((HT: NBCSN/Beanyman Sports/BBCSport))
And the HQ means "escapes..."
In a game that was, mainly, Liverpool coasting against an inferior side in Queen's Park Rangers the last few minutes were stuff that was edge-of-the-seat madness really...
Two own goals...??? Really...??? Really...
QPR manager Harry Redknapp exposed a big flaw of his team post-match
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers knows he's lucky...
The end result means that Liverpool move up to 5th with QPR dead last in the table. Burnley and QPR are tied at 4 points but the Clarets have an advantage from goal differential of 3.
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Sunday, October 19, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Cap One Cup: Liverpool Advances After 15 Rounds of PK
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The match between Liverpool and Middlesbrough took almost two and a half hours to complete- with the teams going into the 15th round of penalty kicks before it was decided in the bottom half off a Boro miss...
Here's the highlights
And manager Brendan Rodgers discussing a long night
Albert Adomah, for the record, is the Boro player who punched his shot wide in the bottom of the 15th after a spirited comeback at Anfield by a squad that didn't seem all that bent out of shape having to play a 4th Round game on the road.
Threr were, probably, a lot of records set in the match. But Liverpool advances into the Round of 16 with the other 6 squads who join the 10 advancing today tomorrow.
The match between Liverpool and Middlesbrough took almost two and a half hours to complete- with the teams going into the 15th round of penalty kicks before it was decided in the bottom half off a Boro miss...
Here's the highlights
And manager Brendan Rodgers discussing a long night
Albert Adomah, for the record, is the Boro player who punched his shot wide in the bottom of the 15th after a spirited comeback at Anfield by a squad that didn't seem all that bent out of shape having to play a 4th Round game on the road.
Threr were, probably, a lot of records set in the match. But Liverpool advances into the Round of 16 with the other 6 squads who join the 10 advancing today tomorrow.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Just How Hard Should FIFA Come Down On Suarez...??/
((HT: ESPN/FIFA))
Luis Suarez says things like what happened today in the Uruguay-Italy match "happen..."
Sure they do...
"These are just things that happen out on the pitch," Suarez said. "It was just the two of us inside the area and he bumped into me with his shoulder, and that's how my eye got like this as well. There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them."
The bitten in this case, Chiellini, thinks nothing will happen and he told Sky Sports Italia just as much:
"It's a disgrace. The referee decided this game. If either team should have gone through, then it was us.
"Giving a red card to Marchisio and no red to Suarez decided the game. There was a different treatment for both sides and that decided the game and decided who went through.
"When we had 11 men, they weren't a threat at all and we were in perfect control, but then in the end, [the red card] was decisive.
"But then Suarez gets away with whatever he wants because FIFA want the top players involved. He bit me, and the sign is there. Now [FIFA] have got to have the courage to take action."
The guys at ESPN discuss
Thoughts are coming down on Suarez that include everything from a lifetime ban (not just internationally) to expelling Uruguay from the knockout stage and giving their slot to the next man up in their Group.
What say you, faithful reader...??/
Luis Suarez says things like what happened today in the Uruguay-Italy match "happen..."
Sure they do...
"These are just things that happen out on the pitch," Suarez said. "It was just the two of us inside the area and he bumped into me with his shoulder, and that's how my eye got like this as well. There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them."
The bitten in this case, Chiellini, thinks nothing will happen and he told Sky Sports Italia just as much:
"It's a disgrace. The referee decided this game. If either team should have gone through, then it was us.
"Giving a red card to Marchisio and no red to Suarez decided the game. There was a different treatment for both sides and that decided the game and decided who went through.
"When we had 11 men, they weren't a threat at all and we were in perfect control, but then in the end, [the red card] was decisive.
"But then Suarez gets away with whatever he wants because FIFA want the top players involved. He bit me, and the sign is there. Now [FIFA] have got to have the courage to take action."
The guys at ESPN discuss
Thoughts are coming down on Suarez that include everything from a lifetime ban (not just internationally) to expelling Uruguay from the knockout stage and giving their slot to the next man up in their Group.
What say you, faithful reader...??/
Uruguay's Advancement Overshadowed By Another Biting...???
((HT: ESPN/FIFA))
This is Group of Champions and it appears that Luis Suarez is a chump- again...
Costa Rica and Uruguay advance to the knockout stages leaving Italy and England behind. But the larger issue is the apparent taking a chunk out of Chiellini's shoulder by striker Luis Suarez.
80th minute- a minute before Godin's goal against 10-man Forza- Suarez is in the box and jostling..
This is the third incident like this with Suarez. He received a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic in 2013.
((HT: BPL))
Luis Suarez apologized at the time:
“I am deeply sorry for my inexcusable behaviour earlier today during our match against Chelsea.
“I have issued an apology and have tried to contact Branislav Ivanović to speak to him personally. I apologise also to my manager, playing colleagues and everyone at Liverpool Football Club for letting them down.”
In November 2010, Suárez, playing for Ajax Amsterdam, was suspended for seven games for biting PSV Eindhoven’s Otman Bakkal during a Dutch league game.
((HT: Football))
Suárez never played for Ajax again after the first biting incident; the club sold him to Liverpool during that winter’s January transfer window.
And the next question is: Does Suarez get suspended and do Uruguay keep him around for international play after...??/
And what does Liverpool do now...??? Pull the contract on the table...???
This is Group of Champions and it appears that Luis Suarez is a chump- again...
