Lampard attacked by Tottenham fan (video)
The match itself was quite pedestrian (apart from THAT goal by Shevchenko, who’s on a roll), so I’ll skip the boring match report (you can hit ChelseaBlog or BBC for it) and get down to the real business - vidoes.
The main talking point of the Tottenham - Chelsea game was the pitch invasion at the end of the game - and as domestic football takes a break and people turn towards international football, I think this is an excellent time to talk about the increasing amount of violence in football, whether it’s on the pitch, on the sidelines or in the stands.
What is the FA doing about this increase of sideline violence and in-match brawling? Instead of patting themselves on the back for introducing goalline tech so late, they should do a lot more to deal with football violence.
I’d like to hear what you guys think about this - is it just me or is the brawling increasing with every season?
Tottenham Verdict
Tottenham now have 5th place and the UEFA cup to play for, and considering that Sevilla should knock their socks off in the quarter-final, Tottenham probably just have the league to play for. Still, Spurs and Martin Jol can take pride in turning their season around and for all intents and purposes this season has been better than last season - the FA Cup run, the UEFA cup run and the increased competition in the Premiership has made it much harder this season, and Tottenham have been up for the task.
Tottenham still have a long way to go though.
Sheva Goal
If his previous goal (scored two days ago) didn’t impress you, maybe this one will.
Lampard Incident
If you watch the video, you’ll see Lampard waiting for the fan to reach him before he ducked out of the intended punch - smart thinking by the Chelsea player and kudos to the Chelsea staff who wrestled the fan to the ground and the security staff who dragged the fan out before the Chelsea contingent could deliver a king-sized whopping to the fan.
Did Drogba stamp on the fan? For a second it seemed like the players were kicking the fan, but it could have been my imagination.
While I’m sure that some people would like nothing better than to see players fight with fans (and each other), this sort of thing is unacceptable in football, and I hope that fan is banned from football for life.
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THIS VIDEO DOES NOT SHOW THE PART ASHLEY ‘TWEEDY’ PLAYED PRIOR TO THE FAN ATTEMPTING A SWING AT LAMPARD.HE CLEARLY BECONNED THE SPURS FANS ON TO THE PITCH WITH AGGRESIVE GESTURES, UNFORTUNATELY ONE DRUNKEN NUMPTY ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE AND NOW SPURS WILL PROBABLY BE FINED.IT MUST BE SAID THAT BUT FOR THE QUICK INTERVENTION OF THE SPURS STEWARDS THE INCIDENT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE,AS THE CHELSEA PLAYERS RETREAT BACK TO THE DRESSING ROOMS COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN CUT OFF.I HAVE SEEN CHELSEA PLAYERS UNDER MOURINIO BAIT THE OPPOSITIONS FANS I AM SURE ONE DAY IT WILL LEAD TO TRADEDY.MY ADVICE TO ASHLEY ‘TWEEDY’ REMEMBER YOU WILL NOT ALWAYS HAVE YOUR TEAM MATES THERE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION,PERHAPS IN A RESTAURANT PERHAPS IN A CLUB BE AFRAID,BE VERY AFRAID!
TO USE MORINIOS OWN WORDS THEY PARKED THE BUS IN FRONT OF THEIR GOAL FOR LONG PERIODS OF THE GAME,PARTICULARY IN THE FIRST HALF.THEY WERE FORTUNATE TO SCORE TWO ‘WONDER’GOALS DURING A TWENTY MINIUTES SPELL THEN SPENT THE REST OF THE GAME DEFENDING,ROLLING AROUND,TIME WASTING, TRYING TO CON THE REFEREE, DIDIER DROGBA IN PARTICULAR IS A DISGRACE TO HIS PROFESSION,WHEN ARE THE FOOTBALL AUTHORITIES GOING TO CHUCK THESE CHEATS FROM OUR WONDERFUL GAME,I AM GLAD ARJEN ROBBEN ONLY GOT ON FOR THE PITCH FOR THE LAST 10-15 MINIUTES AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN WORSE, AS HIS DISPLAY AT STAMFORD BRIDGE IN THE FIRST GAME, CHEATING AND DIVING WAS EVEN BY HIS TRACK RECORD EXEPTIONAL.DOES MOURINIO COACH THIS INTO ALL HIS SIDES, THEY HAVE ALL HAD THIS SINICLE CHEATING WAY WITH THEM.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Smooth & Round you have made my day ! not only did your team lose (thanks to the difference in class between the two sides) but one of your fans has shown the sort of knob-heads that can be found at the Lane. The fact that you even mention cutting off the CFC players from their dressing room shows that you are obviously cut from the same cloth, I mean I know it’s tough because you’re season is now over (Seville are going to destroy you) but are you seriously saying that your fans would consider lynching the CFC players over this ? I mean I know it’s been a while since you won anything but that’s going a bit far….isn’t it ? Anyway enjoy the rest of your season.
One nonce coming onto the pitch does not make a “pitch invasion”. More blind perspective from the comfort of your armchair.
Chelsea beat Arsenal and their players can’t take it. Chelsea beat Tottenham and their fans can’t take it.
Learn to lose when you’re beaten on the pitch.
FA reported that the police are also charging a Chelsea supporter with “encroaching.” Also, I would agree that it appears that Drogba and several of the surrounding players are kicking and stamping at the fan while he is on the ground. The whole incident is despicable.
In other words, you’re probably wrong.
TO PARSLEY THE LION,TRY READING THE WHOLE ARTICLE I DID NOT CONDONE THE ACTIONS OF THE SPURS FAN,OR FOR THAT MATTER THE CHELSEA FAN WHO MANAGED TO GET ON TO THE PITCH.I SUPPOSE YOU WILL BE SUPPORTING MAN.UTD. NEXT SEASON AFTER THEY WIN THE LEAGUE.BECAUSE YOUR LOT WON’T WIN ANY THING ELSE THIS SEASON!
TO AHMED BILAL,I DO NOT NEED A PUNCTUATION LESSON IN MY OWN LANGUAGE FROM YOU! STICK TO THE SUBJECT UNDER DICSUSSION NAMELY THE LAMPARD INCIDENT.
I’m asking you to not use full caps because it makes it hard for others to read. It’s NOT a punctuation lesson, it’s aesthetics. I was half-tempted to delete your comments earlier because the full caps makes it VERY HARD TO READ THEM.
Thanks for listening.
Sid - where’d you run off to?
shocking
a) what a lame attempt at a swing
b) to attack a footballer when he’s got at least 10 others backing him up is folly in the extreme - drogba definitely got a stamp in…
c) how dare that fan jump the queue