[WC] World Cup 2010 - General Talk Thread (41 Viewers)

[JBF]

Congrats Ken, YOU'VE FUCKIN MADE IT!!



Just remember who was saying the Dutch is gonna win the whole things before the tournament even kicked off :eyebrows:

 

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[giovanotti]

Congrats Ken.

 

[The Curr]

Congrats, Ken.

I laughed when Van Persie blocked Sneijder's shot.

 

[Seven]

Its been a farce, 2002 pales in comparison.

Teams like Mexico and now Uruguay can only imagine what could have been had ther been good refereeing.

2002 was very bad because I had the feeling certain teams were penalised to allow others to advance. The refs in those games were simply malicious.

This year I don't think they're malicious. They've been incredibly poor, but most are hardly professionals and they aren't being helped at all, while the game is becoming faster and faster. Something needs to be done, because this isn't credible at all. Can one honestly say Holland were the best team today?

This sucks :depressed

 

[Alen]

Its been a farce, 2002 pales in comparison.

Teams like Mexico and now Uruguay can only imagine what could have been had ther been good refereeing.

Yes, and it will comfort them while in reality nothing different would have happened and they'd have been eliminated by the better team anyway.

Today's call wasn't really a rip off. Technically the linesman might have called it offside but technically there should be 300% more fouls than they're given and every corner kick should result with a penalty.

 

[king Ale]

No. That's different. What Suarez did wasn't cheating. He did whatever he could to help his team within the rules. He knew he was going to get sent off. Uruguay were punished, the right call was made. Suarez gambled in hoping that Ghana would miss.

There's a HUGE difference.

I never said he cheated. I say it is flaw in the rules when you deny a team of a GOAL, turning it to a goal opportunity. This has to be changed.

You handle the ball off the line, you get sent off and the opponent is given a penalty kick. So what the opponent gets is a penalty kick + playing with one man more for the rest of the game. But Ghana were denied a goal and they got only a penalty kick in return as it was the last minute of the game and it is not fair.

There is no harm in calling for the goal in such incidents without sending the guilty player off.

 

[Fred]

Yes, and it will comfort them while in reality nothing different would have happened and they'd have been eliminated by the better team anyway.

Today's call wasn't really a rip off. Technically the linesman might have called it offside but technically there should be 300% more fouls than they're given and every corner kick should result with a penalty.

How about Van Bommels foul on Rios in the build up for the first goal??

 

[GordoDeCentral]

No. That's different. What Suarez did wasn't cheating. He did whatever he could to help his team within the rules. He knew he was going to get sent off. Uruguay were punished, the right call was made. Suarez gambled in hoping that Ghana would miss.

There's a HUGE difference.

no, it's actually the same thing, suarez didnt know he was going to get sent off for sure just like Diego didnt know he scored for sure.

 

[Seven]

Yes, and it will comfort them while in reality nothing different would have happened and they'd have been eliminated by the better team anyway.

Today's call wasn't really a rip off. Technically the linesman might have called it offside but technically there should be 300% more fouls than they're given and every corner kick should result with a penalty.

Nothing different would have happened? The game really wasn't favouring the Dutch at that point. No one knows what would have happened. Every wrong call that gifts a team the decisive goal IS a rip off, Alen.

 

[Ken]

Congrats man.

If it wasn't for you, Patrick and Van Persie i would have hated the Dutch team after today

Thanks.

Congrats Ken, YOU'VE FUCKIN MADE IT!!



Just remember who was saying the Dutch is gonna win the whole things before the tournament even kicked off :eyebrows:

Thanks!

Too true. Let's hope you're right, and we don't fuck up on Sunday, though I believe Spain/Germany will rip our defence a new one.

Congrats Ken.

Congrats, Ken.

I laughed when Van Persie blocked Sneijder's shot.

Thank you boys!

Van Persie

 

[Seven]

no, it's actually the same thing, suarez didnt know he was going to get sent off for sure just like Diego didnt know he scored for sure.

Of course he did. And even if he didn't, the difference is that it was called. The rules were applied.

 

[Seven]

How about Van Bommels foul on Rios in the build up for the first goal??

Van Bommel, who should have been sent off every single game.

I like the guy, but come on .

 

[king Ale]

Yes, and it will comfort them while in reality nothing different would have happened and they'd have been eliminated by the better team anyway.

Today's call wasn't really a rip off. Technically the linesman might have called it offside but technically there should be 300% more fouls than they're given and every corner kick should result with a penalty.

That goal decided the game.

 

[Alen]

How about Van Bommels foul on Rios in the build up for the first goal??

It was before the goal was scored? I saw it much later in a replay but I wasn't sure if it was before the goal.
Yes, unfortunate for Uruguay. Small detail that changed the game a little.

They'd have lost even without that goal. They had 1:1 and they lost it.

 

[giovanotti]

Congrats Ken, YOU'VE FUCKIN MADE IT!!



Just remember who was saying the Dutch is gonna win the whole things before the tournament even kicked off :eyebrows:

Andy? The guy is always right so it might be him.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

Of course he did. And even if he didn't, the difference is that it was called. The rules were applied.

so if caught suarez is a hero but if not hes a filthy cheater?

 

[Ken]

Van Bommel was a beast today though, you could tell we missed De Jong. De Zeeuw is not up for this kind of thing, Van Marwijk should've started with Afellay.

 

[BillyG]

How about Van Bommels foul on Rios in the build up for the first goal??

exactly!!! I said it at the time and everybody ignored me!

that first goal should never have been allowed to stand

 

[Seven]

so if caught suarez is a hero but if not hes a filthy cheater?

It's not about the players. They do whatevery they can do to win. I won't blame them.

 

[Alen]

That goal decided the game.

And every not given penalty for pushing during corners might decide the game.

Come on, Van Persie didn't touch the ball and it was a minor offside, which looked almost on line and the linesman always gives advantage to the attacker in these on-line situations. Yes, technically the goal should have been disallowed but we started complaining about all sorts of things and acting like typical Italians now.