Costa Rica and Uruguay advance to the knockout stages leaving Italy and England behind. But the larger issue is the apparent taking a chunk out of Chiellini's shoulder by striker Luis Suarez.
80th minute- a minute before Godin's goal against 10-man Forza- Suarez is in the box and jostling..
This is the third incident like this with Suarez. He received a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic in 2013.
((HT: BPL))
Luis Suarez apologized at the time:
“I am deeply sorry for my inexcusable behaviour earlier today during our match against Chelsea.
“I have issued an apology and have tried to contact Branislav Ivanović to speak to him personally. I apologise also to my manager, playing colleagues and everyone at Liverpool Football Club for letting them down.”
In November 2010, Suárez, playing for Ajax Amsterdam, was suspended for seven games for biting PSV Eindhoven’s Otman Bakkal during a Dutch league game.
((HT: Football))
Suárez never played for Ajax again after the first biting incident; the club sold him to Liverpool during that winter’s January transfer window.
And the next question is: Does Suarez get suspended and do Uruguay keep him around for international play after...??/
And what does Liverpool do now...??? Pull the contract on the table...???
Sunday, May 11, 2014
OSG Prem: The Title Is Man City's
For the second time in the last three seasons, the Premier League title is in the hands of Manchester City...
In a day with few surprises late moving through the motions early, the ladder stays the same...
Man City takes care of West Ham with few issues, 2-0
Here's their celebration
Elsewhere, it took a while but Liverpool came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Newcastle 2-1- who were down to nine men before the game was over. Manager Alan Pardue will, surely, have to answer to his team's lack of discipline
The rest of the table:
Chelsea had to fight back from being 1 down at Cardiff City, thanks to an own goal by Azpilicueta, but finish third with a 2-1 win.
Crystal Palace and Fulham tied at 2
Everton shut out Hull City 2-0
Swansea showed some offense for a change- beating Sunderland 3-1
Arsenal relegates Norwich 2-0
Stoke scored the last goal in their game to beat West Brom 2-1
And the Europa League spots to go Everton and Spurs...
Tim Sherwood's managerial swan song was a good one (which is a shame in itself) as Spurs went out hot early and beat Aston Villa 3-0 while Manchester United tied Southampton at ones and will miss European football contest for the first time in a quarter-century.
And now the Silly Season starts...
In a day with few surprises late moving through the motions early, the ladder stays the same...
Man City takes care of West Ham with few issues, 2-0
Here's their celebration
Elsewhere, it took a while but Liverpool came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Newcastle 2-1- who were down to nine men before the game was over. Manager Alan Pardue will, surely, have to answer to his team's lack of discipline
The rest of the table:
Chelsea had to fight back from being 1 down at Cardiff City, thanks to an own goal by Azpilicueta, but finish third with a 2-1 win.
Crystal Palace and Fulham tied at 2
Everton shut out Hull City 2-0
Swansea showed some offense for a change- beating Sunderland 3-1
Arsenal relegates Norwich 2-0
Stoke scored the last goal in their game to beat West Brom 2-1
And the Europa League spots to go Everton and Spurs...
Tim Sherwood's managerial swan song was a good one (which is a shame in itself) as Spurs went out hot early and beat Aston Villa 3-0 while Manchester United tied Southampton at ones and will miss European football contest for the first time in a quarter-century.
And now the Silly Season starts...
Monday, May 5, 2014
OSG Prem: Liverpool Commits Epic Collapse To Draw Palace
((HT: NBCSN/BPL/BBC Sport))
There is no other way to describe it...
The collapse of Liverpool was nothing short of jaw-dropping in the last 20 minutes of their match with Crystal Palace. And, frankly, it was a ten minute stretch where the game went from 3-0 Liverpool to a 3-3 draw. It amounts to an amazing home finale for Palace and the run that manager Tony Pulis had when he was named manager during the season.
And it amounts to leaving the title in Manchester City's hands as the Citizens have a game in hand that they make up this week against Aston Villa. A win on Wednesday will eliminate Chelsea from title contention and leave it to a two-team race on the final day. City plays West Ham at home while Liverpool takes on Newcastle.
Here's the collapse- edited, of course...
And the Reds knew it, too, once the final whistle sounded...
And the HQ gives mad props to Arlo White, Lee Dixon, and Rebecca Lowe in the broadcast. White and Dixon laid out (That's a TV term for "not talking") for almost 2:30 to let the above breath. And Lowe, in her talk back in studio expressed the right amount of context as to JUST HOW GAWDAWFUL important and outright shocking it was.
Here's Brendan Rodgers afterwards all-but-conceding the title
Now, Liverpool needs to make sure ManCity draws or loses Wednesday to get back in it.
Hey, happened when Norwich played Chelsea...
There is no other way to describe it...
The collapse of Liverpool was nothing short of jaw-dropping in the last 20 minutes of their match with Crystal Palace. And, frankly, it was a ten minute stretch where the game went from 3-0 Liverpool to a 3-3 draw. It amounts to an amazing home finale for Palace and the run that manager Tony Pulis had when he was named manager during the season.
And it amounts to leaving the title in Manchester City's hands as the Citizens have a game in hand that they make up this week against Aston Villa. A win on Wednesday will eliminate Chelsea from title contention and leave it to a two-team race on the final day. City plays West Ham at home while Liverpool takes on Newcastle.
