Gosh Andries, you sound bitter. What's with all the hate and name-calling? I'm assuming you're referring to 2002 when you call Korea "cheaters", because they got a bunch of favourable calls from the referee. Don't forget that they also got their fair share of terrible calls against them e.g. Totti only getting yellow for intentionally swining an elbow, Romero not being sent off for two ridiculous, identical tackles (studs-up into a player's shin) but of course everyone conveniently turns a blind eye to those.
Nobody in their right mind could accuse the Korean players of cheating. You might be interested to know that South Korea conceded more free kicks than any other team in the World Cup. Even you couldn't tell me that they're a violent or dirty team.
Incorrect refereeing decisions are part of the game, and to still be calling a team 'cheaters' 8 years on because they benefited from some is just childish. It's even more ridiculous if you're saying this from the perspective of an Azzurri supporter. Don't forget that there's a big difference between benefiting from a referee's decision and blatantly diving to get one ala Fabio Grosso.
If you're going to troll, at least don't contradict yourself in two consecutive posts
I'm sure you like to think that the Korean team is a bunch of diving, whinging cheaters, but anyone who's watched any of their World Cup matches will see that they're a group of hard-working players who get on with the game. Whether the referee chooses to give calls their way or not shouldn't be a reflection of the team itself.
Thanks Jack. I hope you keep following along with me and enjoy the matches along the way.
"The 11 corner kicks Greece took are the most the country has ever taken in a World Cup match and just the 20th time since 1966 that a country failed to score while taking that many corners."
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