If you meet any football fans walking around today, you'll probably ask that person "did you watch the game last night?", most of them will probably say that he/she did watch the game, unless that person happens to be either a dude with no-tv at home or a guy who doesn't give a shit about that game. However, this is where all the fun starts, the reaction after the answer. If you happens to talk to a Chelsea fan, that person will probably say a lot of negative things about referee decisions or some might even go deep to "cheat" from the United side. Anyway, here's my opinion on this game.
First of all, the game is very fun. Full of excitement and you can't really take off your eyes for any minute. Man United were sharp in the first 15 minutes, 2 goals. Both goals were contribute by Robin Van Persie, although the first one was an own goal from David Luiz. I think nobody can really argue that United were very sharp and played very well. Chelsea received a freekick just before the half-time, which Juan Mata just curve it in. Epic goal!
The fun part started when Ramires scores an equalizer for Chelsea in the middle of the second half. That was when Chelsea really shows that United's defence is still a pile of crap. 2-2 was the score. Then at one point, Ashley Young broke through Chelsea defence which made Ivanovic sprint to reach Young. Young fell down and Ivanovic shown red. Well, that was not cool. Personally, I think that that shouldn't have been a red. Yes, Young was the last person but that light touch isn't that much. And as always, Young overacted. But okay, decision can't be changed (unless you happened to play against Juventus). So thats one red for Chelsea. At that point, I thought to myself that United HAS TO WIN because one defensive wall has been eliminated from the game.
Not long after, Torres got a chance to break through and goes down in flash. The ref walked to him and Torres was the second player to be shown red in the same night. Well, this one is hard since Torres already had one yellow. But like Sir Alex said, he could go through and score but he chose to fall down. I do not that Evans deserved a foul, but a yellow to Torres? That was kind of harsh. But too bad, you can't dive or overact (unless you happened to play for... nevermind). So by the 70th minute, its 9 against 11. United kept attacking until they received their reward in the 75th minute when Javier Hernandez scored. That was an offside goal, but I do not want to comment on that. Done. Chelsea tried hard but failed to score an equalizer. United defeat Chelsea at the Bridge for the first time in 11 years (Premier League only).
During the match, I also read Twitter feeds and Facebook pages. Most of their posts were about how United bribed their referee (Mark Clattenburg). Personally, I don't think there were any bribe or cheat, but most decisions were going against United's opponent and it seems really awkward nowadays. Just think about it, in the past two years, most of United's big games, there were always controversies and most of the time concerning referee decisions. I can list some off my head now.
- Manchester United 1-0 Liverpool [FA CUP 2011] - Gerrard sent off and undeserved penalty. (Howard Webb)
- Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United [FA CUP 2012] - Kompany sent off and United handball in the box. (Chris Foy)
- Liverpool 1-2 Manchester United [PREMIER LEAGUE 2012-13] - Shelvey sent off and controversial penalty. (Mark Halsey)
- Chelsea 2-3 Manchester United [PREMIER LEAGUE 2012-13] - Ivanovic and Torres sent off and United's offside goal. (Mark Clattenburg)
Although I believe there were no bribery, it will nice if FA are willing to investigate the issue, just for the sakes of angry fans. Honestly, Chelsea happened to be the team that is stronger last night, but because of De Gea, United are still safe. The gap in the Premier League now is just 1 point, this is going to be real damn fun. I'm going to end my post here. Just watch, United is going play Chelsea again this midweek. Let's hope for a peaceful and fair game.
Good Luck Everyone!
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