Here's the collapse- edited, of course...
And the Reds knew it, too, once the final whistle sounded...
And the HQ gives mad props to Arlo White, Lee Dixon, and Rebecca Lowe in the broadcast. White and Dixon laid out (That's a TV term for "not talking") for almost 2:30 to let the above breath. And Lowe, in her talk back in studio expressed the right amount of context as to JUST HOW GAWDAWFUL important and outright shocking it was.
Here's Brendan Rodgers afterwards all-but-conceding the title
Now, Liverpool needs to make sure ManCity draws or loses Wednesday to get back in it.
Hey, happened when Norwich played Chelsea...
Sunday, April 27, 2014
OSG Prem: Mourinho Does It Again...Man City Closes The Gap
((HT: NBCSN/BBC/SkySports))
So...
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho poo-pooed his whole week- told his Board he needed to prepare for Champions League play and asked to put a "B" side in against Liverpool... telling everyone the title is Liverpool's (or Man City's)...
Who's the dumb one now...???
After a deadly slip on defense in the first half by Steven Gerrard and a transitional goal in extra time by Willian, Chelsea tightens the race at the top and gives Man City the opening they needed all along...
And Mourinho afterwards was, well, Classic Mourinho...
Elsewhere, Sunderland- behind Connor Wickham again whacked Cardiff to escape the bottom of the table 4-0...
And Manchester City got within three points of Liverpool with a game in hand with their win at Crystal Palace. Dzeko scored in the fourth minute and Yaya Toure went through the Palace defense for the 2-0 lead at the break. They never looked back in the win at Selhurst Park...
Here's the Toure screamer...
So...
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho poo-pooed his whole week- told his Board he needed to prepare for Champions League play and asked to put a "B" side in against Liverpool... telling everyone the title is Liverpool's (or Man City's)...
Who's the dumb one now...???
After a deadly slip on defense in the first half by Steven Gerrard and a transitional goal in extra time by Willian, Chelsea tightens the race at the top and gives Man City the opening they needed all along...
And Mourinho afterwards was, well, Classic Mourinho...
Elsewhere, Sunderland- behind Connor Wickham again whacked Cardiff to escape the bottom of the table 4-0...
And Manchester City got within three points of Liverpool with a game in hand with their win at Crystal Palace. Dzeko scored in the fourth minute and Yaya Toure went through the Palace defense for the 2-0 lead at the break. They never looked back in the win at Selhurst Park...
Here's the Toure screamer...
Sunday, April 20, 2014
OSG Prem: Looks Like It's Liverpool's To Lose...
((HT: NBCSN/BPL/BBC))
Just don't tell them that...
Norwich continues their gauntlet of all gauntlets to end the 2014 Premier League season- and, maybe, their Premier League lives...
First stop was a game against Liverpool who had the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table...
A 3-2 win will do exactly that... although the HQ will give the Canaries credit for sticking it out to the end this year and not giving up without a fight- even if it was their fifth loss in a row...
Elsewhere, it was a miserable return for David Moyes to Everton as boss of Manchester United...
He was booed at every turn and even had a guy dressed as the Grim Reaper standing behind him at Goodison Park- for 15 minutes- before someone asked the guy removed his outfit.
It was a not-even-close 2-0 loss where the Evertonians got their pound of flesh for his exodus and the raid of Marouane Fellaini and attempted raid of Leighton Baines. Not so surprisingly, Moyes sounded like this after the match:
Oh, and Arsenal won the Premier League pre-match version of the NIT- the FA Cup- with a 3-0 win over Hull City...
Just don't tell them that...
Norwich continues their gauntlet of all gauntlets to end the 2014 Premier League season- and, maybe, their Premier League lives...
First stop was a game against Liverpool who had the chance to extend their lead at the top of the table...
A 3-2 win will do exactly that... although the HQ will give the Canaries credit for sticking it out to the end this year and not giving up without a fight- even if it was their fifth loss in a row...
Elsewhere, it was a miserable return for David Moyes to Everton as boss of Manchester United...
He was booed at every turn and even had a guy dressed as the Grim Reaper standing behind him at Goodison Park- for 15 minutes- before someone asked the guy removed his outfit.
It was a not-even-close 2-0 loss where the Evertonians got their pound of flesh for his exodus and the raid of Marouane Fellaini and attempted raid of Leighton Baines. Not so surprisingly, Moyes sounded like this after the match:
Oh, and Arsenal won the Premier League pre-match version of the NIT- the FA Cup- with a 3-0 win over Hull City...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Hillsborough At 25: A Town United
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It is the 25th anniversary of one of the most tragic events in the history of sport- the Hillsborough disaster. There was
a memorial service (pictured right, thanks Huffington Post UK) at Anfield to mark the day and there was a sight to see... Everton and Liverpool, blue and red, inside the Liverpool ground remembering as one...
And for someone who has only been blue for a year, Everton manager Roberto Martinez was a passioned man...
Here's the set-up ahead of time...
((HT: BBC))
And from Sky Sports...
To remind us all about how things should have never gotten out of control, here's the BBC's "Panorama" on the cover-up
Never forget... and that just goes to the rest of us who just watch and relate- those who are intimately involved deserve justice on an infinite scale...
It is the 25th anniversary of one of the most tragic events in the history of sport- the Hillsborough disaster. There was
And for someone who has only been blue for a year, Everton manager Roberto Martinez was a passioned man...
