Barca v Chelsea: Semi Final - Leg 1

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so what is it that makes him fall? watch malouda. just watch him in the full speed clip. watch his feet, especially. they didn't get hit by anything. and the idea of obstruction is that you are attempting to get the ball but you are being obstructed. question: did malouda even attempt to get the ball after the cutback? NO! he immediately falls to the ground, with no pressing contact between him and alvez. he made NO attempt to retreive the ball after his cutback. how is that a foul then?

watch it full speed over and over again; there is no way that was a penalty, sorry.

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happy barca won, being a portsmouth fan i dont usually like a team in the cl     arsenal or barca weere my preffered.
Just annoying that barca have a centre back problem atm dont think the final will be the ultimate match.

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watch his feet, especially. they didn't get hit by anything.

they don't have to.  he was off-balanced to begin with.  they were tied up awkwardly.  dani alves obviously found enough there to fall back.

also, watch dani alves.  he looks towards the referee before both of them even hit the ground.  i would imagine he looked towards the referee as soon as he made contact.

and the idea of obstruction is that you are attempting to get the ball but you are being obstructed.

yes, and he cut back and made a movement toward the ball.  dani alves impeded his progress and had his arms wrapped around him.

he made NO attempt to retreive the ball after his cutback. how is that a foul then?

what the hell do you want him to do?  bowl dani alves over?

watch it full speed over and over again; there is no way that was a penalty, sorry.

it was a free kick.  the discretion was inside of the box.  it was a penalty

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don't be silly, alvez falls because malouda lands on his foot.

arms wrapped around? his right arm is in the air the whole time 

a cutback is not a movement towards the ball; it's a change in direction of the ball, one that you have to follow; thus, the movement. all malouda did was fall down immediately: no movement. he basically sees alvez in the way and then falls. remember, alvez is all of 90 pounds, did he really just make malouda fall like that?  :lol:

the freekick was given because of the contact outside of the box, which was minimal anyway. the ref wasn't buying that dive.

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don't be silly, alvez falls because malouda lands on his foot.

he doesn't land on his foot, and he doesn't look like he traps his foot

arms wrapped around?

he is hugging him with his left arm

movement towards the ball

yes, he cut back, made a movement towards the ball, and ran into dani alves

did he really just make malouda fall like that?

it was awkward.  could it have made him fall?  maybe.  does it matter if it made him fall?  no.  there was undeniable contact, and dani alves was in no position to play the ball.

the freekick was given because of the contact outside of the box, which was minimal anyway.

judging from the rest of the game, i doubt it

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he doesn't land on his foot

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he is hugging him with his left arm

 are you are referring to the half a second that his left arm is on malouda's torso? this isn't basketball.

yes, he cut back, made a movement towards the ball, and ran into dani alves

he RAN into dani alves? haha. you might want to take that back. malouda --> cutback ---> 0 steps toward the ball. i can't remember the last time i RAN into someone without actually running or even walking. in fact, next time i have to run, i'll just fall to my knees and call it running.

there was undeniable contact

there's always contact in any play. malouda made the most of an arm on his stomach, and fell directly to his knees when he felt it.

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he RAN into dani alves? haha. you might want to take that back. malouda --> cutback ---> 0 steps toward the ball. i can't remember the last time i RAN into someone without actually running or even walking. in fact, next time i have to run, i'll just fall to my knees and call it running.

don't be stupid, you know what i'm trying to get at.  dani alves was ALL over him.  you can't do that, and you shouldn't (as a defender) do that in the box.

there's always contact in any play

dude, it was obstruction.  you're just angry that he made the most of it

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he dove

if he wanted the foul, all he had to do was run towards the ball. then alvez would have really pushed him down. but, instead, he dove.

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he dove

no he didn't.  he milked it, but that isn't a dive a la didier drogba

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but you can't milk penalties

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but you can't milk penalties

yes you can.  it was still a foul.  he just did the right thing and went down.

i remember when a certain someone should have gone down...

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but you can't milk penalties

yes you can.  it was still a foul.  he just did the right thing and went down.

i remember when a certain someone should have gone down...

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that's not right, it's just the easy way out.

i don't take the easy way out. you know that :biggrin: