UEFA Champions League 20/21

[purpleronnie]

Mason Mount needs a geography lesson.

 

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"To go all the way in the Champions League, we played some tough teams. At this moment in time, we're the best team in the world. You can't take that away from us."

[CosbehFox]

Appears I’m a relatively lone voice in thinking the Rudiger challenge on De Brunye was very naughty 

[peach0000]

2 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Appears I’m a relatively lone voice in thinking the Rudiger challenge on De Brunye was very naughty 

No not alone. He’s broken the mans eye socket and nose with a deliberate block off. If that isn’t dangerous play I don’t know what is.

[Guest ttfn]

4 minutes ago, peach0000 said:

No not alone. He’s broken the mans eye socket and nose with a deliberate block off. If that isn’t dangerous play I don’t know what is.

Resident rugby bore @Finneganwill correct me if I’m wrong but I think if that had happened in the oval-shaped game Rudiger would have walked.

[urban.spaceman]

13 hours ago, sishades said:

Looking forward to watching the cockneys invite their owner on the pitch to share their magical moment.

Here you go.

 

 

 

[Guest Col city fan]

1 hour ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Appears I’m a relatively lone voice in thinking the Rudiger challenge on De Brunye was very naughty 

Certainly not a lone voice. He knew exactly what he was doing and it’s frankly tantamount to gbh! Will DeBruyne miss the Euro’s now?

[Finnegan]

1 hour ago, ttfn said:

Resident rugby bore @Finneganwill correct me if I’m wrong but I think if that had happened in the oval-shaped game Rudiger would have walked.

 

Yeah I was a bit confused about it because at first viewing at full speed I thought they'd accidentally run in to each other and clashed heads. The replays they showed were really quick from odd angles but it looked on second viewing like it wasn't the case, I'm not quite sure how Rudiger hit him but it did occur to me that if it wasn't an accident and was a foul it should have been more than yellow. 

 

In rugby, if they HAD accidentally run in to each other it would be considered a "rugby incident" and not penalised. 

 

But if it was judged that Rudiger had fouled KDB, they'd have started with a red card and looked to see if they could mitigate down. Factors usually include where the initial contact was, use of force, whether or not the hit player was heading downwards in to the tackle, etc. 

 

There'd have been no real mitigation for that, Rudiger just appeared to go steaming in and clatter him. 

[teblin]

1 hour ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Appears I’m a relatively lone voice in thinking the Rudiger challenge on De Brunye was very naughty 

Was just thinking myself. He should’ve gone in my opinion. It was dangerous and I thought that was the rule.

[CosbehFox]

On the replay you see Rudiger stay still rather than turn towards the likely destination of the ball

[That_Dude]

3 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Appears I’m a relatively lone voice in thinking the Rudiger challenge on De Brunye was very naughty 

He broke his nose and eye socket. it was a disgraceful foul.

[Super_horns]

1 hour ago, teblin said:

Was just thinking myself. He should’ve gone in my opinion. It was dangerous and I thought that was the rule.

I wonder how the media would have reported it had it not been 2 English teams involved?

 

Man City v Real Madrid for example.

 

Same with the James' handball.

 

I do feel we would have heard more about it afterwards but it didn't fit the narrative of Chelsea winning "against the odds|"

 

The ref generally did well but sometimes decisions get glossed over depending on the result. 

Edited 30 May 2021 by Super_horns

[StanSP]

Just seen what the extent of De Bruyne's injury was last night after the Rudiger challenge. Shame Rudiger didn't get further punishment after it. Quite clear his intent was to block him off and in doing so, severely injured him. Absolute twat and he showed similar against us in the league game.

[fuchsntf]

11 hours ago, ttfn said:

Resident rugby bore @Finneganwill correct me if I’m wrong but I think if that had happened in the oval-shaped game Rudiger would have walked.

And many weeks suspension/ban...

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Hmm…

[Nalis]

20 hours ago, StanSP said:

Just seen what the extent of De Bruyne's injury was last night after the Rudiger challenge. Shame Rudiger didn't get further punishment after it. Quite clear his intent was to block him off and in doing so, severely injured him. Absolute twat and he showed similar against us in the league game.

Absolutely this.

 

It gets worse the more I see it, it was an absolute classic 'accidentally on purpose' body check and should have been sent off. Even if he didnt intend on injurying him, there is a possibility of injurying someone, like a challenge with studs where you arent in control but dont intend on injury.

[The Bear]

Evra not giving a shit is always amusing.

 

 

 

 

[StanSP]

Evra is not funny in the slightest.