Here's the set-up ahead of time...
((HT: BBC))
And from Sky Sports...
To remind us all about how things should have never gotten out of control, here's the BBC's "Panorama" on the cover-up
Never forget... and that just goes to the rest of us who just watch and relate- those who are intimately involved deserve justice on an infinite scale...
Sunday, April 13, 2014
OSG Prem: Liverpool Wins Emotional Day At Anfield, Inches Closer To Title
((HT: BPL on NBC/BBC Sport))
It was one of those days...
With all the emotion of the Hillsborough anniversary coming Tuesday, Anfield was all behind the Reds- starting pre-game
And you thought, that if the script writers had their say, it would be a day that Liverpool fans would remember for a lot of reasons- a win that would get them that much closer to a Premier League title for the first time in almost a quarter-century... all that stuff that brings emotion with it...
It did... with an unlikely source for the back-and-forth, 3-2 win
And the emotion afterwards was all over the captain's face...
For those of you not aware, the captain lost his 10-year-old cousin at Hillsborough. Daniel Taylor of the Observer newspaper penned a piece in 2012 about how Gerrard carries the crush of the disaster deep inside and still hadn't read the independent panel's report from that year:
"The basic details are enough: that it was a cover-up, an orchestrated smear campaign that goes to the top of the country and constitutes a scandal of the worst form. He knows now – and this is the first point at which he lowers his eyes and his voice trails off – that South Yorkshire police tested Jon-Paul and all the other corpses for alcohol levels. But the rest? He is frightened what else he might find out. "That's the reason why I don't want to read it. It's too difficult, for my family and all the families. It's all over the papers, all over the TV. It brings it all back."
Tuesday will bring back a lot of memories, but hopefully, some hope along with it since the new inquiry may yield the answers the families are searching for...
The HQ can only hope...
It was one of those days...
With all the emotion of the Hillsborough anniversary coming Tuesday, Anfield was all behind the Reds- starting pre-game
And you thought, that if the script writers had their say, it would be a day that Liverpool fans would remember for a lot of reasons- a win that would get them that much closer to a Premier League title for the first time in almost a quarter-century... all that stuff that brings emotion with it...
It did... with an unlikely source for the back-and-forth, 3-2 win
And the emotion afterwards was all over the captain's face...
For those of you not aware, the captain lost his 10-year-old cousin at Hillsborough. Daniel Taylor of the Observer newspaper penned a piece in 2012 about how Gerrard carries the crush of the disaster deep inside and still hadn't read the independent panel's report from that year:
"The basic details are enough: that it was a cover-up, an orchestrated smear campaign that goes to the top of the country and constitutes a scandal of the worst form. He knows now – and this is the first point at which he lowers his eyes and his voice trails off – that South Yorkshire police tested Jon-Paul and all the other corpses for alcohol levels. But the rest? He is frightened what else he might find out. "That's the reason why I don't want to read it. It's too difficult, for my family and all the families. It's all over the papers, all over the TV. It brings it all back."
Tuesday will bring back a lot of memories, but hopefully, some hope along with it since the new inquiry may yield the answers the families are searching for...
The HQ can only hope...
Sunday, April 6, 2014
OSG Prem: Arsenal Slide Continues, Liverpool Wins Grinder (BREAKING: Hughton Sacked At Norwich)
((HT: BPL/NBCSN))
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for Arsene Wenger and the Gunners...
The team had only won 3 of their last ten, and needed to do something... ANYTHING!!! at Goodison Park against Everton to keep their tenuous hold on 4th place and the last Champions League spot for 2014-15. But it didn't work out that way...
At all...
In the other Sunday game, it's the response that your team has when you're not at your best that may decide your drive at the end of a very long road...
It was obvious that Liverpool didn't have it all Sunday, But what they did have was enough good fortune- whether given by the officials or not- to get a hard-fought 2-1 win at West Ham United.
Here's the table to date
1 Liverpool 33 74
2 Chelsea 33 72
3 Man City 31 70
4 Arsenal 33 64
5 Everton 32 63
BREAKING: And in, possibly, one of the dumbest ideas ever in the history of ever...
Norwich, who really should be worried about being relegated, decided to sack manager Chris Hughton with immediate effect:
Neil Adams, the team's under-18 manager, is now in charge for one of the nastiest gauntlets to finish a season the HQ can think of in any kind of memory- recent or otherwise...
"...the Club would like to place on record it's sincere thanks to Chris Hughton, Colin Calderwood and Paul Trollope for all of their hard work on behalf of the Club since they took over in June 2012.
Chris's achievement in guiding City to an 11th-place finish in the Premier League last season was an excellent one and he has represented the Club with dignity throughout his tenure.
However the recent run of four defeats in our last six Premier League games and six consecutive away league defeats, left the Club with no choice but to act, with five games still to play in the current campaign.
Those five games...???
Fulham at Craven Cottage, home to Liverpool, at Man United, at Chelsea, and home to Arsenal
Yeah... good luck on that...
Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse for Arsene Wenger and the Gunners...
The team had only won 3 of their last ten, and needed to do something... ANYTHING!!! at Goodison Park against Everton to keep their tenuous hold on 4th place and the last Champions League spot for 2014-15. But it didn't work out that way...
At all...
In the other Sunday game, it's the response that your team has when you're not at your best that may decide your drive at the end of a very long road...
