The actual I am watching the World Cup thread. No, non World Cup watchers please. Spoilers.
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Can only launch it for so long.Dorset_Boy said:Dutch really failed to press home the psychological advantage they should have had in extra time and were a little lucky to hang on.
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Fuckitydoodar, what a couple of matches. Penalties are orrible.0
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That was a cracking first couple of penalty saves.
Nothing wrong with how they were taken.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Argies win, 3 excellent penalties and 2 great saves.0
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well, well, well......
are the stars aligning?.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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And all kicking off again between the players!0
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Why aren't they showing the fights?0
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when its not your team they're quite good fun tbh....focuszing723 said:Fuckitydoodar, what a couple of matches. Penalties are orrible.
.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Agreed, he should have sent off at least one Dutch and a couple of Argentinians.rick_chasey said:Lol this is the sh!ttest ref
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If Holland had won I believe that free kick would have gone down as one of the great World Cup goals.
To attempt that and execute it at that stage of the game was incredible. The two men either side peeled off to give him a tiny bit of space. There was still one defender in attention though so it required a perfect touch to allow the shot. Brilliant.1 -
To attempt that and execute it at that stage of the game was incredible. The two men either side peeled off to give him a tiny bit of space.
The brilliant thing, besides the execution, was the fact that any team can only do that once, as now all teams will be prepared for it. They had one go at it and pulled it off perfectly as you say.1 -
Top tip for tomorrow - Argentina nearly followed Brazil in finding out that wasting time while winning is a fool’s errand.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Thought the fist 2 Holland pens were rubbish and made the keeper look good. Right height, obvious body language where it was gonna go.
Don’t necessarily agree anyone should have been sent off. Ref lost control of the game as soon as he started booking people on the bench in minute 15.
He has form too.
Argies are wind up merchants and the Dutch are easily wound up.
Is often like that between the two.
Not sure Holland can feel too hard done by. 3 shots on target doesn’t scream “deserved to win”.
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Argentina hardly classy winners either tbf.
People complain about England but the lads don’t do that.0 -
Van Gaal was wrong on that point though.rick_chasey said:Argentina hardly classy winners either tbf.
...The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Messi didn't get booked for his handball, Van Dijk didn't get sent off for doing a no arms tackle while play was stopped, Paredes only got booked for one of the tackle and booting the ball at the bench not both.
The ref was very happy to show yellows seemingly for dissent, but then let players shout in his face without giving the second.
There's no way that game should have ended 11v11.
And that wasn't a penalty. He bought every Argentina dive.1 -
Ah buying pens is part of the game.
Once the ref starts giving stupid yellows then he loses control as he ruins the game if he follows through with double yellows.
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Why is it the ref's fault if a player screams in his face or makes a reckless challenge while on a yellow? They should just not do that.rick_chasey said:Ah buying pens is part of the game.
Once the ref starts giving stupid yellows then he loses control as he ruins the game if he follows through with double yellows.0 -
Yeah, the behaviour of both teams was appalling and spoiled what was otherwise a classic encounter.kingstongraham said:
Why is it the ref's fault if a player screams in his face or makes a reckless challenge while on a yellow? They should just not do that.rick_chasey said:Ah buying pens is part of the game.
Once the ref starts giving stupid yellows then he loses control as he ruins the game if he follows through with double yellows.0 -
Ref would book people for nothing and then not book people for bookable stuffkingstongraham said:
Why is it the ref's fault if a player screams in his face or makes a reckless challenge while on a yellow? They should just not do that.rick_chasey said:Ah buying pens is part of the game.
Once the ref starts giving stupid yellows then he loses control as he ruins the game if he follows through with double yellows.0 -
"A player is cautioned if guilty of dissent by word or action."rick_chasey said:
Ref would book people for nothing and then not book people for bookable stuffkingstongraham said:
Why is it the ref's fault if a player screams in his face or makes a reckless challenge while on a yellow? They should just not do that.rick_chasey said:Ah buying pens is part of the game.
Once the ref starts giving stupid yellows then he loses control as he ruins the game if he follows through with double yellows.0 -
Yeah. If he actually booked for dissent there’s be 7 players on each side left.kingstongraham said:
"A player is cautioned if guilty of dissent by word or action."rick_chasey said:
Ref would book people for nothing and then not book people for bookable stuffkingstongraham said:
Why is it the ref's fault if a player screams in his face or makes a reckless challenge while on a yellow? They should just not do that.rick_chasey said:Ah buying pens is part of the game.
Once the ref starts giving stupid yellows then he loses control as he ruins the game if he follows through with double yellows.0 -
rick_chasey said:
Argentina hardly classy winners either tbf.
People complain about England but the lads don’t do that.
Apparently there was a fair bit coming the other way as the penalties were in progress
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0 -
No doubt. Hard to be a gracious winner when you lose however.tailwindhome said:rick_chasey said:Argentina hardly classy winners either tbf.
People complain about England but the lads don’t do that.
Apparently there was a fair bit coming the other way as the penalties were in progress
Don’t get me wrong, I love the drama and you know I like beef in sports. Someone has to behave badly for it and in this instance, it’s Argentina.
If you win, you don’t get to be sour because, well, you won, which is what matters.0 -
But he was booking for dissent, then chickening out if they were already on a yellow.rick_chasey said:
Yeah. If he actually booked for dissent there’s be 7 players on each side left.kingstongraham said:
"A player is cautioned if guilty of dissent by word or action."rick_chasey said:
Ref would book people for nothing and then not book people for bookable stuffkingstongraham said:
Why is it the ref's fault if a player screams in his face or makes a reckless challenge while on a yellow? They should just not do that.rick_chasey said:Ah buying pens is part of the game.
Once the ref starts giving stupid yellows then he loses control as he ruins the game if he follows through with double yellows.0 -
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No, you said he was booking for nothing and giving stupid yellows. I'm saying the exact opposite.rick_chasey said:That’s literally what I said above
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The ref just lost control didn't he - was giving free kicks and even a booking for things that weren't even a foul.
That and the late drama disguised the fact it was an awful match - I expected far more of the Dutch after their previous game. They just looked set up to try and nullify the Argentinians but without a real plan of how they were going to score - every pass was safe and too few options ahead of the ball. Maybe the fact they took a good team to penalties is justification of the tactics but the better team won in the end.[Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]0 -
They need to do that a few times and even footballers will cotton on eventually. Not enforcing the rules properly because it would result in too many players getting sent off is a poor argument.rick_chasey said:
Yeah. If he actually booked for dissent there’s be 7 players on each side left.kingstongraham said:
"A player is cautioned if guilty of dissent by word or action."rick_chasey said:
Ref would book people for nothing and then not book people for bookable stuffkingstongraham said:
Why is it the ref's fault if a player screams in his face or makes a reckless challenge while on a yellow? They should just not do that.rick_chasey said:Ah buying pens is part of the game.
Once the ref starts giving stupid yellows then he loses control as he ruins the game if he follows through with double yellows.2
