Comments on: Chivas USA kill DC United’s streak

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:59:56 +0000

Funny you ask why this wasn’t sorted out earlier. This was the subject of an earlier blog of mine. Again the humble opinion of a biased Chivas Supporter. This is from my “Beckham meets the Chivas USA”.

“Beckham has one major flaw being over here in MLS, and it is not his own doing. He is bigger than the league. Referees all over the world have trouble with stars, what to call, what not. I think it will be a while before the whistle is blown on him. Not his fault, but this is what resulted.”

I think this is a blow up due to Becks being allowed to get away with a little more than the next guy.

By: Shazback

Shazback — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:13:11 +0000

I didn’t see the game, so I can’t say anything about anything but the foul. And it was pretty bad. Beckham is much faster than Marsch, and he kicks him waist-hight, whilst the ball has already been played by Beckham with his shoulder… So if Marsch was going for the ball, it’s a massive failure. Even I haven’t seen (or made) a tackle like that in years, and that’s with my attempts to follow Woking (English conference (4th tier)), Antony (French 2nd Departemental Division (7th tier)) and play in my uni squad… What’s more, Marsch bodychecks Beckham just before the “main” foul… Right at the beginning of the video in your other post, Beckham plays the ball forwards, and then, he changes his course to avoid Marsch, who is incoming, but Marsch changes his own course to run into Beckham… Most referees would intervene pretty swiftly if something like that happened repeatedly in a match, and could after 2 or 3 body-checks call a free kick.

However, if they were physical all game long, then I wonder why the ref didn’t sort them out earlier… 46 minutes can be a long time, and I understand a “rough” midfielder would want to impose himself on the player he’s marking with… let’s say “not orthodox” play.

But really, the groin-level kick was bad. At least it wasn’t strong, because had it been strong, then Beckham could have a fractured wrist or something, and with his bad ankle, the last thing he needs is another injury.

I just find it a pity that a player who is probably not bad at football (Marsch) is so far behind Beckham in terms of pace that he has to resort to body-checking and bad tackling to stop him…

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:40:05 +0000

My bad. My opinion. I think the fact that Jesse and Becks were physical all game and the fact that Becks really challenged Jesse hard seconds before the kick right in front of the ref had something to do with the yellow.

By: Shazback

Shazback — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:30:22 +0000

Alex, no, I mean : I’m surprised that a post-game commision didn’t hand him a suspension.

That the ref didn’t red-card him was strange enough, but that he hasn’t recieved any disciplinary hearing is just as troublesome for me.

So I was surprised to see him on the starting line-up, that’s all…

By: Dave Martinez

Dave Martinez — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:35:33 +0000

yay. dc stinks.

By: El Toro

El Toro — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:47:01 +0000

Nunez is a very skilled player, but he’s a headcase. I’ve been watching him in Dallas for years, with flashes of brilliance, and long stretches of incompetance. Thanks for taking him

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:05:01 +0000

I think you might be refering to the last game where we played Galaxy.

By: Shazback

Shazback — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:02:19 +0000

I’m surprised Marsch wasn’t suspended for his kick on Beckham… That’s all I have to say about this game, really.