World Cup 2018

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Ecno** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:50 pm

Can't believe we're paying Alan Shearer over £400k. Does my nut in.

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Parksey** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:53 pm

Why the strawberry float are they all in suits in the studio too?

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Robbo-92** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:55 pm

Croatia have looked great in the first half, shame France's first goal came from a free kick that wasn't a free kick. On the penalty, it's a tricky one, his hand obviously impacted on the ball but watching the same few seconds in slow mo over and over again is bound to make even an honest mistake look a little intentional but at the end of the day that's what the ref is there for.

Hope the second half is just as good!

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Benzin** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:55 pm

If the ref had given a corner in the first place might've avoided all this...

NickSCFC · PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **NickSCFC** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:57 pm

Klinsmann's American accent :wub:

Clear deliberate handball, he's swiped at it like a cat.

Edit: I'm actually rooting for Croatia.

Corazon de Leon

Jenuall wrote:
Parksey wrote:I'm not sure how people can say with absolute clarity that the penalty is "bullshit". You might not personally think it's handball, but I don't think it's so definitive that you can say it absolutely is not a penalty. I wasn't surprised to see it given when it went to VAR. I had a feeling from the replays that it would be given.

I wasn't surprised to see it given because as has been stated before focusing on two seconds of footage in slow motion over and over again makes everything look obvious and intentional.

The referee is only supposed to overturn the decision if they are 100% sure it’s a penalty. The fact that he took so long over it to the point of actually moving away from the screen then going back again tells me that he was not 100% sure, and therefore the penalty shouldn’t have been given.

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Moggy** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 4:59 pm

Remember when people were against the idea of video replays because it might take controversy out of the game? :slol:

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Jenuall** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:00 pm

Unless France pick up in the second half then they're probably in with a solid shout of being the worst performing team to win a world cup final.

NickSCFC · PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **NickSCFC** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:01 pm

Mark Pugach is a strawberry floating idiot.

Yes his hand's in a natural position when he touches it, it's the fact that he's deliberately moved his hand towards it that's the problem.

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Ecno** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:02 pm

SO many good goals in this tournament. Queresma, Kroos and the Chaldi goal are probably my favourites.

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Rubix** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:03 pm

Jenuall wrote:Unless France pick up in the second half then they're probably in with a solid shout of being the worst performing team to win a world cup final.

Italy 2006?

7256930752 · PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **7256930752** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:05 pm

NickSCFC wrote:Mark Pugach is a strawberry floating idiot.

Yes his hand's in a natural position when he touches it, it's the fact that he's deliberately moved his hand towards it that's the problem.

No he hasn't, he is coming down after jumping, that's how people move.

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Jenuall** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:05 pm

NickSCFC wrote:Mark Pugach is a strawberry floating idiot.

Yes his hand's in a natural position when he touches it, it's the fact that he's deliberately moved his hand towards it that's the problem.

Do your hands move of their own volition? EVERY move you make is deliberate - you're the only one telling your hands where to go FFS. The point is whether his hands are where they are as he was trying to stop the ball, or if they're there because that's where they would have been regardless.

Ecno wrote:SO many good goals in this tournament. Queresma, Kroos and the Chaldi goal are probably my favourites.

Shocked the Mertens goal against Panama wasn't in BBC's top 10, but there wasn't really a bad goal in their list either. Would probably have taken the Chadli goal out.

Hime wrote:
NickSCFC wrote:Mark Pugach is a strawberry floating idiot.

Yes his hand's in a natural position when he touches it, it's the fact that he's deliberately moved his hand towards it that's the problem.

No he hasn't, he is coming down after jumping, that's how people move.

He does open up his left hand to make it large, which it doesn't do with his other hand, so it just adds to the appearance he's slapping at the ball.

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Jenuall** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:08 pm

Rubix wrote:
Jenuall wrote:Unless France pick up in the second half then they're probably in with a solid shout of being the worst performing team to win a world cup final.

Italy 2006?

Nah, at least their own players scored a goal and Buffon made at least one great save.

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **DML** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:10 pm

For me that was a penalty. It's a block of the ball with the hand in a outstretched position and the player clearly hasnt aimed at it to win it.

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Rubix** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:10 pm

strawberry floating idiots

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Ecno** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:12 pm

Looked like a protest the way they were dressed.

PostRe: World Cup 2018 - FRA-CRO by **Peter Crisp** » Sun Jul 15, 2018 5:12 pm

I bet these pitch invaders are going to treated wonderfully and not brutally beaten even a little bit.
I predict they will give an interview about how lovely the Russian authorities are.

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