Your Hasty FA Cup Bootroom (Part II!)

@ Brian: So, you subscribe to the A-League way–doing the work of the Jesus?

Old Lady time!

@OM, unless the standards for refs begins to improve in this area then yes I do. Now if refs would begin to actually follow the rulebook then I would say the FA should stay out of it

Luca Toni up front–1st match for Juve?

@ Brian: I like the idea of penalizing the scuba divers later if it wasn’t caught during the match. Sometimes, the game play is so fast for a referee, it might be a bit unfair to castigate him for erring on deciding what was a dive and what wasn’t. It might not affect the outcome of the immediate match but it would send a message for the future and affect that side’s future if they are unable to use that player.

Also, was there a typhoon that hit Naples? Standing water on the pitch.

A) Thought you said “That is all” twice?

B)”We won ergo everything is justified” is not an argument.

C) From the Laws of the game “A player who attempts to deceive the referee by feigning injury or pretending to have been fouled is guilty of simulation.” Berbatov went down pretending to have been fouled. Just because Webb was too far upfield to actually see what happened and got the call wrong doesn’t mean Berbatov wasn’t guilty of simulation, and therefor cheating.

D) You have to be blind, drunk or stupid to not see that United are the beneficiaries of dodgy calls WAY more than they are victimized by them. That’s not a FACT! But that doesn’t make it less true.

@OM, yea that is definitely what I would like, but I also feel that a lot of stuff is somewhat ignored by refs, for example the goalkeeper being allowed to handle the ball for 6 seconds. Count the number of times a keeper will hold it for longer than that in a game, especially when their team has the lead. Also I think refs don’t deal with dissent well enough, if a ref starts handing out cards then maybe people would stop bitching at refs and just play

Speaking of dives–just had one in this Juve match. Then again, this is Italian football.

@ Brian: yeah, saw what you meant when commented on that earlier–never quite noticed it myself; recently saw some match where the player earned a yellow for not throwing the ball in timely–that hardly ever gets called.

@ Brian: Also agree on the dissent part; some players are in the ref’s face after every stoppage of play and it’s not needed. Some refs in the pro leagues really put up with a lot of guff on the pitch.

Toni’s trying to score his 1st for Juve all by himself–against 4 Napoli defenders. Not likely to work lad.

Aquaman! Lovely curl, just not enough.

Brian: Agree on the dissent thing. Way too much talking to and surround of the ref (Germans!). As for the six seconds… That I’m less anal about. Where did six come from? Is seems somewhat arbitrary. And I can see a legitmate scenario where collecting the ball, reading the defense and making a decision on where to play the ball can take more than 6 seconds. I’d rather see it increased to like 10 seconds, but then enforced without exception.

There will be blood!

How many former Liverpool players are in this Napoli-Juve match? Already counted Aquaman and Dossena.

Also, Lavezzi, great cross.

Cavani!

Poor defending by Juve–far too much space for Cavani to run on to that cross.

Close to goofy 2nd by Hamsik.

Juve players afraid to block a ball with the body? It’s like they clear out when a shot flies at goal.

Ah! Toni denied his 1st Juve goal–offside call?

Can’t see why it’s denied, doesn’t look like Toni fouled the keeper there.

Cavani with the 2nd! This match is wide open.

Dossena with a nice cross on that Cavani goal.

OM: Just don’t want you to feel alone.

Damn, I turn away for a few minutes, and Napoli go up 2-0.

PR: Thanks. In Anon’s absence, thought it was obligatory to give love to Lavezzi and Cavani.

@ jjf3: You also missed a goal disallowed for Toni for some reason that wasn’t clear.

Going back to Orr’s preview, looks like he was dead on with this one–wide open, already 2 goals in for Napoli, but Juve look to not stay out of goal for the match.

Cannavaro should be employed by the TSA for pat-downs the way he’s been mugging Amauri in front of goal.

Hmm… anyone know where I can find out more about the chap who got the YC?

Should see Del Piero early in the second to provide a bit more creativity up front

You mean the former Liverpewler Dossena?

