12/21/24
October 22, 2005
Henry responsible for Pires's piss-poor penalty.: So, your team, EPL champions just two seasons ago, now struggling mid-table, is ahead in a match because of the penalty you scored. You've just earned another penalty that could put your team firmly in the driver's seat. You have a special plan worked out with your club's record-breaking top scorer where, instead of you kicking the ball into goal, you'll fake it and pass it so that your top scorer can kick it into goal. What do you do? You mess up so bad it looks like you touched the ball twice, and the ref gives the ball to the other side. You get lucky because your first goal is the only one that stands at the end of the match (the other team has one very close-call goal disallowed), your manager backs you up, and your top scorer says the whole screw-up was his idea. What the hell were you thinking?
posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 10:13 PM - 8 comments
WHY did they do that?!
posted by StarFucker at 02:47 AM on October 23, 2005
Henry clearly thought it was a great laugh if his response when interviewed on MOTD is anything to go by. I draw three conclusions from this whole farce: 1. Arsenal have given up on the Premier League already. 2. Henry is off to Barca at the end of the season. 3. The French really are as arrogant as everyone suspected.
posted by squealy at 03:24 AM on October 23, 2005
A similar penalty ploy worked for Johan Cruyff. Trouble is, you can only use it once.
posted by owlhouse at 05:09 AM on October 23, 2005
Footballers? Thinking?
posted by JJ at 08:22 AM on October 23, 2005
Hell, at this point, I'll take the 3 points, embarrassing moment and all.
posted by trox at 11:04 AM on October 23, 2005
4. Squealy really is a stupid as his nickname.
posted by sic at 11:48 AM on October 23, 2005
You're wrong there sic. I'm more stupid. Now 100% more stupid for a limited period only.
posted by squealy at 12:45 PM on October 23, 2005
I'm thinking Pires is a lucky bastard.