FA Cup Quarterfinal - Chelsea v. United Live!
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Monday, March 13, 2017
Lakenheath Old Boys
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Afternoon, chaps - I've got the Fox Soccer 2 Go link up and running here in the office. Very quiet around here today, as the students are all on Spring Break. Perfect for getting a few back burner projects done and, of course, watching some FA Cup action!
Manchester United and Jose Mourinho have traveled down to Stamford Bridge today for this FA Cup quarter-final in the position of world’s most unlikeliest underdogs. The FA has banned Zlatan Ibrahimovic for resting his elbow on Tyrone Mings’s jaw, Anthony Martial’s got a knock, Wayne Rooney’s made the mistake of going near Phil Jones during a training session, and even young Marcus Rashford is ill but starts. It's all a bit unfair.
The teams are coming out on the pitch at Stamford Bridge:
Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Matic, Kante, Alonso; Willian, Costa, Hazard. Subs: Begovic, Terry, Zouma, Chalobah, Fabregas, Pedro, Batshuayi.
Manchester United: De Gea; Smalling, Jones, Rojo; Valencia, Herrera, Pogba, Darmian; Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Young. Subs: Romero, Bailly, Blind, Lingard, Carrick, Fellaini, Mata.
Referee: Michael Oliver.
We're all set then - Martin Tyler on the microphone. Diego kicks us off. Both sides wearing their traditional kits. Magnificent atmosphere.
I'm hoping for an open and attacking encounter with loads of goals and a result in the 90 minutes, please. I can't really hang around for extra time and pens today.
Good afternoon, Bob. Here just in time for kickoff to see Rojo head over a corner from Miki
United will have their work cut out for them as Jose and Juan Mata watch from the bench on their return to SB
Afternoon Boys
I just got home as Rojo should have buried a header!
Bit of a tasty challenge there from Rojo. Lucky to escape an early booking. Michael Oliver being patient.
I don't know if Jose will grant you your wish. He may want to play for penalties , given the lack of striking options available.
Afternoon, lads - I hope you've had as good a day as I have. Very productive here in the office - and now a top level match to enjoy!
United certainly don't look overawed by the occasion. They've been here before.
Good afternoon, everyone. I made it in just in time too because I was raking copious amounts of leaves.
I expect this to be a competitive cup tie, unlike the other quarterfinals with no quarter given
Raking leaves? In bloody March? (shaking my head at the notion)
True - the other matches have been real blow-outs.
As Stew Robson stated, United will need to defend well from the front. That will be the way top compensate for lack of striking options.
Darmian catches Hazard there - won't be the last time, I suspect.
It was like Autumn and Spring combined Lots of pollen mixed in with fallen brown leaves.
It looks to be a feisty cup tie, like cup ties played in the 60s and 70s
Good man - nice to have a tidy yard, eh?
There certainly isn't a lot of room for the playmakers to maneuver. The challenges are coming in thick and fast.
Unfortunately, there is still work to be done and tomorrow is already booked solid with errands.
First real shot in anger from United - Miki tries a pop from about 20 yards. Wide of the mark.
I'm surprised to see Rash playing. I thought he was out with an illness.
Yes - Kate and I have a full day of errands (e.g. taxes, car service, pharmacy, shopping) for tomorrow. And then we're leaving for a mini-break in Cleveland on Wednesday, weather permitting. We're due to have about half a foot of the white stuff dumped on us tonight.
Darmian fouls Willian , who makes the most of it,attempting to get the United man booked.
Back from the loo... missed nowt
Darmian again - this time snapping into Willian's legs. Lucky to escape Oliver's wrath.
Sideshow over this one. No - it's a training pitch routine bollixed up.
The Nocito Curse seems to be wearing off!
Yikes! Your break sounds more like a Winter Break than a Spring Break. Hoping you all get warmer weather soon.
Of course, United were already behind after 30 seconds in the last visit
Rashford apparently has a touch of the flu. He might need a change of shorts at some point, if things get messy.
it sure does and you did not miss much of anything other than Willian rolling around like he been polaxed.