Orr! Yeah, Toni’s been industrious but it’s not been that effective and Amauri’s been clamped. Which one comes off?

Swap out Marchisio.

OM: My stream is lagging. I was making a joke about the Traore.

Ah, yes, the Armand flavor of Traore.

Could do PR’s idea and have him play behind the strikers but thats basically what Aquaman is there for, I’d take off Toni as it stands i guess, though i’m not a big fan of Amauri

I’m calling a final of 3-2. Not sure who wins.

I’m on record for 3-2 Napoli

I always hate the bullshit “all the other team had to do was score, and the crap call wouldn’t have mattered” argument. Fine. Maybe United should just start every game 1-0, not just today, because hey, all the opponent has to do is score and it doesn’t matter.

Good save from De Sanctis, Juve looking good but they could get exposed

Do they typically light the stadium on fire when Del Piero comes on?

Cavani gets the hat-trick! Great play from Napoli

Cavani with the hattie! Unstoppable for Napoli today.

Whoa, Mr. analyst–they’re going 2nd with today’s win? It’s not even 60 minutes in yet.

If the stadium hadn’t been set on fire, I could see the pitch a bit better/silly flares

that was lovely for the hat-trick

Serie A: Where limited visibility is part of the fun

Time for drawing out free kicks for Juve to get back. That wasn’t a flop, but let’s see if Krasic on the other side starts going more horizontal the later this gets.

That was a brave header for that last one from Cavani

Is that a glitch in my stream audio or are they setting off bombs in Naples?

@ Orr: Watching on TV or a stream is the stadium equivalent of “obstructed view”

@PR, The 6 second sis a bit arbitrary, but it is an upgrade from the rule where keepers could only take 4 steps with the ball in possession. I don’t really care what the rule is personally, I just think it should be enforced, otherwise whats the point of the rule. I also think there needs to be clarification in general about players going up for a ball in the air, and especially against goalies because too many fouls seem to be called for a player just jumping straight up

Lavezzi! Too unselfish

How has Juve not scored yet? Thinking that disallowed goal in the 1st half really colored Juve’s play.

2-1 at the half would have made it much different than 2-0, Juve were compelled to go for broke early and Napoli broke quickly for the 3rd

Orr: That’s what I was thinking–down 2 goals and chasing the game opened up Juve to be run ragged by Cavani. He killed off this match against the Old Lady. Napoli in the 2 spot–Anon might not remember to wet on the newspaper!

I highly recommend watching the Milan-Udinese game on tape delay if everyone hasn’t already switched to throwball

Watching it now.

What. The. Fuck?

Who is that a pic of in my avatar and why is there an email I don’t recognize in my autofill?

PR is an attractive lady! Hey, baby……..

Uh oh PR broke ze interwebz

Did home improvement all day and just watched Man U / Liverpool. Howard Webb is a donkey. That is all.

Just read some attractive Arsenal transfer news.
Want a hint?

Well done, Ryan.

Anon would be proud.

Ryan: You bastard! I’d somehow avoided that shot all along until now. All those attempts by Anon, and you get me now?

Bravo Ryan, bravo.

You suck Ryan, first time in 6 months I’ve seen that picture

So
i’m watching the Madrid vs Villareal game right now. and Adrian Healey just told me that Jose Mourinho has not lost a home league game in 9 years… Seriously?!

Ha, sorry everyone. I wasn’t joking though.

@ Ryan: That’s a 15% nominee methinks.

I wish you were lolk. Also, Tiote’s challenge was a straight red? Didn’t look that bad to me, but I supposed it was two-footed

Ryan – even if Arsene did think a 36 y/o center back that can’t even get on the pitch at Newcastle is the answer for a title chase (huge grain of salt), he won’t be the only signing. With Squilacci out for a few weeks and Vermaelen on the shelf for even more, we need two. It won’t be Cahill or Jagielka, but more likely someone no one is even talking about.

I don’t know berg, I know Arsene has said he doesn’t like doing business in the January window because there aren’t many deals to be had, but surely when you get the chance to bring in an unfit aging central defender you have to do it right?