The English Premier League Discussion Thread

[Sir Didier Drogba]

I would have thought Di Stefano was still your number one...

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs...alfredo-di-stefano-marry-woman-090235256.html

 

[ShiftyPowers]

My number one is actually Berlusconi.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

Ha of course....

 

[Bobby]

Watch Chelsea bottle it against Tottenham just to fuck us right over.

Who am I kidding? We'll lose to Wigan anyway.

 

[MaestroZidane]

Who am I kidding? We'll lose to Wigan anyway.

Judging by the way you played on Saturday, that wouldn't be much of a surprised. Would be a real shame though

 

[Sepak]

Plain and simple: that makes him a cheater.

Luiz did nothing wrong, it was a foul and it shouldn't matter whether the fouled player feels the need to laugh, cry or murder Bart Simpson.

 

[Bobby]

Judging by the way you played on Saturday, that wouldn't be much of a surprised. Would be a real shame though

Looked like that against Fulham too. Which is why Wigan scares me, it's the ones we really should dominate that we make complicated.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

We'll take three points off Tottenham for you.

 

[newbie original]

Luiz did nothing wrong, it was a foul and it shouldn't matter whether the fouled player feels the need to laugh, cry or murder Bart Simpson.

I beg to differ! He was rolling around like he had been hit by a brick wall. The next thing you know, he's smiling like nothing happened.

It is quite inaccurate to say that David Luiz did nothing wrong. This game could easily have ended 1-1.

"Sir Alex Ferguson accuses David Luiz of getting Rafael sent off"
LINK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22424914

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

What Rafael did clearly warranted a red card and would have been awarded one even if David Luiz has made no reaction at all, so the game was in no way affected by his reaction.

 

[Mandieta6]

The assistant put her flag up when Luiz was still in the air, it would've been red anyway. He didn't exactly roll around, he just touched his ankle.

 

[Sir Didier Drogba]

The other big talking point from the game at Old Trafford was David Luiz's reaction after being fouled by Rafael in an incident that saw the United full-back get sent-off.

Luiz was caught by the cameras laughing on the ground and I admit that as I watched it live I instantly thought: "I don't like that."
However, then when you think about it, he's on the ground smiling before a red card has been shown, he's not laughing or winking, thinking he has got a man sent-off.

I look at David Luiz and I see an inoffensive character – he plays on the edge at times but I don't think he is a bad guy and I just can't buy that he was lying on the floor thinking: "I've got what I want from this situation, as Rafael is about to get sent-off."

I refuse to believe that is why he was laughing – there is a culture of anger in football at the moment and people always look to jump to the worst conclusions. They want to believe he was laughing because he got Rafael sent-off but I just think he was looking at the fans, having a little smirk and thinking that his side were about to secure a great win.

He might have even been smiling, thinking 'why did Rafael do that?' – because it was a ridiculous challenge.

From Jan Molby's blog, pretty much sums up how I see it...

 

[Filipower]

I agree too, but the "I see an inoffensive character" and "I don't think he is a bad guy" arguments are always weird to me. People get burned for thinking they "know" famous people (players, in this case). "Not a bad guy", he could cheating on his wife and have stabbed a kid in Brazil when he was young for all we know. Sure, he probably IS a good guy, but I don't agree you should assume he wasn't smiling in a mischievous manner just because you think he's a cool dude.

 

[Mandieta6]

David Luiz is totally loveable, though.

 

[chygry]

Man crush? : D

 

[Help?]

Ryan Giggs seemed like an angel forever...


But realistically, how could have Luiz known that the incident was definitely leading to a red card. He was probably smiling because he managed to win a fk and waste some more valuable time. hardly criminal.

 

[MaestroZidane]

Thank You Swansea, You have kept wigan at the bottom and still given Hope for Newcastle.

 

[Bobby]

City officially qualified for the CL today meaning Wigan will be in Europe next year.

 

[MaestroZidane]

Just realized that they're are six other teams that must of cheered after Swansea's win. That bottom side of the table is a real tight race.

Next three Matches for Wigan

Manchester City
Arsenal
Aston Villa

You're team better get the job done, Bobby.

 

[chygry]

That are some pretty difficult fixtures for them, I didn't know that they had some hard matches coming on. They might get a win against Villa, but I doubt that they can do anything other than drawing against Arsenal. But it will be interesting nevertheless.