Ballack admits blocking Man Utd fullback Evra

• limpper

  9 Aug 09, 21:22

  Chelsea skipper Terry: I'm fed-up with Man Utd success

  Chelsea captain John Terry says he's fed-up with Manchester United's three-year dominance of the Premiership.

  "I’m fed up with seeing Man United winning trophies. I want to push on as a player and win so many more things for this football club,” Terry told the Sunday Times.

  “I want to win the Champions League. I swear to God I’m desperate to win it.

  “But I’m really desperate to get the title back off Manchester United. It’s been three years and it’s killed me personally. Going three years without the Prem title isn’t where we want to be as a football club.”

• marcteng

  9 Aug 09, 21:28

  cos roman fired too many of his managers to start with. second he didnt splurge much after the flop of shevchenko.

• limpper

  9 Aug 09, 21:42

  jose should have stayed with the blues

• limpper

  10 Aug 09, 15:13

  Chelsea hero Lampard: So sweet beating Man Utd

  Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard was delighted with their "sweet" Community Shield success over Manchester United.

  After the game Lampard admitted it was a "sweet moment" to claim the Community Shield at the expense of the defending Premier League champions.

  "This is sweet. It feels nice to make a winning start to the season," Lampard told Sky Sports 2.

  "After that last goal we could have been on a downer but we didn't let out heads drop."

  The United players were furious that Lampard's goal in normal time was allowed to stand but the England midfielder believes it was within the rules of the game.

  "Anyone should look at the rules," he said. "It's up to the referee to stop it but Man United just stopped when their man was down.

  "It's in the rules, when the referee stops it he stops it. We carried on and I'm sure United would have down the same in that position."

• ViNnO

  10 Aug 09, 16:52

  Originally posted by limpper:

  Chelsea hero Lampard: So sweet beating Man Utd

  Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard was delighted with their "sweet" Community Shield success over Manchester United.

  After the game Lampard admitted it was a "sweet moment" to claim the Community Shield at the expense of the defending Premier League champions.

  "This is sweet. It feels nice to make a winning start to the season," Lampard told Sky Sports 2.

  "After that last goal we could have been on a downer but we didn't let out heads drop."

  The United players were furious that Lampard's goal in normal time was allowed to stand but the England midfielder believes it was within the rules of the game.

  "Anyone should look at the rules," he said. "It's up to the referee to stop it but Man United just stopped when their man was down.

  "It's in the rules, when the referee stops it he stops it. We carried on and I'm sure United would have down the same in that position."

  Lol kinda no sportsmanship, when see another player on the ground whether from ur team or not shld at least kick the ball out...

• CannyOng

  10 Aug 09, 16:59

  EPL is like that one. U can choose not to kick out.

  But in Serie A, a player down. Ball must be kick out and stop the match.

   

• dibilo

  10 Aug 09, 17:22

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da_rrwIeZpQ

   

  after checking this replay, u can see that ballack didnt really elbow him. its a natural reaction to protect yourself when someone is dashing at u. he used his arm to shield. rooney played on when Erva was down. only when they lose ball then they kpkb.Anyway, is Erva injured? He wanted to get ballack booked so he rolled on the gloor. if he had not play acted, picked himself up to defend, there probably wont be a goal.

  By the way, Rooney had the chance to clear the ball to the touchline but he chose to play on and lost the ball in the end. So whose fault?

  What about Rooney's offside? how come no one pointed that out?

• iceFatboy

  10 Aug 09, 18:18

  Originally posted by dibilo:

  ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da_rrwIeZpQ

   

  after checking this replay, u can see that ballack didnt really elbow him. its a natural reaction to protect yourself when someone is dashing at u. he used his arm to shield. rooney played on when Erva was down. only when they lose ball then they kpkb.Anyway, is Erva injured? He wanted to get ballack booked so he rolled on the gloor. if he had not play acted, picked himself up to defend, there probably wont be a goal.

  By the way, Rooney had the chance to clear the ball to the touchline but he chose to play on and lost the ball in the end. So whose fault?

  What about Rooney's offside? how come no one pointed that out?

  Sure sure, they played to whistle &played to the letter of the game. 

  I am just surprised that so many are irrated by the referee or is it just MUFC fans? Come on, MUFC's fans, they got one, MU also got one, fair and square. It is the Ref's way to balance, all should be happy mah. Why complain?

   

   

   

• Shao Wei

  10 Aug 09, 19:38

  yawn again..

  but funny. how come rooney no stop play?

  yea.. funny huh?

• limpper

  10 Aug 09, 20:50

  Chelsea's Ballack admits blocking Man Utd fullback Evra

  Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack admits he "blocked" Patrice Evra in the build-up to their controversial second goal during their Community Shield victory over Manchester United at Wembley.

  Ballack declared: "I have to be happy that the referee didn't blow because maybe I blocked him a little bit.

  "If the referee gives a foul it would have been okay as well, but he decided not to. It was a bit unlucky after that because they conceded the goal.

  "I kept on playing but then I didn't have the ball so I couldn't see how injured he was."

• marcteng

  10 Aug 09, 20:55

  at least he dare to admit, kudos to him. but he is probably a bit economical with the truth cos it is not a bit, but very much when he blocked him. it should be a sending off by the ref, who was so close to the incident.

   

  during the course of the season, you will see plenty of of such incidences missed or did not give by the ref as usual.