[WC] World Cup 2018 - General Talk Thread (50 Viewers)
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..like the national anthems before the games and the national flags. 
I'd definitely use that picture if I were Swiss, it does change things.
Unless they were playing a Serbian team
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Unless they were playing a Serbian team
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Yeah, that post wasn't 100% serious tho.
Yep. The swiss are probably fucked without those 3 key players (2 If Licht doesn't get banned).
Now, I'm not a fan of easy bans, but they willingly took into account to get banned and hurt the team by doing that celebration. That recklessness alone warrants a ban for me. Also if you saw the celebration, it's hard to argue against that their intention was to provoke the serbs.
Now, I'm not a fan of easy bans, but they willingly took into account to get banned and hurt the team by doing that celebration. That recklessness alone warrants a ban for me. Also if you saw the celebration, it's hard to argue against that their intention was to provoke the serbs.
Definitely. Zakaria for Xhaka, Lang/Elvedi for Licht and no one for Shaqiri... We really lack attacking midfielders.
It really was imprudent and naive by them and I definitely don't appreciate that, but I see chances to get away, like I've said some posts ago.
And furthermore the three players get defended by our lawyer who was part of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee some years ago, hope he knows how it works.
It really was imprudent and naive by them and I definitely don't appreciate that, but I see chances to get away, like I've said some posts ago.
And furthermore the three players get defended by our lawyer who was part of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee some years ago, hope he knows how it works.
Shaqiri is almost certainly going to be banned imo. The flag on his boots indicates he wanted to make a statement. Xhaka might get off. Lichtsteiner.. Well, I like the guy, but honestly it's tough to defend him here.
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Definitely. Zakaria for Xhaka, Lang/Elvedi for Licht and no one for Shaqiri... We really lack attacking midfielders.
It really was imprudent and naive by them and I definitely don't appreciate that, but I see chances to get away, like I've said some posts ago.
And furthermore the three players get defended by our lawyer who was part of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee some years ago, hope he knows how it works.
It really was imprudent and naive by them and I definitely don't appreciate that, but I see chances to get away, like I've said some posts ago.
And furthermore the three players get defended by our lawyer who was part of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee some years ago, hope he knows how it works.
I honestly don't think it was. They probably did so knowing full well they might face repercussions. It is very difficult for me to imagine, because we don't have that sort of nationalism at all in Belgium, but if we did, I can definitely see why one would still celebrate like that against Serbia.
Maybe Xhaka and Shaqiri felt that this was something important for them and decided to go through with it anyway. They've probably had this scenario in their minds for months now.
But they 'paraded' it during a game being televised to the entire World and with millions of viewers. FIFA probably aren't in to their flagship tournament being used as a soapbox. Especially as they're trying to clean up their act after years of corruption and scandal.
In the greater scheme of things, this eagle gesture might not be such a big issue, but FIFA may want to do something in order to avoid establishing a precedent - or the next time we might see something genuinely provocative and harmful.
Ofc, there's no rule (that I know of) that says punishment must be in the form of a ban, or that the ban must begin immediately. They could apply a fine or a one-match ban to commence after the Word Cup finals.
In the greater scheme of things, this eagle gesture might not be such a big issue, but FIFA may want to do something in order to avoid establishing a precedent - or the next time we might see something genuinely provocative and harmful.
Ofc, there's no rule (that I know of) that says punishment must be in the form of a ban, or that the ban must begin immediately. They could apply a fine or a one-match ban to commence after the Word Cup finals.
There is still a difference between celebrating a goal by referring to your country or asking for the ref to be sent to The Hague after the game while justifiying the behaviour of convicted war criminals.
Xhaka and Shaqiri were wrong to celebrate like that (even if I sort of like that bit of passion, adds to the story) and should probably receive bans. But Krstajic.. Man, that is just insane.
Xhaka and Shaqiri were wrong to celebrate like that (even if I sort of like that bit of passion, adds to the story) and should probably receive bans. But Krstajic.. Man, that is just insane.
