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Come on the Celtcs!!!!
Being a Dundee fan, I'll support them anyway, they might be a Scottish team flying the Irish flag in Seville tonight, but for the good of Scottish football, lets just hope that the Bhoys bring home the UEFA cup tonight, Liverpool, Blackburn and Celta Vigo have fallen so far, but Porto are better than all of those.
Anyway, good luck Bhoys, do it for the Scots :D
Being a Dundee fan, I'll support them anyway, they might be a Scottish team flying the Irish flag in Seville tonight, but for the good of Scottish football, lets just hope that the Bhoys bring home the UEFA cup tonight, Liverpool, Blackburn and Celta Vigo have fallen so far, but Porto are better than all of those.
Anyway, good luck Bhoys, do it for the Scots :D
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Celtic clearly deserved the Cup on the night - you only have to look at how hard they worked to see this. They may have been a bit 'rough', at times (mainly Balde and Thompson), but it was their first European Cup-Final for over-30-years - what would you expect?!?
But Porto's constant diving and over-exagerrated rolling was disgraceful!
Is this what a European competition should be all about??
Furthermore, the ref' just seemed to ignore it, and not give certain Portuguese players the punishments they so clearly deserved!
I bet he'd never reffed a European game as big as this one before, and shouldn't have been given the job in the first-place!
But what are UEFA going to do about all this??
Absolutley nothing - like ALL Football Associations, today!
They're just gonna sit-back and enjoy the power they wrongly have!!
They cannot let them get away with this kind of thing!
With all the money they can just demand and GET, it seems to me like the players themselves more control over what goes on than the actual officials!
But Porto's constant diving and over-exagerrated rolling was disgraceful!
Is this what a European competition should be all about??
Furthermore, the ref' just seemed to ignore it, and not give certain Portuguese players the punishments they so clearly deserved!
I bet he'd never reffed a European game as big as this one before, and shouldn't have been given the job in the first-place!
But what are UEFA going to do about all this??
Absolutley nothing - like ALL Football Associations, today!
They're just gonna sit-back and enjoy the power they wrongly have!!
They cannot let them get away with this kind of thing!
With all the money they can just demand and GET, it seems to me like the players themselves more control over what goes on than the actual officials!
The acting from the Porto players, particularly Derlei, was really quite disgraceful, and somewhat disrespectful to the game. It takes the shine of such prestigous moments, such as the UEFA Cup. To lose in a game where you've tried your best, yet the opposing team have been just that better is fair enough. You've done well, they've done better, and they deserve it.
But to claw your way through some of the greatest teams in Europe, only to have been, well, lets face it, cheated out of victory - it really is a kick in the teeth.
With the goal celebrations, fair enough, you've scored in the UEFA Cup. But the length of time they were celebrating really was terrible. More time should've been added.
Time also should've been added on for Vitor Baia's somewhat theatrical performance at the end. It wouldn't have won him any Oscars however, yet he looked liked he'd been shot. When a goalkeeper does those kind of things to waste time, and receives medical treatment for absolutely no friggin' reason, it really does dishearten your spirits as a fan of football.
The officials didn't help either. Practically every time a Porto player went down as if they'd been shot, the decision was given their way. You then look at the replay, and discover that the accused player did infact get the ball, and was metres away from the diver. A few dodgy offside decisions in which a position was gained to score a goal. That one with Larsson - they were level, yet you give the attacker the benefit. Larsson - possibly the best player on the pitch last night - certainly would've scored. There was nobody near him.
After it all, and when Larsson was talking to Chick, you really could tell he was severely emotionally hurt. I've never seen him in that state. But you could tell - he just wanted to get away from there. I agree wholeheartedly with Martin O'Neill that "it was poor sportsmanship at the end of the day."
Celtic's 2 goals were sublime, both from Larsson. It showed how Larsson could vary his technique. The first, a beautifully timed header, gently coaxed around the keeper, and gently tapping the post and floating in.
The second contrasted completely. Jump, smack it wi' yer heed, and aim somewhere towards the side. It worked perfectly.
But. The thing I don't get is, is that how the bloody hell did Derlei get UEFA Man of the Match? If anything, he deserved an Oscar. But then, having said that, his acting was hardly of a decent standard. It would only take blind/dodgy officials to give decisions in his favour. I leave you to decide which.
But to claw your way through some of the greatest teams in Europe, only to have been, well, lets face it, cheated out of victory - it really is a kick in the teeth.
With the goal celebrations, fair enough, you've scored in the UEFA Cup. But the length of time they were celebrating really was terrible. More time should've been added.
Time also should've been added on for Vitor Baia's somewhat theatrical performance at the end. It wouldn't have won him any Oscars however, yet he looked liked he'd been shot. When a goalkeeper does those kind of things to waste time, and receives medical treatment for absolutely no friggin' reason, it really does dishearten your spirits as a fan of football.
The officials didn't help either. Practically every time a Porto player went down as if they'd been shot, the decision was given their way. You then look at the replay, and discover that the accused player did infact get the ball, and was metres away from the diver. A few dodgy offside decisions in which a position was gained to score a goal. That one with Larsson - they were level, yet you give the attacker the benefit. Larsson - possibly the best player on the pitch last night - certainly would've scored. There was nobody near him.
After it all, and when Larsson was talking to Chick, you really could tell he was severely emotionally hurt. I've never seen him in that state. But you could tell - he just wanted to get away from there. I agree wholeheartedly with Martin O'Neill that "it was poor sportsmanship at the end of the day."
Celtic's 2 goals were sublime, both from Larsson. It showed how Larsson could vary his technique. The first, a beautifully timed header, gently coaxed around the keeper, and gently tapping the post and floating in.
The second contrasted completely. Jump, smack it wi' yer heed, and aim somewhere towards the side. It worked perfectly.
But. The thing I don't get is, is that how the bloody hell did Derlei get UEFA Man of the Match? If anything, he deserved an Oscar. But then, having said that, his acting was hardly of a decent standard. It would only take blind/dodgy officials to give decisions in his favour. I leave you to decide which.
Deco is a great player, however.
Derlei should enter a breakdancing competition, though...
Derlei should enter a breakdancing competition, though...
Vitor Baia at the end was really annoying, and Derlei was just shocking throughout with his jumping and prancing about.
All credit to Celtic though.
All credit to Celtic though.
Vitor Baia at the end was just pathetic. There should have been far more than 4 minutes time added on after that.
Only one good thing came out of that match.
I realised how amazing Deco was, while still being a good sportsman, so I bought him for CM4.
Only one good thing came out of that match.
I realised how amazing Deco was, while still being a good sportsman, so I bought him for CM4.
Was unlucky and I have to agree that watching some players carry on like that just makes the game crap.
There is no place in the game for those who try to influence the refs decision by play acting like that.
Oh well, can't say that they haven't done well to make it that far, deserve credit for that.
There is no place in the game for those who try to influence the refs decision by play acting like that.
Oh well, can't say that they haven't done well to make it that far, deserve credit for that.
Sdrawkcab wrote:
the score will be 3-2 Porto.
Ah well. I was still right, but not what I wanted.
the score will be 3-2 Porto.
Ah well. I was still right, but not what I wanted.
That was sickening. A bunch of cheats, an awful referee, and pathetic sportsmanship. I felt like swearing at the TV when I saw Derlei of all players hammer it in.
Come on, silver goal...
Hmmm...
2-2.
2-2.
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