Comments on: Chelsea reactions: Terry is sacrosanct; Pizarro is a punk http://sunderland.theoffside.com/team-news/chelsea-reactions-terry-is-sacrosanct-pizarro-is-a-punk.html News from Sunderland English Premiership football team Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:57:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Colin Randall http://sunderland.theoffside.com/team-news/chelsea-reactions-terry-is-sacrosanct-pizarro-is-a-punk.html#comment-4675 Colin Randall Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:45:04 +0000 http://sunderland.theoffside.com/team-news/chelsea-reactions-terry-is-sacrosanct-pizarro-is-a-punk.html#comment-4675 Who knows? Justjack and I could have watched the game in the same bar (I'm in the Emirates too) but we clearly saw the incident differently. Miller's tackle was a foul, but not a desperately bad one. Pizarro's assault was malicious, cynical and deliberate and epitomised much of what is rotten in the game. It was NOT a cautionable offence but every bit a red card matter as Miller's stupid retaliation. Consider if it had been the other way round. Quite apart from the specific punishments, our players would have been in trouble for intimidating the referee (a Man U thing that Chelsea have refined to an art). See also my rant on the same subject at http://www.salutsunderland.com/2007/12/doing-the-claud.html Who knows? Justjack and I could have watched the game in the same bar (I’m in the Emirates too) but we clearly saw the incident differently. Miller’s tackle was a foul, but not a desperately bad one. Pizarro’s assault was malicious, cynical and deliberate and epitomised much of what is rotten in the game. It was NOT a cautionable offence but every bit a red card matter as Miller’s stupid retaliation. Consider if it had been the other way round. Quite apart from the specific punishments, our players would have been in trouble for intimidating the referee (a Man U thing that Chelsea have refined to an art). See also my rant on the same subject at http://www.salutsunderland.com/2007/12/doing-the-claud.html

]]> By: justjack http://sunderland.theoffside.com/team-news/chelsea-reactions-terry-is-sacrosanct-pizarro-is-a-punk.html#comment-4625 justjack Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:14:25 +0000 http://sunderland.theoffside.com/team-news/chelsea-reactions-terry-is-sacrosanct-pizarro-is-a-punk.html#comment-4625 Oh now... Terry reaction was just John Terry... and Liam did a bit more than just tumble into a heap after a rash tackle. Have your cheekbone broken and see how you react after being taken down by a sloppy kid... Claudio's knee-to-groin was uncalled for, it was an embarassment to say the very least. Unfortunately, the retaliation got punished, in the heat of things the ref probably forgot he was standing right there when Pizzarro did the proximate deed. Claudio should have been cautioned similarly. I was dissappointed at the hunkering down defensive play, I'm a Blues fan but I've secretly cheered on SAFC back when the SOL was rekindled. I wanted Sunderland to really bring it to Stamford Bridge and it could have happened... Chelsea was missing a considerable bit of their fire... I had hoped SAFC would exploit that and make a match of it. Oh well, just get out of that relegation zone, hey? The bouncing down and up makes me dizzy and I want to see Keane's boys rise up to stay. Oh now… Terry reaction was just John Terry… and Liam did a bit more than just tumble into a heap after a rash tackle. Have your cheekbone broken and see how you react after being taken down by a sloppy kid… Claudio’s knee-to-groin was uncalled for, it was an embarassment to say the very least. Unfortunately, the retaliation got punished, in the heat of things the ref probably forgot he was standing right there when Pizzarro did the proximate deed. Claudio should have been cautioned similarly.

I was dissappointed at the hunkering down defensive play, I’m a Blues fan but I’ve secretly cheered on SAFC back when the SOL was rekindled. I wanted Sunderland to really bring it to Stamford Bridge and it could have happened… Chelsea was missing a considerable bit of their fire… I had hoped SAFC would exploit that and make a match of it. Oh well, just get out of that relegation zone, hey? The bouncing down and up makes me dizzy and I want to see Keane’s boys rise up to stay.

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