Struth...just wide by Hazard
OH!!! Hazard goes on a solo run and De Gea did well to turn around his effort
Oh - Hazard with a lovely turn and run through the United defense. Twilight did brilliantly to turn it around the post. Corner.
Another great save by De Gea
United's defense is useless
Oh - and another excellent save by Twilight from Cahill off the corner. Chelsea really turning it on now.
OH!!! De Gea with a Banks like save from Cahill from a few yards out off the corner then United clear for another Chelsea corner.
Chelsea win another corner as they are really dominating
Darmian is marking Costa..yikes...all he does is wrestle
United survive
One of the best saves I've seen this season. Cor!
Bob, what is your latest storm predictions?
We are supposed to get 12-18 inches
Can you say SNOW DAY
Wonder if Fox will show us the draw or just tell us after 50 million commercials
A bit of respite now for United. But they really aren't attacking much.
Herrera needs to just play
Stop fouling
Stop arguing
Stop acting
I'm thinking the latter, UWS.
Valencia coughs up the ball to Hazard , of all people , who is fouled. Mike Oliver plays the advantage then Costa is tackled as United survive.
Herrera picks up a yellow for a body check. Just obstruction, really. I think the Darmian challenges were worse.
United toothless going forward
JUST STUPID by JONES!!
Why foul there?
Now it's Phil Jones crunching in on Hazard.
Matic high and wide from 25 yards out. We'll take that all day.
Matic aims one toward the London Eye. It's still airborne. You'll take those all day long, eh lads?
Ball inside the box and Rash gets it a cross but no runs were made
GET IT OVER YOUNG
I want to see Pogba be more dominant - he's the bloody most expensive player in Premiership history!!
Martin Tyler just said that Valencia is a good crosser of the ball. UWS and I beg to differ.
Pogba is dominant. That is at being charitable, but we didn't pay all that money for him to be like that.
I don't know which player Martin Tyler has been watching.
Pogba dominant....I think you spell that.... Pogba useless
SAF watching with one of his former Aberdeen players , Alex McLeish. SAF doesn't look impressed with proceedings.
Valencia can't cross his way out of a paper bag... a wet one
Not good by Rashford...Manchester United need to be better than that
Hazard was in full flight again but Pogba nicked it off him.
Bloody hell! Terrible ball in from Rash. Deserved better.
Great tackle by Pogba on Hazard ,w ho flopped like an Olympic diver, then the possession is ruined by a pathetic cross from Rash.
Kane out for the rest of the season!!!
Rooney hurt in training after clashing with Jones
What a surprise...Jones is a bull in a china shop
BOOM BOOM , UWS! Great description of Pogpants that are wet.
Is he? Did they say that?
LOL, UWS!
Martin Tyler just said that he might be out for the rest of the season. Bloody hell!
I read about Roon being injured by Jones! I couldn't believe then I told myself it's Jones.
Yikes!! That will a massive loss for the Spuds, the Three Lions, and my slim PPP chances.
I haven't heard or seen anything
Hazard gets free again but blazes well over. He seems the main threat to United.
Just to let everyone know that I did state yesterday that this one will probably go to penalties.
Half an hour gone. The good news for United and Mou is that Chelsea have been reduced to two shots on goal, both saved magnificently by Twilight.
Yash is useless in possession
Hazard is the player I like
Gets the ball and attacks
Rashford used to do that
Agreed, Bob. We've done well not to be trailing.
It could be the sophomore jinx.
Jones is thug AND stupid
BLOODY HELL
Herrara is off...HE"S AN IDIOT
Herrera is off!!!!!
Second yellow!
Jones with yet another foul on Hazard and lectured by Michael Oliver.
MORONS
I still think that the first one was harsh.
BLOODY HELL! Herrera is sent off for a second yellow. As Stuart Robson, stated it was due to the fact that Hazard had been constantly fouled by United players. Was he being targeted by United players?
Now Fellaini is coming on for Miki.... OH WHAT JOY
Not sure what Yashley is playing at now.
Miki being sacrificed for Hair Bear. Not sure what that's about either.
