[WC] World Cup 2010 - General Talk Thread (38 Viewers)

[Alen]

1:1

So who will now celebrate a goal that comes after a clear dive?

 

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[Dragon]

Yesssssss. Thank you DDR

 

[Seven]

Doesn't matter DeRossi's dive equals out the karma.

Was a penalty IMO. But it's true that it isn't given nearly enough so in that way I can imagine New Zealand feel hard done by. However their striker could have been sent off too and was lucky to get away with three elbows.

 

[Dostoevsky]

I think it was touched by a New Zealander. That's what they said on tv here too. Anyways, there seemed to be general agreement it was offside and I instantly thought so too. If you didn't see it, perhaps I was wrong and it should have stood.

The guy here said it didn't hit the New Zealander.

 

[Bjerknes]

Just diving all around. Portugal has a new rival in the flop squads.

 

[Enron]

Yesssssss. Thank you DDR

For the dive? Italy should rely on coolness and class to get back in games.

 

[Ventus]

1:1

So who will now celebrate a goal that comes after a clear dive?

if you look at what I said, I said although I heard it was supposed to be offside, they deserved it coz they are shit

ps

ITV commentator: defiantly a penalty

 

[Red]

Technically correct call on the penalty, but very, very soft.

 

[Alen]

Penalty, our moments of happiness will start ending now, Alen.

They will win big, I stand by my first prediction.

30 minutes was much more than I expected anyway

Plus, the clear dive will give us material for the following days

 

[Seven]

Penalty for Italy

What a dive

Seven?

According to the rules it's a penalty. I don't really agree with it though. Was harsh.

 

[Yamen]

Its the Blatter effect

 

[Enron]

RIP Rossato.

 

[Dostoevsky]

According to the rules it's a penalty. I don't really agree with it though. Was harsh.

It was soft and more looked like a well taken dive.

 

[Yamen]

Technically correct call on the penalty, but very, very soft.

True but such calls are never made if any. Plus there was a foul for a New zealand player earlier and the Ref didn't allow that.

 

[Alen]

if you look at what I said, I said although I heard it was supposed to be offside, they deserved it coz they are shit

I referred to Seven's statement that he will never celebrate an unfair goal.

See, even if it was offside, the NZ players have nothing to be ashamed of. Yes, the ref should have disallowed it if it was offside, but here De Rossi dived. There was minor shirt pulling and when the NZ player took his hand off DDR's shirt, it was the moment when DDR decided to throw himself on the ground. That's cheating.

 

[Red]

True but such calls are never made if any. Plus there was a foul for a New zealand player earlier and the Ref didn't allow that.

Penalties are only given for things like that if the ref really wants to give a penalty.

 

[Zé Tahir]

Imagine if the ref hadn't called the penalty. The Italiens wouldn't stop talking about.

 

[Enron]

Was a penalty IMO. But it's true that it isn't given nearly enough so in that way I can imagine New Zealand feel hard done by. However their striker could have been sent off too and was lucky to get away with three elbows.

To be honest there is way too much jersey pulling in the box these days. But when you think about what actually won the penalty, it was De Rossi's flop not the jersey hold that got the referee's attention. If the DeRossi hadn't gone to ground and the penalty had been called for holding I'd give the referee a standing ovation.

 

[Seven]

I referred to Seven's statement that he will never celebrate an unfair goal.

See, even if it was offside, the NZ players have nothing to be ashamed of. Yes, the ref should have disallowed it if it was offside, but here De Rossi dived. There was minor shirt pulling and when the NZ player took his hand off DDR's shirt, it was the moment when DDR decided to throw himself on the ground. That's cheating.

I'm not celebrating it at all. It kind of evens things out, but it's still wrong.

Now let's see if you can find a post of me celebrating that penalty.

 

[Bjerknes]

For the dive? Italy should rely on coolness and class to get back in games.

Italy?