Athletico Madrid Post Match Discussion

[paulcooper4]

You see a different game at the ground you know.

Did you actually go to Beijing or just TV?

dont you just love them cocky ****ers that can afford to go to all the games

[BrooklynRed]

should have been a comfortable 4-2 win, but for Keane's miss, Benayoun's onside goal called off, Riera's stone cold penalty for which HE was booked, and Maniche's goal which was wrongly called off side. If this were any other sport in the world, people would be going INSANE over how many things the officials got wrong, but for European football, it is par for the course. Infuriating, but something to talk about, I guess.

That Danish reffing crew was scando-lous! (I'll get my hat)

[MrMichael]

should have been a comfortable 4-2 win, but for Keane's miss, Benayoun's onside goal called off, Riera's stone cold penalty for which HE was booked, and Maniche's goal which was wrongly called off side. If this were any other sport in the world, people would be going INSANE over how many things the officials got wrong, but for European football, it is par for the course. Infuriating, but something to talk about, I guess.

That Danish reffing crew was scando-lous! (I'll get my hat)

*groans*

Don't forget your coat either, I'll call you a

[slimbimjim]

I watched Aguero in the Olympics and he was pants most of the time. He's no Messi, more of a Rooney. Really just depends on the type of player you prefer.

Yeah he seemed to drift out to the right in most matches and then hid.

[Nicey]

Have to say that is about the worst officiating crew I've seen. The offsides were obvious, but the ref must have been getting paid by the whistle, definitely killed the game.

Yep worst I have seen also ..shocking truly shocking

Good game, great result, good performance and took our pedal off a little 2nd half and got caught out ... happy overall

[SB]

should have been a comfortable 4-2 win, but for Keane's miss, Benayoun's onside goal called off, Riera's stone cold penalty for which HE was booked, and Maniche's goal which was wrongly called off side. If this were any other sport in the world, people would be going INSANE over how many things the officials got wrong, but for European football, it is par for the course. Infuriating, but something to talk about, I guess.

That Danish reffing crew was scando-lous! (I'll get my hat)

Spot on BR

It should in fact have been 3-0 and then they may have folded completely

[Nicey]

Something has to be done about that linesman that was truly awful

[SB]

Something has to be done about that linesman that was truly awful

Your right of course. Yossi's was bad enough but Maniches goal

[SB]

Your right of course. Yossi's was bad enough but Maniches goal

Having said that, he shouldn't have been on the pitch his dive was so bad. One commentator on SBS laughed about Riera's " dive " WTF ??? but then he was almost speechless when discussing Maniche's "triple bachflip with inverted pike" Now that deserved a flippin red card

[Crazy-Horse]

As I said before, happy with the result, not the performance.

Funny really. Before the game, a draw was in my mind, a good result. At Half time, I was expecting more!

Perhaps over the past weeks we have gone from playing poorly and winning, to playing a little better and raising the expectations, without us really noticing.

Still looks promising for the season tho'

[Nick77]

Disgraceful! I'm not happy at all. An easier CL away match we will never have again. It should have been game over at half time, at least 4-0 but no our players seem to think 1-0 is as good as 4-0. Our club have had this "disease" 4 many years now of not punishing weaker teams & putting games to bed early like I hate 2 say it Arsenal, Chelski & Manure would have done against a piss poor Atletico. Anyway I'm sorry 2 rant but a draw feels like a loss 2 me, if we play like that on Sunday we're fecked, although I'm sure Sunday will be different (hopefully!)

[Reece]

Disgraceful! I'm not happy at all. An easier CL away match we will never have again. It should have been game over at half time, at least 4-0 but no our players seem to think 1-0 is as good as 4-0. Our club have had this "disease" 4 many years now of not punishing weaker teams & putting games to bed early like I hate 2 say it Arsenal, Chelski & Manure would have done against a piss poor Atletico. Anyway I'm sorry 2 rant but a draw feels like a loss 2 me, if we play like that on Sunday we're fecked, although I'm sure Sunday will be different (hopefully!)

Is this tongue in cheek?

[Shaggy]

Cannot believe the anger of some people. 'Disgraceful' WTF?

We drew - so what? There's not a chance we'll repeat our 2nd half performance on Sunday...not a chance.

[Nick77]

Cannot believe the anger of some people. 'Disgraceful' WTF?

We drew - so what? There's not a chance we'll repeat our 2nd half performance on Sunday...not a chance.

We are miles better than Atletico, we should NEVER have drawn against them. The same nearly happened at Marseille when the lads went 2 sleep in the 2nd half...

[Shaggy]

We are better than them but you don’t and can’t beat every single inferior side every time. That said we will beat them at home and it won’t be a problem – no-one will remember this result. Besides, UEFA have us top of the group anyway. FFS!