Put another moron on the field that will foul all the time
take off our creative players
Miki is sacrificed and replaced by Hair Bear, who could just as easily get himself two bookings.
Twilight is down needing treatment now after having punched one out. Looks like Costa caught him in the goolies.
De Gea is down. There was contact by Costa, but it didn't seem that severe.
If Jose wasn't planning to play for penalties earlier, he will probably plan to now.
This one could get spicy now if Referee Oliver isn't careful.
Likely to be the case, mate. Unless United can nick one from a set piece. You've got some threats.
Advantage is played as Marcus Alonso was down under the challenge from Valencia
I really have to take a Jimmy Riddle - blow up, ref!
Agreed. Part of it is the players, but Michael Oliver, who is usually a proficient ref, seems to have lost control of the match.
Sorry to say that there will be some stoppage time, so you may have to tough it out, mate.
LOL! I shall try.
Hazard goes down way too easily under the challenge from Darmian. Really poor by Hazard.
I would feel awful if you become a victim of the Nocito curse.
Hazard is looking a bit floppy today. United's defenders will have to be far more cautious than they have been. The slightest brush and he'll go to ground in the area.
No fear there - I think it only afflicts Nocitos.
Tom just said Pogba sucked again
I was talking to our construction guy!
We are building you a room above the garage Bob
Thank goodness - only two minutes of stoppage time.
Sounds like a guest room.Will Bob find it comfy?
Will it have a plaque dedicated to me in it, mate? And of course I'll expect LUFC decor throughout. ;-)
Agreed about Hazard . He will flop , especially given that Michael Oliver is giving him more protection than Donny Trump gets.
Half time
Not good for United... United only have themselves to blame
STOP BEING STUPID
Half-time: United down to ten men but they go in 0-0. Not bad all in all.
Back in a tick.
It's 0-0 at he end of an ill tempered half that already saw Herrera get his marching orders as United are a man down, but level on the scoreboard.
This game is totally ruined now
United will sit back
United won't try and score
Of course, we beat Arsenal with ten men in 1999
Only if Leeds are in the Prem...if not...you're in the basement
Even with ten men, United used to still attack.. not any more
Becks in the stands...he doesn't look happy
United pretty much down to ten men... Herrera off and Fellaini on
Back for the second half now - United get us underway.
Second half underway
United going backwards and sideways again
I HATE IT
Back for the second half after finishing bagging leaves on a misty , drizzly day.
Right there, Pogba could have turned and gone forward but he goes back
Then he gets the ball to turn when there was no space
What on earth is Pogba doing? Well - he's won a free kick, somehow.
Oh - that was a miserable free kick. Blimey!
Fabregas is warming up.
Such an atrocious free kick by Young... He's a PROFESSIONAL!
The ball wasn't moving!!
Fab warming up for Chelsea so they can have another flopper on the pitch
Yashley redeems himself with a decent tackle there.
Rash looks completely all at sea and isolated up front now.
Rash must have the flu, with all the coughing up of the ball.
I can't see United being brave enough or good enough to create any chances
Just hold on for pens
BTW, we're not good enough to do that
Azpi with a shot that lands in row N midway between the goal and the corner flag. Lucky fan.
Azpi tries one but he's wayward. Keep 'em coming, mate. Andy Capp (sorry, David Beckham) in the crowd.
One can only hope.If Bob could hold out for the loo then United should be able to hold on for pens.
Well defended by United - a big red wall back there. Trump would approve.
1-0.... United concede like that!!!
A pot shot beating De Gea
Sorry, lads - Kante scores a rare one.
All Pogba's fault
DAMN IT!! KANTE SCORES WITH A LONG RANGE EFFORT THAT WAS HIT MORE OUT OF HOPE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
Wrong-footed Twilight with that one - not much chance of getting to it. I would have liked to have seen Pogba or one of the defenders trying to dive in there to close the space.
Their French middie is better than ours.
What's up Jose's sleeve now - he has to change things. United have had no threat at all, particularly after Herrera was sent off. It's no good losing 1-0 - he has to go for it soon.
Agreed. Kante would not have scored if he had been shut down. Now it will take a miracle for us to retain the Cup.