It was obvious that Liverpool didn't have it all Sunday, But what they did have was enough good fortune- whether given by the officials or not- to get a hard-fought 2-1 win at West Ham United.
Here's the table to date
1 Liverpool 33 74
2 Chelsea 33 72
3 Man City 31 70
4 Arsenal 33 64
5 Everton 32 63
BREAKING: And in, possibly, one of the dumbest ideas ever in the history of ever...
Norwich, who really should be worried about being relegated, decided to sack manager Chris Hughton with immediate effect:
Neil Adams, the team's under-18 manager, is now in charge for one of the nastiest gauntlets to finish a season the HQ can think of in any kind of memory- recent or otherwise...
"...the Club would like to place on record it's sincere thanks to Chris Hughton, Colin Calderwood and Paul Trollope for all of their hard work on behalf of the Club since they took over in June 2012.
Chris's achievement in guiding City to an 11th-place finish in the Premier League last season was an excellent one and he has represented the Club with dignity throughout his tenure.
However the recent run of four defeats in our last six Premier League games and six consecutive away league defeats, left the Club with no choice but to act, with five games still to play in the current campaign.
Those five games...???
Fulham at Craven Cottage, home to Liverpool, at Man United, at Chelsea, and home to Arsenal
Yeah... good luck on that...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Hillsborough 2014 Inquests Begin
((HT: BBC))
Lord Justice Goldring, in charge of the new Hillsborough inquests, has instructed his jury that no Liverpool fan of the 96 who died in 1989 are to be blamed for their deaths.
The jury heard police accounts of what happened that day were changed with critical comments about police leadership and fans changed. Police officers also had questions that were omitted when they were Xeroxed and sent for analysis later that year and into the 1990's.
South Yorkshire police officers had been asked to write their own accounts of what happened as part of the investigation. Senior officers and lawyers for the force altered some of the statements before they were passed to West Midlands Police, which was investigating the tragedy. Although, West Midlands did not pursue most of the omissions that they apparently new existed in the photocopies they received
Here's the story from outside...
The jury of 7 women and 4 men will have to decide if the amended statements they will be going over have any weight in allaying any initial malpractice or lack of a performance of police duties...
Lord Justice Goldring, in charge of the new Hillsborough inquests, has instructed his jury that no Liverpool fan of the 96 who died in 1989 are to be blamed for their deaths.
The jury heard police accounts of what happened that day were changed with critical comments about police leadership and fans changed. Police officers also had questions that were omitted when they were Xeroxed and sent for analysis later that year and into the 1990's.
South Yorkshire police officers had been asked to write their own accounts of what happened as part of the investigation. Senior officers and lawyers for the force altered some of the statements before they were passed to West Midlands Police, which was investigating the tragedy. Although, West Midlands did not pursue most of the omissions that they apparently new existed in the photocopies they received
Here's the story from outside...
The jury of 7 women and 4 men will have to decide if the amended statements they will be going over have any weight in allaying any initial malpractice or lack of a performance of police duties...
Sunday, March 30, 2014
OSG Prem: Reds At The Top Of The Table, Fulham Still Bottom
((HT: Sportsnet))
The lead at the top of the table is now Liverpool's to keep... even as Manchester City has two games in hand on the bunch...
The Reds have now gone their last 13 without a defeat- including 8 wins and a dismantling of Spurs at Anfield this afternoon. Makes the HQ wonder just how much patience the front office will have with caretaker manager Tim Sherwood after another throttling by a top five club...
Here's the wrap...
Elsewhere, the matinee on Sunday was Everton trying to put another nail in Fulham's relegation quest with a win at Craven Cottage. Believe it or not, the reserves were the ones coming through over and over again as Roberto Martinez's squad solidified their top-5 place... ((HT: ProSoccerTalk))
The lead at the top of the table is now Liverpool's to keep... even as Manchester City has two games in hand on the bunch...
The Reds have now gone their last 13 without a defeat- including 8 wins and a dismantling of Spurs at Anfield this afternoon. Makes the HQ wonder just how much patience the front office will have with caretaker manager Tim Sherwood after another throttling by a top five club...
Here's the wrap...
Elsewhere, the matinee on Sunday was Everton trying to put another nail in Fulham's relegation quest with a win at Craven Cottage. Believe it or not, the reserves were the ones coming through over and over again as Roberto Martinez's squad solidified their top-5 place... ((HT: ProSoccerTalk))
Saturday, March 22, 2014
OSG Prem: The Top Stays Top, Except For Arsenal...
((HT: BPL on NBC/SkySports))
It was an unbelievable first twenty minutes for Chelsea against Arsenal...
Earlier in the week The Chosen One (Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho) maintained that his counterpart, Arsene Wenger, was only good at being a "specialist in failure." He kept pushing buttons and made sure everyone was on edge as the game started...
Eto'o and Schurrle made it 2-0 in the first 8 minutes, and then an odd call from referee Andre Marriner gave a red to Kieran Gibbs instead of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain- who lobbied for it and still wasn't given the dismissal...
The red card will be transferred to AOC from Gibbs on Monday, by the way...
And the final was 6-0...congrats to Arsene Wenger in his 1000th appearance as manager... (???)
Mourinho still believes the title is Man City's to lose and after today's display against Fulham, who can really complain about that assessment. Yaya Toure scored on two PK's early on before this strike from the outside gave him his hat trick in a 5-0 win over Fulham...
