10/26/2014 2:28 pm : link
I couldn't tell if the correct call was made. Huge salvage by United.
Ivanovic's foul mightn't've even been a foul  
wigs in nyc : 10/26/2014 3:22 pm : link
let alone a second yellow, but di maria drew the call. that's the game. even then im not sure that ivanovic's presence makes any difference on the free kick and the whole 6'4" plus hair of fellaini.

mourinho shouldn't've taken his foot off the gas so early- i said it when mikel was set to come on in the 60-odd minute- that's too long of a time to protect a 1-goal lead in a league where set pieces so often make the difference. Chelsea were looking comfortable anyway- I'd've pushed play for a while longer to see if I can wring a second moment of magic from Hazard, try to keep United at least leaning towards their heels for a while longer.

But anyway, 1-1 was a fair result and still probably a positive result for both sides- especially with city falling to the hammers.
I dont get why teams pack it in. You are giving the other team more  
gmen1234 : 10/26/2014 5:21 pm : link
Chances to score. Sure u risk letting the team get in if u play them straight the whole time but you definitely give up chances going defensive.
Man Utd  
Jim in Scranton : 10/26/2014 5:38 pm : link
take quick free kick and he blows up and pulls it back. Last week Liverpool take a quick free and he plays on and they score. Where is the consistency? You either allow quick free kicks or you don't.
I think it was DiMaria sold the foul pretty  
Gman11 : 10/26/2014 8:03 pm : link
well. And, people wonder why soccer players dive. It was a borderline foul and really didn't appear to deserve a second yellow.

Still, guys like Van Persie always seem to find the back of the net. The guy is amazing.
RE: I dont get why teams pack it in. You are giving the other team more  
natefit : 10/26/2014 8:22 pm : link
In comment 11940909 gmen1234 said:
Quote:
Chances to score. Sure u risk letting the team get in if u play them straight the whole time but you definitely give up chances going defensive.

Its the soccer version of playing the prevent.
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