Match Day Thread Russia 2018

[Libby]

I have no problem with VAR overall, but that's the one thing the sport is going to need to grapple with: if everything that should be called a penalty is actually called, there will be far more penalties. My personal preference would be to keep it for most elements but not those judgment calls, simply because I think that the game is better if roughly 75% of all should-be-penalties are missed.

More likely that eventually players will stop attempting tackles.

 

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10/10

 

[Schad]

More likely that eventually players will stop attempting tackles.

Doubtful. It would have such a profound impact on games that I'd imagine it would be changed long before it reached that point.

My randomly-chosen 75% might not have been far off, too. In the PL this past year, there were .21 penalties per game. Believe that was the fifth penalty thus far in the World Cup, in 6.5 games...so, .77 penalties per game to date.

 

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I liked Arter before he did that ****. And everyone (pundits) went, 'yeah, pen.'
God damn shakespear performance. His leg was collecting an oscar the next week. Twat.

 

[Libby]

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[Libby]

1-0 Denmark.

That goalkeeping

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

Maybe we should do without penalties altogether. In 90% of the situations a goal wouldn't have been scored anyway. Free kicks inside the box should be given for things like handballs (unless clearly preventing a goal), shirt pulling at corners etc

Okay, maybe not 'altogether', but at least give the ref the option of giving a free kick instead of a pen.

 

[Libby]

Maybe we should do without penalties altogether. In 90% of the situations a goal wouldn't have been scored anyway. Free kicks inside the box should be given for things like handballs (unless clearly preventing a goal), shirt pulling at corners etc

Okay, maybe not 'altogether', but at least give the ref the option of giving a free kick instead of a pen.

I take your point but there's enough incosistency as it is without opening that particular can of worms.

On another note, Guerrero (who's serving a coke ban that's been temporarily lifted) to score the equaliser off the bench?

 

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He did tea, not sniff. Leave him alone!

 

[Libby]

He did tea, not sniff. Leave him alone!

I've been drinking the wrong tea all these years ffs

Just stuck a couple of quid on him scoring anyway.

 

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The Peru one? Clearly a penalty. Great bit of skill and has his foot taken away.

Only because he puts his foot in an unnatural position...

 

[Schad]

Maybe we should do without penalties altogether. In 90% of the situations a goal wouldn't have been scored anyway. Free kicks inside the box should be given for things like handballs (unless clearly preventing a goal), shirt pulling at corners etc

Okay, maybe not 'altogether', but at least give the ref the option of giving a free kick instead of a pen.

Yeah, it's something I suggested before: penalties when a goal-scoring opportunity is denied, IFKs in the box otherwise. No more jammy penalties on a dumb tackle 20 yards from goal, and as an added benefit, IFKs in the box are stupidly fun.

 

[VocalMinority]

Only because he puts his foot in an unnatural position...

Its a natural position for somebody changing direction. momentum and all that.

 

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I've been drinking the wrong tea all these years ffs

Just stuck a couple of quid on him scoring anyway.

I think he had OJ's lawyer.

 

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Its a natural position for somebody changing direction. momentum and all that.

And the fifteen rolls, the dead man act and screaming?

Should be shot, not rewarded with a pen.

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

I find Cueva a bit cheesy.

 

[Rich]

Think we signed the wrong Carillo... This Peru team are awesome to watch going forward - equalise please!

 

[VocalMinority]

And the fifteen rolls, the dead man act and screaming?

Should be shot, not rewarded with a pen.

I don't even remember what happened after as i stopped paying attention, has nothing to do with whether its a penalty or not.




oooh, if only that curled the other way!

 

[Schad]

In a just universe, that back-heel goes in.

 

[Rich]

This is fun to watch! Farfan should have done better with that...