Not to be outdone, Luis Suarez and Liverpool had their hands full with Cardiff for the first 55 minutes or so, then the Reds took over winning 6-3 as Suarez had a hat trick himself to go with Skrtel and Sturridge
Elsewhere, Hull City shut out West Brom 2-0, Everton held off Swansea 3-2 to keep a look at the Europa qualifier, Newcastle's Cisse scored near the death and dedicated the goal to suspended manger Alan Pardew in a big win over Crystal Palace, Norwich shut out Sunderland 2-0 as well, but the interesting story line late came from West Ham and Manchester United.
Rooney's 50-yarder on Adrian gave the Red Devils enough momentum to pull out a 2-0 win themselves...
Here's the goal- again- because we can... and Beckham's reaction was priceless...
It was an unbelievable first twenty minutes for Chelsea against Arsenal...
Earlier in the week The Chosen One (Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho) maintained that his counterpart, Arsene Wenger, was only good at being a "specialist in failure." He kept pushing buttons and made sure everyone was on edge as the game started...
Eto'o and Schurrle made it 2-0 in the first 8 minutes, and then an odd call from referee Andre Marriner gave a red to Kieran Gibbs instead of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain- who lobbied for it and still wasn't given the dismissal...
The red card will be transferred to AOC from Gibbs on Monday, by the way...
And the final was 6-0...congrats to Arsene Wenger in his 1000th appearance as manager... (???)
Mourinho still believes the title is Man City's to lose and after today's display against Fulham, who can really complain about that assessment. Yaya Toure scored on two PK's early on before this strike from the outside gave him his hat trick in a 5-0 win over Fulham...
Not to be outdone, Luis Suarez and Liverpool had their hands full with Cardiff for the first 55 minutes or so, then the Reds took over winning 6-3 as Suarez had a hat trick himself to go with Skrtel and Sturridge
Elsewhere, Hull City shut out West Brom 2-0, Everton held off Swansea 3-2 to keep a look at the Europa qualifier, Newcastle's Cisse scored near the death and dedicated the goal to suspended manger Alan Pardew in a big win over Crystal Palace, Norwich shut out Sunderland 2-0 as well, but the interesting story line late came from West Ham and Manchester United.
Rooney's 50-yarder on Adrian gave the Red Devils enough momentum to pull out a 2-0 win themselves...
Here's the goal- again- because we can... and Beckham's reaction was priceless...
Sunday, March 16, 2014
OSG Prem: ManU In Freefall, Arsenal Tightens It Up
((HT: BPL))
Steven Gerrard almost made history being the first player who could have scored three PK goals in a game, but his hook on the third attempt went and hit the post.
Didn't really matter...
Gerrard's two from the spot and one from Suarez gave a dominating performance for the Reds who blew out Manchester United 3-0
The HQ thinks that the club will spend a lot in the off-season, but we don't think David Moyes will be the manager to see it all happen...
And in the afternoon's other game, a Tomas Rosicky thunderbolt in the second minute was enough for Arsenal to hold on and beat Spurs at White Hart Lane 1-0...
Here's the up to date table...and you see how much trouble both Spurs and Manchester United are in after Sunday...
Everton chasing Spurs for the Europa League spot...and Chelsea is having to hold on with everything they have...
1 Chelsea 30 66
2 Liverpool 29 62
3 Arsenal 29 62
4 Man City 27 60
5 Spurs 30 53
6 Everton 28 51
7 Man Utd 29 48
Steven Gerrard almost made history being the first player who could have scored three PK goals in a game, but his hook on the third attempt went and hit the post.
Didn't really matter...
Gerrard's two from the spot and one from Suarez gave a dominating performance for the Reds who blew out Manchester United 3-0
The HQ thinks that the club will spend a lot in the off-season, but we don't think David Moyes will be the manager to see it all happen...
And in the afternoon's other game, a Tomas Rosicky thunderbolt in the second minute was enough for Arsenal to hold on and beat Spurs at White Hart Lane 1-0...
Here's the up to date table...and you see how much trouble both Spurs and Manchester United are in after Sunday...
Everton chasing Spurs for the Europa League spot...and Chelsea is having to hold on with everything they have...
1 Chelsea 30 66
2 Liverpool 29 62
3 Arsenal 29 62
4 Man City 27 60
5 Spurs 30 53
6 Everton 28 51
7 Man Utd 29 48
Sunday, February 23, 2014
OSG Prem: Liverpool, Swansea Forget Defense, Big Win For Norwich
((HT: ESPNFC))
Liverpool's fits and starts are maddening to the Reds and their fans...
They were on full display Sunday in the match against Swansea City- up 2-0, tied at 2, up 3-2, up 4-2, win 4-3
Newcastle needed three points and got it going against Aston Villa, winning 1-0
And in, what was told to be a mandatory must-win situation for manager Chris Hughton, got the mandatory must win for Hughton to stay another week as Norwich boss in a 1-0 win over Tottenham...
Here's the recap of the Premier League Sunday...
Liverpool's fits and starts are maddening to the Reds and their fans...
They were on full display Sunday in the match against Swansea City- up 2-0, tied at 2, up 3-2, up 4-2, win 4-3
Newcastle needed three points and got it going against Aston Villa, winning 1-0
And in, what was told to be a mandatory must-win situation for manager Chris Hughton, got the mandatory must win for Hughton to stay another week as Norwich boss in a 1-0 win over Tottenham...
