what do you think of manchester's goal in champions league with lille ?

Question

Im french and in france ... ITS A SCANDAL !! giggs do not play because lille goalkeeper is not ready !!! in television and in radio, more people say SCANDAL !!! its not fair-play ! what do you think ? ( scuse for my english, its not easy for a french !!)

Answer 1

I totally agree with dooglepuf, i was perfectly legal. Theiry Henry is french and he does it all the time. Nothing wrong there. It was Lille's fault that they couldnt organize their wall fast enough.

Answer 2

If the boot was on the other foot (sorry for the pun) Someone (normally Scholes) would have stood about 1 yard away from the ball not allowing the quick free kick. This would then have prompted the Lille players to ask for ten yards and the whistle. This is the same rule that applies all over the pitch except the penalty area. If the player wants to take a quick free kick he does not need to ask the referee for 10yards and the whistle. Just the ball has to be stopped. This IS fair as the attacking team had been fouled (in this case the defender nearly pulled Saha's shirt off his back) and should have the advantage. Had this happened the other way round I'm sure your French newspapers would have sung the praises of the scorer saying "What a wonderful bit of quick thinking!"

Answer 3

The quick direct shot and goal are exactly the reason teams send a defender to stand over the ball until the defense gets set. If the referee is requested by the team awarded the direct / indirect free kick to step off 10 ft, the ref will blow his whistle, stopping play, and will mark the distance.

If he blows the whistle to stop play, play cannot resume until he blows his whistle again. Whistle count is three - first time for the foul / second time for the requested (by attacking team) backing up of the defenders / third time to start play.

Any foul, signalled by a whistle, can be played by the team awarded possession as soon as the ball is set at the spot of the foul.

If the same foul had happened on any English pitch, the English defender(s) would have stood over the ball, forcing Lille to ask for space - any team worth its salt on defense will do this, basic, simple tactic. I can't believe a professional team doesn't know the rules, or basic defensive tactics - stupid.

Answer 4

A foul had been committed in the first place so the free kick has been awarded, so man u have had their attack disrupted leading to a disadvantage so therefore they have a right to continue their attack quickly because their players maybe in good positions and opposition players out of position, why should the opposition be allowed to regroup and get men behind the ball or put a wall up.

I believe teams have a right to take a quick free kick, otherwise if play is always held up for regrouping then the defending team can continously foul and keep disrupting the flow of their oppossitions attack and get their team behind the ball time and time again making it very difficult for them to score!

Answer 5

The GOAL was legal it is just that Manchester United Scored and you did not. WHAT IS DONE IS DONE. GET OVER IT...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :>) :>) But if you want to talk about a SCANDAL lets talk about the treatment of the Manchester United Supporters (CHILDREN AND WOMEN INCLUDED) not only by YOUR police but also YOUR CLUB. It`s just a shame that when you come to OLD TRAFFORD (if your allowed) that we will not treat you and yours the same. I have just read that Lille have put the blame on what happen down to Manchester United Supporters having FORGED TICKETS..... WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED...... IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT YOU FRENCH WOULD NOT TAKE THE BLAME.......ALTHOUGH YOU AND I KNOW YOU WERE TO BLAME.

Answer 6

Yes it is a legal goal, advantage given to the free kick taker. Thierry Henry does it a lot. Its not long before Lille get fined for threatening to walk off the pitch.

Answer 7

listen carefully, i shall say this only once.

the goal is perfectly legal. giggs asked the ref if he could take it quickly. the ref asked if he wanted the whistle, giggs said no. the ref moved away at which point the ball becomes live. giggs takes the kick and scores.
perfectly legal, and it is done throughout the world of football, it's just typical of the french to moan.
the fact that they should have had several players sent off for bad fouls and the waving of their hands as if to brandish a card (which according to FIfa regulations is a bookable offence.

Lille played dirty and lost.

get used to it.

end of story.
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by the way thierry (va va voom) henry who is also french regularly takes this type of free kick. so shut up and stop moaning.



this first answer is my answer

Answer 8

listen carefully, i shall say this only once.

the goal is perfectly legal. giggs asked the ref if he could take it quickly. the ref asked if he wanted the whistle, giggs said no. the ref moved away at which point the ball becomes live. giggs takes the kick and scores.
perfectly legal, and it is done throughout the world of football, it's just typical of the french to moan.
the fact that they should have had several players sent off for bad fouls and the waving of their hands as if to brandish a card (which according to FIfa regulations is a bookable offence.

Lille played dirty and lost.

get used to it.

end of story.

Answer 9

giggs' goal against lille just proves that you need to be on your toes at all times...the goalie wasnt paying attention to the ball and giggs did the right thing to shoot and score. Lille sucks.

Answer 10

Yes, it is perfectly a goal. But Ryan Giggs did it shamefully, lack of fair play and put his team into shame. Like you have to steal a goal like this to claim victory. Ugly goal, absoultely ugly.
It's like someone's hurt on the pitch, there's no rule for opposite side to kick the ball off touch line, but people do, because it's sportmanship.
Yes, Man U fan, it's a goal. Congratulations! but you have taken it very ugly.