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Drogba a Disgrace

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,833 ✭✭✭✭Armin_Tamzarian


    With all this Drogba bashing going on, I think it's important that we don't lose sight of what's really important.

    Hating Ashley Cole.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭Jesus1222


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    No they can't -

    Everton boss David Moyes on Villa's penalty in the 3-3 draw: "I don't want to criticise the referee as the FA has got enough of my money.

    That's the latest example of a manager knowing they can't say anything about a referee without being punished.

    Managers criticise referees all the time. Will Hiddink be fined for what he said last night and today?

    It's a question of degree.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,495 ✭✭✭Mr. Presentable


    PHB wrote: »
    I'm sorry, there's an extremely simple way to stop this which nobody talks about. The reason nobody challenges anyone in rugby is because if you did, you'd be off the pitch.

    There is absolutely no reason why Ballack should not have had a straight red card for what he did. The same is true of Ballack.
    If you did that, nobody would ever do it again.

    Too true, and it is worth saying twice. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    For people calling Chelsea a 'disgrace' you need to review what happened again.

    3 players were the bad eggs, not all of them. The supporters didn't riot/throw coins. Not all the players abused the ref, some Chelsea players were pushing Drogba away from the ref.

    I can guarantee you, everything time a penalty is turned down, we have people ranting and raving at their TV's/on internet forums. Imagine being a player in front of millions watching the game. I can understand the frustration, but they lost it right at the death, they didn't abuse the ref when he turned down the other 3.

    For 90 minutes they worked their socks off defending Barcelona, I can see why they'd be angry. Drogba and Ballack should be punished, but not hated. Missing a Champions League final and whatever UEFA decides is punishment enough.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,361 ✭✭✭Boskowski


    IvySlayer wrote: »
    Drogba ... should be punished, but not hated.

    Not sure about that. And I'm not talking about yesterday....


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,361 ✭✭✭Boskowski


    The_Coon wrote: »
    With all this Drogba bashing going on, I think it's important that we don't lose sight of what's really important.

    Hating Ashley Cole.

    And Ronaldo of course...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭IvySlayer


    realcam wrote: »
    Not sure about that. And I'm not talking about yesterday....

    People make mistakes. My anger has caused me to get in trouble once or twice aswell.

    How many people have called a referee 'a f****** disgrace' or screamed in someones face? It happens. UEFA will punish them, deservedly so, but when they do it's time to put it to bed.


  • Posts: 1,038 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    IvySlayer wrote: »
    People make mistakes. My anger has caused me to get in trouble once or twice aswell.

    How many people have called a referee 'a f****** disgrace' or screamed in someones face? It happens. UEFA will punish them, deservedly so, but when they do it's time to put it to bed.

    Yeah but how many footballers shout that down a camera to a world wide audience


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,789 ✭✭✭Caoimhín


    IvySlayer wrote: »
    How many people have called a referee 'a f****** disgrace' or screamed in someones face?

    I havent anyway. Any for many years playing rugby I never saw anybody doing it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,571 ✭✭✭patmac


    IvySlayer wrote: »
    For people calling Chelsea a 'disgrace' you need to review what happened again.

    3 players were the bad eggs, not all of them. The supporters didn't riot/throw coins. Not all the players abused the ref, some Chelsea players were pushing Drogba away from the ref.

    I can guarantee you, everything time a penalty is turned down, we have people ranting and raving at their TV's/on internet forums. Imagine being a player in front of millions watching the game. I can understand the frustration, but they lost it right at the death, they didn't abuse the ref when he turned down the other 3.

    For 90 minutes they worked their socks off defending Barcelona, I can see why they'd be angry. Drogba and Ballack should be punished, but not hated. Missing a Champions League final and whatever UEFA decides is punishment enough.

    3 players is a very high percentage (27% to be precise) very few teams have one bad egg, so no defence there.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 723 ✭✭✭destroyer


    Jesus1222 wrote: »
    From the Mourinho era on, the Frisk saga, the constant and incessant hounding of referees over every little decision in every single game, having that disgrace Drogba on the payroll, the microphones in the Man Utd dressing room and on and on to last night's disgraceful scenes...the integrity of the whole club really should be called into question.


    +1 . Terry, Drogba, Ballack in particular have no respect and it all goes back to mourinho indulging and supporting them


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭SectionF


    Jesus1222 wrote: »
    From the Mourinho era on, the Frisk saga, the constant and incessant hounding of referees over every little decision in every single game, having that disgrace Drogba on the payroll, the microphones in the Man Utd dressing room and on and on to last night's disgraceful scenes...the integrity of the whole club really should be called into question.
    Surely not just a Chelsea phenomenon. I would have thought this sort of caper was introduced by ManU. I seem to remember some tasty scenes of refs being hounded by Roy Keane and his pack.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Quint


    Remember Rafa made a big deal about Drogba's diving before a Champions League game a year or 2 ago? Drogba made a point of not diving, used his strenght to hold players off, got a goal and celebrated right in front of rafa. He was man of the match and played one of his best games for Chelsea!
    Why the hell doesn't he do this all the time?! I'm sure defenders would rather he dived all the time instead of use his power to brush them off.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,493 ✭✭✭eddiehead


    SectionF wrote: »
    Surely not just a Chelsea phenomenon. I would have thought this sort of caper was introduced by ManU. I seem to remember some tasty scenes of refs being hounded by Roy Keane and his pack.