Here's the recap of the Premier League Sunday...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
OSG Prem: Liverpool Wins At The Death, Newcastle In Freefall
Two games called off today because of heavy wind and rain...
And it was really bad at the Etihad where the game between Sunderland and Man City was postponed because of winds that were in the neighborhood of 100mph at times- even knocking over big periodical stands (pictured right, thanks Reuters).
The game between Everton and Crystal Palace was also postponed because of conditions.
No word on when those games will be made up. The reason for the mid-week match-ups is the FA Cup games that are set for the weekend to whittle that field down even further as the teams get another round closer to playing for a title at Wembley.
The Man City game was postponed only 75 minutes before kick and the Citizens are still alive in all four cup competitions at present. This postponement could make things dicey in the schedule as we get to the end of the year...
So... around the league...
Stoke and Swansea drew at 1
Arsenal and Manchester United did nothing and each walked away with a point in a goalless draw
And what has gotten into Spurs Emmanuel Adebayor...???
Two more goals for Tim Sherwood and Tottenham dismantled Newcastle, 4-0, and the HQ wonders about the patience level involving Alan Pardew- even if he is mid-table. Since the sale of Cabaye, the offense has gone out the window...
Even if it's not his fault...
((HT: BBCSport))
But the match of the day is Liverpool-Fulham, and yes, the HQ knows what you're thinking...
No, it's not a misprint...
Liverpool's Kolo Toure almost made it a long day for the Reds with a whiff that turned into an own goal in the match against Fulham...
((HT: BPL))
But after being down 1-0 and 2-1, a late penalty kick by Gerrard gave Liverpool a huge three points off the 3-2 win...
From Chelsea to Spurs, it's only a 7-point range and it's getting good...
And it was really bad at the Etihad where the game between Sunderland and Man City was postponed because of winds that were in the neighborhood of 100mph at times- even knocking over big periodical stands (pictured right, thanks Reuters).
No word on when those games will be made up. The reason for the mid-week match-ups is the FA Cup games that are set for the weekend to whittle that field down even further as the teams get another round closer to playing for a title at Wembley.
The Man City game was postponed only 75 minutes before kick and the Citizens are still alive in all four cup competitions at present. This postponement could make things dicey in the schedule as we get to the end of the year...
So... around the league...
Stoke and Swansea drew at 1
Arsenal and Manchester United did nothing and each walked away with a point in a goalless draw
And what has gotten into Spurs Emmanuel Adebayor...???
Two more goals for Tim Sherwood and Tottenham dismantled Newcastle, 4-0, and the HQ wonders about the patience level involving Alan Pardew- even if he is mid-table. Since the sale of Cabaye, the offense has gone out the window...
Even if it's not his fault...
((HT: BBCSport))
But the match of the day is Liverpool-Fulham, and yes, the HQ knows what you're thinking...
No, it's not a misprint...
Liverpool's Kolo Toure almost made it a long day for the Reds with a whiff that turned into an own goal in the match against Fulham...
((HT: BPL))
But after being down 1-0 and 2-1, a late penalty kick by Gerrard gave Liverpool a huge three points off the 3-2 win...
From Chelsea to Spurs, it's only a 7-point range and it's getting good...
Saturday, February 8, 2014
OSG Prem: Hazard And Liverpool Shine, Man City Listless
((HT: BPL on NBC))
The top of the Premier League table is a mess again... short of the Everton result with Spurs tomorrow...
1 Chelsea 25 56
2 Arsenal 25 55
3 Man City 25 54
4 Liverpool 25 50
5 Everton 24 45
6 Spurs 24 44
Chelsea is atop the table after a Eden Hazard hat trick in a romp over Newcastle, 3-0...
Liverpool drew closer to Arsenal with four goals in the first 20 minutes at Anfield on their way to a 5-1 win. Skrtel and Sterling each scored twice with Daniel Sturridge scoring the fifth...
It wasn't even THAT close...
Brendan Rodgers was blown away...
((HT: BBC Sport))
Man City drew at Norwich- which was a wasted opportunity, frankly...
Elsewhere, Hull City, West Ham, and Crystal Palace all pulled wins out to get them closer to being out of the drop zone conversation. Stoke and Southampton drew for a point a piece. And Swansea got a well-needed three points at the expense of their Welsh derby mates, Cardiff, with a 3-0 shut out at Liberty Stadium...
West Brom, Cardiff, and Fulham are now in the relegation zone with Fulham having to play Manchester United this weekend.
The top of the Premier League table is a mess again... short of the Everton result with Spurs tomorrow...
1 Chelsea 25 56
2 Arsenal 25 55
3 Man City 25 54
4 Liverpool 25 50
5 Everton 24 45
6 Spurs 24 44
Chelsea is atop the table after a Eden Hazard hat trick in a romp over Newcastle, 3-0...
Liverpool drew closer to Arsenal with four goals in the first 20 minutes at Anfield on their way to a 5-1 win. Skrtel and Sterling each scored twice with Daniel Sturridge scoring the fifth...
It wasn't even THAT close...
Brendan Rodgers was blown away...
((HT: BBC Sport))
Man City drew at Norwich- which was a wasted opportunity, frankly...
Elsewhere, Hull City, West Ham, and Crystal Palace all pulled wins out to get them closer to being out of the drop zone conversation. Stoke and Southampton drew for a point a piece. And Swansea got a well-needed three points at the expense of their Welsh derby mates, Cardiff, with a 3-0 shut out at Liberty Stadium...