[Babylon]

On 30/05/2021 at 10:51, Niges Massive Hi-Tecs said:

What is it with teams all celebrating with "wacky" dances these days. It's embarrassing, without sounding like Roy Keane or Souness, these are grown men. Thinking more of social media than living the moment.

 

https://video.dailymail.co.uk/preview/mol/2021/05/29/4222634092801471988/636x382_MP4_4222634092801471988.mp4

 

Congratulations Chelsea and reclaiming the crown of most despised team from Tottenham, It took some going. 

Edited 1 June 2021 by Babylon

[Guest Col city fan]

6 hours ago, Babylon said:

Congratulations Chelsea and reclaiming the crown of most despised team from Tottenham, It took some going. 

What a bunch of cvnts...

[PhillippaT]

2 hours ago, Col city fan said:

What a bunch of cvnts...

They lack the warmth and depth... 

[Bert]

4 hours ago, Col city fan said:

What a bunch of cvnts...

Spurs or Chelsea  

[Fox in the North]

7 minutes ago, Bert said:

Spurs or Chelsea  

[BETIKS]

I am a Chelsea fan and because of the fact that many of my favourite Nigerian footballer played for Leicester City I follow the foxes well. 

 

I am beginning to see a lot of hate and animosity towards Chelsea and most of this hate is absolutely ridiculous and sometimes laughable. Chelsea were absolutely brilliant in winning the champions league but I sense a lot of envy towards us and Chilwell, I know you gave him the required break he needed in football but he won't be a top class player playing for you( no disrespect), his stock have risen tremendously since he joined Chelsea and most of your players who wants to be top class players knows that at one point they'll have to leave to bigger clubs. How many Leicester fans do we have in Nigeria ? We are just few, but you can't imagine how many million Nigerians follow Chelsea. Inspite of all the hate or false thinking that you are a rival to Chelsea 😃, We Nigerians will still support the foxes because of Musa, Yakubu, Kelechi and Ndidi.

 

 

Wishing you the very best for the coming season and hoping you don't let the top 4 slip from your grabs like the previous seasons. 

Edited 3 June 2021 by BETIKS
Typo error

[The Bear]

8 minutes ago, BETIKS said:

I am a Chelsea fan and because of the fact that many of my favourite Nigerian footballer played for Leicester City I follow the foxes well. 

 

I am beginning to see a lot of hate and animosity towards Chelsea and most of this hate is absolutely ridiculous and sometimes laughable. Chelsea were absolutely brilliant in winning the champions league but I sense a lot of envy towards us and Chilwell, I know you gave him the required break he needed in football but he won't be a top class player playing for you( no disrespect), his stock have risen tremendously since he joined Chelsea and most of your players who wants to be top class players knows that at one point they'll have to leave to bigger clubs. How many Leicester fans do we have in Nigeria ? We are just few, but you can't imagine how many million Nigerians follow Chelsea. Inspite of all the hate or false thinking that you are a rival to Chelsea 😃, We Nigerians will still support the foxes because of Musa, Yakubu, Kelechi and Ndidi.

 

 

Wishing you the very best for the coming season and hoping you don't let the top 4 slip from your grabs like the previous seasons. 

It was the same on here once Tottenham were challenging Leicester for the title. They quickly became an object to hate and ridicule at every turn by a large majority of people. 

 

It's not surprising though as that's what rivalry brings out in football fans. It happens with every team and every perceived rival. Its not a bad thing either, just human nature. 

[keithweller]

13 minutes ago, BETIKS said:

I am a Chelsea fan and because of the fact that many of my favourite Nigerian footballer played for Leicester City I follow the foxes well. 

 

I am beginning to see a lot of hate and animosity towards Chelsea and most of this hate is absolutely ridiculous and sometimes laughable. Chelsea were absolutely brilliant in winning the champions league but I sense a lot of envy towards us and Chilwell, I know you gave him the required break he needed in football but he won't be a top class player playing for you( no disrespect), his stock have risen tremendously since he joined Chelsea and most of your players who wants to be top class players knows that at one point they'll have to leave to bigger clubs. How many Leicester fans do we have in Nigeria ? We are just few, but you can't imagine how many million Nigerians follow Chelsea. Inspite of all the hate or false thinking that you are a rival to Chelsea 😃, We Nigerians will still support the foxes because of Musa, Yakubu, Kelechi and Ndidi.

 

 

Wishing you the very best for the coming season and hoping you don't let the top 4 slip from your grabs like the previous seasons. 

 

Akinbiyi?