TFA and James T react to another Liverpool loss.
So, have any of you heard of these Manchester United fellows?
The marquee matchup of the day pits our Scouse blogmates against ne’er-do-well TSE for the rights to merciless verbal abuse over the course of the next few weeks. It also requires an early wakeup call.
There is a cornucopia of football (American college and Euro-style) on the tubes today, so we can forgive you for flipping back and forth once the 12:00pm kickoffs roll around.
Saturday schedule:
7:45am Liverpool vs Manchester United, ESPN2
9:30am Bayern München vs Hertha, ESPN3.com
10:00am Manchester City vs Aston Villa, FSC
10:00am Norwich City vs Swansea City, FS+
12:00pm Catania vs Internazionale, FS+
12:00pm Mallorca vs Valencia, ESPN3.com
12:30pm Chelsea vs Everton, FSC
12:45pm Ajax vs AZ Alkmaar, ESPN3.com
1:00pm Toulouse v. Marseille (oh, just find a stream, people!)
2:45pm Milan vs Palermo, FSC
4:00pm Toronto FC vs Philadelphia, MLS Direct Kick
7:30pm Chicago Fire vs DC United, MLS Direct Kick
7:30pm Columbus Crew vs NE Revolution, MLS Direct Kick
8:00pm Santos Laguna vs Toluca, Telefutura
8:30pm FC Dallas vs Whitecaps, MLS Direct Kick
9:45pm San Luis vs Cruz Azul, Telefutura
Come on you Scousers!
@Tno, He IS a self important douche-nozzle. That said, he’s still an amazing player (who cries like Ronaldo at any little bit of contact)
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Is Jones playing CM???
How in the world do you justify Evra as captain after South Africa?
I’m the owner of Liverpool, and Manchester United is the only team I’ve ever heard of!
Both teams need to calm the eff down… missing 5 yard passes like Aaron Ramsey out there
I thought Evans was the rapist… Ferdinand was all over that bitch’s back like his name was Jonny
You know how everyone hates when players ask for cards? I love it when it’s for diving.
I hate when people ask for cards, AND I hate when people dive.
SAF saying this is the most important game of the season is a bit of a slap in the face to City, no?
@dan, But which do you hate more? Like, if you go into a challenge and then pull out and someone falls anyway, you can either try to fight them like Barton, or you can go to the ref. Eh, you’re right… Going to the ref is a bitch move…
@berg – I don’t, but I’m not a knight
C’moooooon meteor!
Try to fight like Barton? You mean grab your face and pretend they hit you?
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I do hate the diving more. I figure — indicate once to the ref that it was a dive, then drop it. Then hope the ref’s keeping a closer eye on dives, or give the guy a reason to go down next time.
Rio, how does it feel to get Garrincha’d?
Rio is going to haul off and punch Suarez
Good first half hour for Liverpool, but no shots. They really need to be testing de Gea
Stevie G looks like Jamie C… ready to be taken out back and put out of his misery…
Must score Luis!
Anyone see how unnatural Fletcher looked when he took that shot? That’s how Torres has looked for like, 2 or 3 years now
We’ll all be right back here next week for Wolves-Swansea right?
I’m awake!
SAF playing the rope-a-dope perhaps? Rooney, Nani, or Hernandez coming at half or much later?
Watching this one on a 60 inch DLP tv, I’m just jizzing myself constantly it is such a beautiful picture
@Brian – This is the sort of game that really makes me hope ESPN wins the TV coverage deal (at least until FSC HD becomes available).
@Brian – That sounds like it might get painful after a while
Evra making up for Nani’s benching with some serious twattery
@Orr, probably, but after having to deal with non-hd channels at school it is nice to get this picture. I’ll take the pain
Damn campus cable, we didn’t even get cartoon network!
Hey Charlie, there’s no pool there… Nice Wayne Rooney impression though
Rio caught his foot.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STEVIE G!!!!!!!!
YNWA!!!!
Aren’t walls supposed to be solid objects?
@dan, Rio got his shoelace lol
@Brian: not the maginot ones that Evra is in.
Giggs isn’t even faithful to the wall
@Wac Might’ve been soft, but there was definitely contact there.
@Orr – I may have just stolen that line
@dan, I just can’t take a player seriously when he gets “kicked” on his left foot, takes a step on his right foot, and then falls over. I’ll never accept that as anything other than a dive. It’s not about contact, it’s about if Rio actually impeded his ability to run, and there’s no way he did there
@dan – All yours! I’ve had jokes I’ve worked harder on stolen from me before.
@Wac you see that last replay they just showed? None of what you just described happened. Stepped on his back foot, went down immediately. Soft? Sure. Foul? Yes.
I can’t decide what irritates me more about Suarez, his hair or his face
Damnit
SHIT!
what cross! great save by De Gea.
get the ball off your foot kuyt! how did they not get a shot off there?
Don’t like Inzaghi? Try the Mexican version: Chicharito!
Moot point, but can you be offside on a deflection like that?
@Dan – I think it’s because it came off a ‘Pool player
@Dan, yes because anytime an offensive player touches the ball it resets when you have to determine if a player is offside.
Makes sense. I think I’m too sober to think right now.
So close from Henderson! Great from de Gea
come on, where’s the one frango per game by De Gea? too many good saves.
@Dan, I’ll have to see it again
Henderson with an even better chance to be the hero
Well crap. Really think LFC deserved the full 3 today.
Great game. Liverpool dominated but United fought back. De Gea saved the day for United too.
@dan, He gets raked on his ankle (more contact than I thought) takes a step, and then simultaneously falls over. I’ll change it from dive to embellishment, and say it was super soft
Tough ban? Alan Pardew is stoooooooopid
I’m going back to sleep!
So apparently, Balotelli chased a ball out of play near the Villa fans and slipped, They jeered him, so he then shushed them. He got the ball back 20 secs later. They jeered him again, so he curled it onto the far post and forced Given to make a great save. He then glared at them. Fucking awesome.
And then he scores a bicycle kick and glares at them again… NEW FAVORITE PLAYER!!!
Balotelli is a beast
Balotelli’s goal (for however long this stays up):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLEwmRORXpI
Catania up 2-1 on Inter. Nelson Muntz laugh.
I’m back from sleeping. Now I need to go to work.
I feel you TFA, I’m grading tests. But at least Inter lost!
Oh Cassano! Must score
Titi sent off for a Tiger Knee at a KC defender. H
I just watched the play. Some will argue that was harsh but I agree with the ref that the foul was an act of retaliation.
I agree, I can definitely see the referee’s line of thinking there.