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Originally Posted by highthief
If you look at the stats, in the top ten defenders in terms of yellow cards are Terry (7 yellows), the England captain, Johnson (6 yellows), an England regular, and Warnock (7 yellows), a fringe England player.
In the midfield Barry (6 yellows) and Parker (7 yellows), a sometime England player are represented in the top 10.
Amongst forwards, Rooney (6 yellows), Agbonlahor (4) and Defoe (4) are all in the top ten.
Obviously, they are not all for mouthing off, but they do get their share of yellows.
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can't believe I'm siding with a chicken badge'r
I honestly don't think English national players get as much leniency as people think. The problem is that the ref's just simply are either too harsh or too quiet in most cases. The United Liverpool game was the only game I've seen this season where the calls were perfect.
As for the FA's, of course we all know who I think will win. Everton are playing decent, but at the end of the day, if United even halfway shows up, they'll go through. Chelsea is the only team I'm worried about, and that's a half worry. Chelsea are getting wins but they aren't quality wins. United hasn't had that many quality wins in a few weeks, but the loss to the scousers will certainly give them a wake up call. We'll just see if it turns into results.
As for the league, the only two matches that I can see being a downturn for United is possibly Arsenal, and the Sunderland match. Don't see them losing, but a draw is certainly possible. Just like the Blackburn and Newcastle games for Liverpool..I think those are the most dangerous for them. (not that I really mind if liverpool screws up)
