I don't usually agree with Tommy Smyth ...
4 Comments Published by Cardillo on November 18, 2009 at 5:33 PM.
... But Ireland got absolutely robbed in that game against France today.
Thierry Henry with the "main d'un dieu" to set up William Gallas's winning goal. Oh, and both players were offside to start the play, too.
In all honesty, not to pull a Sir Alex Ferguson, but that was arguably the worst non-call I've ever seen.
Even the French broadcast dug into the Angophile dictionary to use the word, "disgrace."
Wish I could say more, but I have to run out to cover a high school playoff game.
Expect this goal to become a YouTube hit. Mark it down.
I thought the Irish were supposed to be lucky? (Hope it's not comeuppance for running guns to SAMCRO all these years.)
(Of course if Robbie Keane buries that 1-v-1 with Lloris...)
Thierry Henry with the "main d'un dieu" to set up William Gallas's winning goal. Oh, and both players were offside to start the play, too.
In all honesty, not to pull a Sir Alex Ferguson, but that was arguably the worst non-call I've ever seen.
Even the French broadcast dug into the Angophile dictionary to use the word, "disgrace."
Wish I could say more, but I have to run out to cover a high school playoff game.
Expect this goal to become a YouTube hit. Mark it down.
I thought the Irish were supposed to be lucky? (Hope it's not comeuppance for running guns to SAMCRO all these years.)
(Of course if Robbie Keane buries that 1-v-1 with Lloris...)
Labels: another reason to hate france, Soccer, world cup qualifying
Fucking Henry. If you show your face in Seattle ever again, let me assure you, I'm the first one over the wall to punch you right in the goddamned face.
Thanks for ruining my family's summer vacation next year, you phony-ass Gillette-razor-shilling prick.
The Irish shouldn't even have been playing France in the first place.
Let the world see the qualification process for what it is: an absolute dis-fucking-grace.
Slovenia? Nice fucking job, Blatter.
That was terrible and if I were an Ireland supporter I would be flipping my shit. In fairness, I don't think the referee or his assistant were in a great position to see it (there were so many bodies in there). Plus, if you're using replay you can make a similar argument for a France PK after watching the replay where Given caught Anelka's back leg in added time.
...since I'm away from a computer and unable to defend that PK stance, I'll add that you have to watch every angle. There is one where it looks pretty clear that Given's right hand came across and grabs Anelka's trailing foot.
Or maybe that was just the crappy feed I was watching.
Regardless, not fair for the Irish.
Henry wasn't offside on that final play, Gallas and Sebastien Squillaci (who was pulled down by Richard Dunne) were.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q5xqYkLThQ