West Brom, Cardiff, and Fulham are now in the relegation zone with Fulham having to play Manchester United this weekend.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
OSG Prem: Liverpool Smokes Everton, Arsenal Survives, Merson Laughs...
((HT: NBC Sports/BPL))
A hearty welcome back to the Premier after the FA Cup ties shows us that Liverpool looks like they'll be hanging around for a while...
Sturridge had two, Gerrard and Suarez one each and the reds blew Everton out of the gym, 4-0, at Anfield...
It was 3-0 before you could blink, really, and Sturridge looked motivated and enjoyed taking USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard to Lob City with his second...
But, probably, the funniest moment of the day was when Sky Sports Paul Merson absolutely lost it when Sturridge skied his PK attempt for the hat trick...
((HT: Sky Sports))
Manchester United wasted no time welcoming back Robin van Persie with a mark on the score sheet and new import Juan Mata added some handiwork on his own as ManU took care of Cardiff, 2-0...
Swansea picked up a needed three points with a 2-0 shutout of Fulham...
Southampton and Arsenal each picked up a point in a 2-2 draw. The more important issue is the red card of Flamini, which will keep him out of three matches in the Arsenal midfield...
Norwich and Newscastle ended 10v10, but it didn't add any offense for their scoreless draw...
And Crystal Palace held off 10-man Hull City 1-0 and pick up a huge three points for Tony Pulis
A hearty welcome back to the Premier after the FA Cup ties shows us that Liverpool looks like they'll be hanging around for a while...
Sturridge had two, Gerrard and Suarez one each and the reds blew Everton out of the gym, 4-0, at Anfield...
It was 3-0 before you could blink, really, and Sturridge looked motivated and enjoyed taking USMNT goalkeeper Tim Howard to Lob City with his second...
But, probably, the funniest moment of the day was when Sky Sports Paul Merson absolutely lost it when Sturridge skied his PK attempt for the hat trick...
((HT: Sky Sports))
Manchester United wasted no time welcoming back Robin van Persie with a mark on the score sheet and new import Juan Mata added some handiwork on his own as ManU took care of Cardiff, 2-0...
Swansea picked up a needed three points with a 2-0 shutout of Fulham...
Southampton and Arsenal each picked up a point in a 2-2 draw. The more important issue is the red card of Flamini, which will keep him out of three matches in the Arsenal midfield...
Norwich and Newscastle ended 10v10, but it didn't add any offense for their scoreless draw...
And Crystal Palace held off 10-man Hull City 1-0 and pick up a huge three points for Tony Pulis
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
OSG Prem: Chelsea, Arsenal Save Spots, Liverpool Climbs
((HT: Sky Sports))
The Winners on the end of the very busy holiday period were Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal, and Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table.
The biggest surprise was from Spurs as they beat Man United at Old Trafford to continue the fan's consternation at David Moyes and the wonder of Tim Sherwood's run as new manager. Moyes was still hot over a non-PK call against Tottenham for their 6th loss of the season.
Chelsea went 3-0 over Southampton- who look tired now. Manager Jose Mourinho also said that Juan Mata and Michael Essien can look for new homes in the January transfer window. Man City outscored Swansea 3-2 countering Wilfried Bony's double. It now appears that Michu is out for six weeks with his ankle injury and surgery.
Arsenal scored two late to beat Cardiff. And it appears Nicklas Bendtner is out for "weeks" after getting an ankle injury. Liverpool needed a late goal from Luis Suarez to distance themselves over a tired Hull City squad by the same margin.
Here's the wrap through the eyes of the guys at Sky Sports...
The surprise on the day has to be the Fulham 2-1 win over West Ham- with Hammers manager Sam Allardyce wondering aloud where his captain, Kevin Nolan's, head has been recently after getting another red card. It forced a squad fighting for relegation to play a man down in a game they couldn't afford to lose.
Everton and Stoke drew as did Palace and Norwich. Also at the bottom, Villa beat Sunderland and West Brom knocked off Newcastle on a Berahino PK...
The Winners on the end of the very busy holiday period were Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal, and Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table.
The biggest surprise was from Spurs as they beat Man United at Old Trafford to continue the fan's consternation at David Moyes and the wonder of Tim Sherwood's run as new manager. Moyes was still hot over a non-PK call against Tottenham for their 6th loss of the season.
Chelsea went 3-0 over Southampton- who look tired now. Manager Jose Mourinho also said that Juan Mata and Michael Essien can look for new homes in the January transfer window. Man City outscored Swansea 3-2 countering Wilfried Bony's double. It now appears that Michu is out for six weeks with his ankle injury and surgery.
Arsenal scored two late to beat Cardiff. And it appears Nicklas Bendtner is out for "weeks" after getting an ankle injury. Liverpool needed a late goal from Luis Suarez to distance themselves over a tired Hull City squad by the same margin.
Here's the wrap through the eyes of the guys at Sky Sports...
The surprise on the day has to be the Fulham 2-1 win over West Ham- with Hammers manager Sam Allardyce wondering aloud where his captain, Kevin Nolan's, head has been recently after getting another red card. It forced a squad fighting for relegation to play a man down in a game they couldn't afford to lose.
Everton and Stoke drew as did Palace and Norwich. Also at the bottom, Villa beat Sunderland and West Brom knocked off Newcastle on a Berahino PK...
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