I'm not a Kante fan either - he's a bloody water carrier.
We are one down in terms pf players on the pitch and the on the scoreboard.
Everyone loves him.... I hate that kind of player
all the damn pundits talk about with lovey dovey eyes
Jose knows we need a goal now.... right?
You've got Mata and Lindy on the bench. I'd have one of those on and a defender off. Go with a back three.
He's a an excellent water carrier and will be instrumental in two Prem titles with two different teams. United should have signed him instead of Pogba.
Agreed, UWS - I prefer creative players. That's about the first time I've ever seen him have a shot on goal.
Agreed. We need more attacking players on the field. It's a one off match
Well, he scored United in the 4-0 walloping
He only scores against United
If Chelsea go on to win the title, it'll be because of the creativity of the likes of Hazard and Pedro and the goalscoring exploits of Diego Costa. There have been several matches that have been decided in their favor because of a moment of brilliance from one of those guys.
What's Mou waiting for - time is bloody ticking, mate!
oooh, great run by Rashford....why couldn't that have gone in...
Should have placed it
Oh - that might have been the moment. Sideshow made a slip and Rash was away on goal. Good save by Courtois.
OH!!!! For the first time,. Rash got through on goal , but shot against Courtois when through on goal.
Corner comes to nothing
United are the least dangerous team I know
Could have been two five second later
And then Chelski spring a counter. Well defended in the end.
Hazard had a cross blocked then Willian had a shot blocked for a corner. Costa headed over from the corner taken by Willian.
Free header for Costa....just wide
ATROCIOUS DEFENDING
Oh - Costa probably should have scored there. Shouldered it wide.
Half an hour left - get someone else on, Jose!
Men against Boys right now
Oh - now Willian swings one at goal. Just wide.
Willian nearly made it 2-0 with a curling effort that was inches over. Fortunately, United are still in this cup tie.
I don't like United players being thugs
Rojo had better watch himself. Costa is good for a flop in the box.
Great tackle by Rojo on Costa after a pathetic attempt by Pogba to get the ball.
Tight decision there for Michael Oliver. Rojo on Costa. Nothing given.
THAT WAS SO BAD FROM POGBA
He's trying to do pull backs inside the D
I can't believe how bad he is
My boys said he was brilliant
Hazard has a pop - not this time.
Hazard slices a shot high and wide. We'll take that all day and all night.
Tea time on the East Coast?
Agreed, UWS - I think his reputation is all based on fancy adverts and FIFA profiles. I don't see it.
United's defense
Rojo, Jones, Smalling
Not exactly Vidic, Rio, Pallister and Bruce
It is indeed. I'm enjoying a cuppa and a biscuit. (Girl Scout cookie, actually).
Absolutely disgraceful by Costa as he rolls about after being flagged offside Not sure what Rojo did that was so horrible.
No love lost between Diego Costa and Marcus Rojo now.
Well , in. Great scouting Pogba is playing like Girl Scout now that I think about it.
Just over twenty minutes left. Still no movement from Jose. I'd have Juan Mata on - he's got something to prove at the Bridge, no?
The coverage of the semi-final round starts at the bottom of the hour.
Agreed. Jose seems to have no other option than to bring on Mata and Lindy. It should be now , not in a Mata of time.
Rojo just wants to have a fight with Costa instead of playing smart
20 minutes for United to get something
Can't even get one for a replay
Need two
or another non adventurous 30 minutes
I think the match will still be in progress at that time according to my calculations.
Boom boom, mate - you're always at the ready with Juan more Mata related pun.
Moses wins a corner as he fails to part the Red Sea.
Good defending by United but at this point they have to get it up the other end of the pitch.
Cheers, mate. I sure am. Well scouted. It must be the biscuit.
De Gea beats away a shot from Willian for another Chelsea corner.
Willian warms the hands of Twilight with a rocket.
Hazard goes to ground again - Valencia is the culprit this time.
Naughty by Valencia on Hazard, but unlike Herrera , escapes without a card.
United survive a bullet of cross there
How did Costa miss that!
Oh why couldn't it still be nil nil
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