    SShhh.....none of that:rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭Jesus1222


    SectionF wrote: »
    Surely not just a Chelsea phenomenon. I would have thought this sort of caper was introduced by ManU. I seem to remember some tasty scenes of refs being hounded by Roy Keane and his pack.

    And it's something he has the good sense to be extremely embarrassed about today.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,890 ✭✭✭SectionF


    Jesus1222 wrote: »
    And it's something he has the good sense to be extremely embarrassed about today.
    I'm sure Drogba and the other goons also will be mortified in 10 years, when systematic gamesmanship doesn't offer them the same rewards.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 301 ✭✭Jesus1222


    SectionF wrote: »
    I'm sure Drogba and the other goons also will be mortified in 10 years, when systematic gamesmanship doesn't offer them the same rewards.

    I've mentioned karma before in this thread.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭PCros




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,977 ✭✭✭Soby


    Enough calling drogba a disgrace..The real disgrace are These so called "Fans", There Facebook groups btw


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭DSB


    Hiddink is the disgrace imo, Drogba has the sense to apologise, Hiddink shows a distinct lack of class by defending him.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,841 ✭✭✭Running Bing


    Tbh I couldnt really care less about Drogba's rant...in fact I'll admit I found it quite amusing and entertaining. The fella was obviously immensely disappointed and felt rightly aggrieved and added with the adrenalin just lost control. Fair enough..nobody was killed.


    What was really disgusting though, what really turned my stomach, is seeing him being carried off the field like he stepped on a landmine and then somehow he is fine to jump around like a raving lunatic? Disgraceful.....can you imagine players like Giles or Bremner limping off the field like that? Pansy sums up everything wrong with the modern game.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,977 ✭✭✭Soby


    DSB wrote: »
    Hiddink is the disgrace imo, Drogba has the sense to apologise, Hiddink shows a distinct lack of class by defending him.

    How is Hiddink?He defended him to the point that his emotion and adrenaline got the better of him. How would you feel putting in all that training and effort week in week out and on at three attempts (Garcia "goal",Terry Slip, and last Night) come so close to the greatest achivement you can win with your club but have it robbed from you(well bad luck really). He prob never get that chance again now and I can understand his frustration.Only thing i cant really defend is going up to the cameras and swearing. Frankly him and Ballack did well to keep their fists to themselves


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Highsider


    DSB wrote: »
    Hiddink is the disgrace imo, Drogba has the sense to apologise, Hiddink shows a distinct lack of class by defending him.
    This is something i was very surprised by TBH. Hiddink i was lead to believe was one of footballs "good guys" and i really thought some of his after match comments where an absolute joke. He nearly said the ref deserved the abuse he recieved. My views on him have changed to say the least.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 264 ✭✭selpher


    Hiddink was a class act last night compared to how we've seen some other managers react to far lesser things. Can you imagine if Jose was in charge last night? Chelsea would never play another CL game again.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭DSB


    Soby wrote: »
    How is Hiddink?He defended him to the point that his emotion and adrenaline got the better of him. How would you feel putting in all that training and effort week in week out and on at three attempts (Garcia "goal",Terry Slip, and last Night) come so close to the greatest achivement you can win with your club but have it robbed from you(well bad luck really). He prob never get that chance again now and I can understand his frustration.Only thing i cant really defend is going up to the cameras and swearing. Frankly him and Ballack did well to keep their fists to themselves
    He shouldn't have defended Drogba or Ballack on anything, the referee made some mistakes, but Drogba made more mistakes in that particular game, should the rest of the Chelsea players not crowded him after the game instead?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,951 ✭✭✭DSB


    selpher wrote: »
    Hiddink was a class act last night compared to how we've seen some other managers react to far lesser things. Can you imagine if Jose was in charge last night? Chelsea would never play another CL game again.
    Yes but Jose is hardly a metrestick to judge the class of a manager, because he lacks class to the extreme. Managers like Martin O'Neill, Ferguson (he might lose the cool at the time, but he wouldn't defend actions like those of Ballack or Drogba), Moyes, Guardiola, Bobby Robson would all be appalled at Hiddink defending his players after that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,942 ✭✭✭missingtime


    Drogba is the definition of the boy who cried wolf.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭Jazzy


    the ref should apologise


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,860 ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    2f59ab04_ballack5.gif

    Was not about the penalty.. killer bees on the pitch.
    Ballack is an hero......


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,693 ✭✭✭✭Mental Mickey


    DSB wrote: »
    Hiddink is the disgrace imo, Drogba has the sense to apologise, Hiddink shows a distinct lack of class by defending him.

    Bull****!!! I'd bet Drogba only apologised after being instructed to do so by his manager. Otherwise, he'd be in for a mega-ban.


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