Manchester United takes on Chelsea today (7:45am, ESPN2) with first place in the Premier League on the line as both teams enter the match without their top strikers.
If you will be watching today's soccer action on TV, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Apologies for the late start, I've been sick since yesterday. I'll include the rest of today's TV schedule shortly).
Does anyone know what happened to Hull’s Giovanni?
These streams are a joke. They play for about 3 minutes and then are cut off
not sure what was so “contentious” about the recent penalty given in the sunderland-tottenham game, this announcer won’t stop pissing about a clear handball
“Nani,” “Kaká”, and “nacho” aren’t English…
I hope that’s the case. He and JVoH should be locks each week.
Probably… the commentators mentioned that Jozy and Craig Fagan make a partnership and it showed last time.
At least Hull City’s manager realized his mistake quickly!
And Jozy up and warming up…
He’s scored and hit the post within seconds of each other. He’s playing really well
Question.
Does anyone know how much Edu and Bradley were able to play together in midfield at the youth level?
Rico Clark must be pissed right now. A few months ago it seemed the only person that could take his spot would be a Healthy Jermaine Jones. Now he sits and sits and sits while Edu gets in better and better form.
So Edu scored?
What happened with Hull?
That’s what everyone’s been screaming. I would much rather have a guy who hasn’t seen the pitch in a year playing over a guy that is getting consistent playing time in Europe
Hull City will be relegated because they don’t start their best forward, Jozy Altidore!
That was a perfect header from Kitson to Fuller for the goal. Fuller has great skill in working defenders one on one, with Stoke thought he doesn’t get the chance to do it that often.
I am terrified that Edu won’t be able to live up to an injured Bundesliga player. Scared, I say.
WOW EDU. so close off the post
EDU, EDU< EDU<EDU!!!!!
Edu with a goal after hitting the post seconds earlier!!!!!!
And Stoke is already up 1-0
Hull gives up easy goal. way too easy. What happened to the defense?
Edu has been active in the opening minutes. I hope he can get a good run of form going into June
… and Schalke gets one back in the 31st
Schalke 1-2 Bayern
Just like that Bayern scores 2 in 2 minutes to go up 2-0 on Schalke in the 26th. WOW
I was looking forward to Altidore and Shawcross battling each other during the game. Maybe it will happen late in the second half.
Well didn’t Folan (who replaces him) score one last week and 2 the week before? It’s all about goals in the relegation battle I think.
Edu starting, Beasley on the bench for Rangers.
Bradley starting for ‘Gladbach.
Edu and Bradley CM combo for the World Cup looking more and more like the one we’ll go to. I’ve always liked Edu better than Rico but now that Edu is back playing I don’t see any reason why Mo wouldn’t start.
I really thought this was a game where Altidore would shine. It ought to be a tough, physical game, and Jozy is a tough, physical player. I also thought Dowie was high up on him. Maybe in the 2nd half.
it looks like dowie continues the phil brown trend of not starting jozy on the road. he made some comments about jozy potentially being the player that keeps hull city up, then said he needs to train with more intensity. either way i’m tired of it. instead i’m rooting for mo edu, getting the start and michael bradley back in the starting lineup
Yeah, damn those Brits for corrupting the English language! 🙂
I don’t understand the mindset of the coaches with Altidore. He puts in a MOTM performance last week and he gets demoted to the bench
Altidore on the bench.
Exciting finish. There’s no disputing the offside on Drogba. Blatantly offsides. How the sideline ref let that go is beyond me, especially at Old Trafford. Tougher call on Macheda’s goal. At game speed, it was almost impossible to tell if he helped the ball in with his arm. Even on replays, it’s tough to tell, I thought. Call could’ve went either way.
Thought Chelsea were the better team today, though. Especially in the 1st half. United just looked sloppy for most of the game, maybe even a little run down. One would have to think Chelsea getting booted from the Champions League paid off today.
British in general pronounce everything with a long A. My wife speaks English not American English and we talk about this all the time.
Jamie Oliver has a show on ABC and last night he called nachos, nAchos. It’s just how they do it.
I never understood that one.
Also: José Al-ti-DORE-ee
Well, at least the officiating was good for one half.
Omar:
They also pronounce Cesc as “Sesk,” instead of “Chesk.”
Nani should be pronounced, “Naanee.”
Drogba in a clear offside position when the ball is played to him before firing home. Fergie is gonna have a fit after the game
I had to turn the game off and get some work done before the Final Four, what happened?
I think that second goal takes away from how well this game has been officiated
WTF… Macheda bungles the ball into goal… didn’t see whether the ball went off his arm. Last 10 minutes should be crackin’
close range rocket by Drogba! looked off sides but sweet finish…
Are British announcers correct in pronouncing Nani as an American would say “nanny”? This annoys me, but I don’t know Portuguese pronunciation. (They also always say Kaká as “KA-kuh”…)
The first half was all Chelsea.
The refereeing was fantastic, and probably the best I’ve ever seen. That being said, there was one glaring exception: Neville’s football tackle in the box. I don’t know if the official’s view was blocked, or what the deal is, but I think that was a clear cut PK.
no excuses ives
Get well Ives. This was an entertaining half. All these Mancs are nattily clad in their trendy gold and green scarves, but wouldn’t a better “protest” be to not purchase tickets to the games in the first place?
I can’t see this game ending without a sending off and/or a penalty. Chelsea should have had one for sure, and I don’t even particularly like them.
Hope you feel better today. Chelsea looks good. I wish Malouda would go after Neville some more. That right side is the soft underbelly of Man U.
Giggs has looked out of it today.
Get well soon Ives!