Nice One Cyril wrote:
IMO, the defender had zero chance of playing the ball as he was well behind and simply hacked the forward. Since it would have been an open goal, having already gone round the keeper, that should be red.
If he's going away from goal or at some ridiculous angle, fair enough, give him a yellow.
I agree. And as you are even older than me, you may know the answer to this. Before the so called professional foul straight red came in (1980?), wasn't a yellow always given?
I put 1980 as I remember the FA Cup Final, and Willie Young wasn't sent off when fouling a young Paul Allen and there was an outcry.
Croatia's midfield against Denmark was so-so,they need to pick it up again against Russia.Luck played its role after a bad Danish clearance,still happy to be in the 1/4 finals.Denmark did change tactics quit a bit for this game,interesting to see that the socceroos outplayed them more than Croatia did last night.
A new rule change states that if a pan given ,only yellow car for player (trying) to play ball.I thought that any tackle from behind was illegal,even if ball touched.
predrag wrote:Denmark did change tactics quit a bit for this game,interesting to see that the socceroos outplayed them more than Croatia did last night.
predrag wrote:.Denmark did change tactics quit a bit for this game,interesting to see that the socceroos outplayed them more than Croatia did last night.
Against Denmark, Australia played the way they should play with the calibre of player they have. They moved the ball forward quickly, ran with the ball and ran at defenders.
Against Peru, they went back to slow possession build up. Without the technical know-how, it's predictable and wont open up the opposition.
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predrag wrote:A new rule change states that if a pan given ,only yellow car for player (trying) to play ball.I thought that any tackle from behind was illegal,even if ball touched.
Correct, and you seriously think that he was trying to play the ball? Anyhow, correct result in the end, I think Denmark went as far as expected, but Croatia have more to give.
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Against Peru, they went back to slow possession build up. Without the technical know-how, it's predictable and wont open up the opposition.
yeah...especially considering Peru played 11 behind the ball and counter-attacked knowing Australia had to chase the win....
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Against Peru, they went back to slow possession build up. Without the technical know-how, it's predictable and wont open up the opposition.
yeah...especially considering Peru played 11 behind the ball and counter-attacked knowing Australia had to chase the win....
Correct, and we countered it with slow build up, 5 metre passing, predictable, unimaginative attack. We played into their hands because we are technically deficient.
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Juventino wrote:I hope that grenache Neymar doesn’t get his hands on the trophy.
Super skills, but a complete reisling. I'm really over watching him roll about after being hardly touched.
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Haven't won a ball in the air all game, so thought it would be a good idea to put in a high corner seconds before the final whistle. Talk about naivety.
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Haven't won a ball in the air all game, so thought it would be a good idea to put in a high corner seconds before the final whistle. Talk about naivety.
Still had a reasonable tournament, but yes, they'll be kicking themselves for blowing that game.
Haven't won a ball in the air all game, so thought it would be a good idea to put in a high corner seconds before the final whistle. Talk about naivety.
Still had a reasonable tournament, but yes, they'll be kicking themselves for blowing that game.
Japan and Korea can teach Australia a few thing. Have a lot of skill, pace and not scared to shoot.
At 2-0 down, Belgium would have wished they had lost to England.
Belgium aren't scared to travel the 'tougher path'...England however......
Write Columbia off at your peril England. This must be a harder match than Japan. Some quality in the side. Not sure if James R is fit to play. England to me reply on Kane as much as Portugal rely on Ronaldo.
MegaBonus wrote:^^^^^ made irrelevant by the fact that they won...
Doesn't make it irrelevant at all, it shows they were playing to a similar game plan as England - it's just they failed.
However, I think both teams were playing to win in the second half.
I'm sensing a bit of hypocrisy here. Normally, when a team fields a weakened side, you're all over them like a rash, but apparently it's OK if England or Belgium do it.
If it's acceptable for the national team to manage their squad as the manager sees fit, why is it the opposite when a league team does it?
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MegaBonus wrote:^^^^^ made irrelevant by the fact that they won...
Doesn't make it irrelevant at all, it shows they were playing to a similar game plan as England - it's just they failed.
However, I think both teams were playing to win in the second half.
I'm sensing a bit of hypocrisy here. Normally, when a team fields a weakened side, you're all over them like a rash, but apparently it's OK if England or Belgium do it.
If it's acceptable for the national team to manage their squad as the manager sees fit, why is it the opposite when a league team does it?
