June 19, 201015 yr Brilliant game, definitely one of the best. Think the first Danish goal was my favourite of the tournament yet, and the second wasn't bad either.
June 19, 201015 yr Just heard on ESPN that FIFA might have an expedited hearing concerning the Mali ref from the US-Slovenia match about that botched call/non-goal in the 86th minute....
June 19, 201015 yr Great match tonight. Brazil tomorrow I believe. Yes, Brasil play tomorrow night, at 7.30 GMT/UTC.....
June 20, 201015 yr How embarrassing New Zealand scored against the Italians :rofl: I hope NW score more.
June 20, 201015 yr To be fair TIP, this is the Italian team. The sort of cheating they've exhibited today is how they won the WC in 2006.
June 20, 201015 yr Still if you think England are in disarray ....... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/...e-to-train.html
June 20, 201015 yr It should be a penalty. Shirt pulling like that should not be allowed but all too often players get away with it. A good decision from the ref again at this World Cup.
June 20, 201015 yr To be fair TIP, this is the Italian team. The sort of cheating they've exhibited today is how they won the WC in 2006. True, but if FIFA was not corrupt to the core if technology was allowed, then the officials would have spotted a blatant piece of gamesmanship to "buy" a penalty.
June 20, 201015 yr It should be a penalty. Shirt pulling like that should not be allowed but all too often players get away with it. A good decision from the ref again at this World Cup. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING. If you think the referee was correct then the likes of Jamie Carragher would give away 100 penalties per season!!!!
June 20, 201015 yr YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING. If you think the referee was correct then the likes of Jamie Carragher would give away 100 penalties per season!!!! GOOD!!! Shirt pulling should NOT be allowed, it should be a FOUL. Attackers get penalised for shirt pulling and pushing defenders all the time, the defenders hardly ever get penalised for it. In the match yesterday, Tomasson was pulling the shirt of Bassong so he couldn't get over to try and block the shot, blocking the players from moving should be a foul. So I don't see how the blatent tugging of De Rossi's shirt isn't a foul. I'd rather see people go down a bit too easily and win penalties and free-kicks for it than see people getting away with it time and time again. Shirt pulling annoys me as much as diving.
June 20, 201015 yr GOOD!!! Shirt pulling should NOT be allowed, it should be a FOUL. Attackers get penalised for shirt pulling and pushing defenders all the time, the defenders hardly ever get penalised for it. In the match yesterday, Tomasson was pulling the shirt of Bassong so he couldn't get over to try and block the shot, blocking the players from moving should be a foul. So I don't see how the blatent tugging of De Rossi's shirt isn't a foul. I'd rather see people go down a bit too easily and win penalties and free-kicks for it than see people getting away with it time and time again. Shirt pulling annoys me as much as diving. I believe the very opposite. But I guess I'm old fashioned and believe in the art of defending, rather than support blatant cheating and assimilation which the Italians are masters of. In my book De Rossi should have been booked for going to ground far too easily and making a 5 star three course meal out of it.
June 20, 201015 yr I believe the very opposite. But I guess I'm old fashioned and believe in the art of defending, rather than support blatant cheating and assimilation which the Italians are masters of. In my book De Rossi should have been booked for going to ground far too easily and making a 5 star three course meal out of it. But how can you say shirt-pulling is not a foul? It prevents a player moving and may lead to him going over. That's a foul in my book.
June 20, 201015 yr Why didn't I join this thread earlier...? :rolleyes: We all know that Italians like to fall easily (= to dive) so as a referee I'd always take care and watch out carefully before I give them a penalty...! Now some interesting statistics about Italy: in WC 1950: before, world champions '38 - now eliminated at group stage in EC 1972: before, European champions '68 - now eliminated in quarter final in WC 1974: before, final of the world cup '70 - now eliminated at group stage in WC 1986: before, world champions '82 - now eliminated in last 16 round in WC 1998: before, final of the world cup '94 - now eliminated in quarter final in EC 2004: before, final of the EC '00 - now eliminated at group stage in WC 2010: before, world champions '06 - now eliminated in / or even at...?!! Now Brazil vs Ivory Coast - I hope it'll be an interesting game!! Edited June 20, 201015 yr by boys allowed
June 20, 201015 yr There's apparently going to be a crisis meeting tonight between Capello, the entire England squad and FA officials, some of whom have flown out especially for it. They'll reportedly watch the entire Algeria match and discuss where to go from here to beat Slovenia. Capello's reported to have said he'll resign immediately if we fail to qualify from the group. From BBC News. The Football Association expects coach Fabio Capello will resign if England are knocked out of the World Cup on Wednesday night, BBC Sport understands. The FA is refusing to publicly discuss the possibility of England's elimination from the World Cup. But privately it admits it is already considering its next move if England crash out following the Slovenia game. This is a remarkable turn of events given the FA renegotiated Capello's four-year contract only on 2 June. The FA removed a break clause from the Italian's four-year deal which would have allowed them to avoid paying him hefty compensation in the event they wanted to sack him. Despite now discussing the possibility of Capello's exit, the FA's hierarchy says it remains firmly behind Capello going into Wednesday's must-win match against Slovenia. Speaking on Sunday morning, Adrian Bevington, managing director of Club England at the FA, told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek: "Nothing has changed as far as we're concerned. "I don't want to sit here discussing the manager's contract, or anyone's contract for that matter, in the middle of the World Cup. That was the whole reason we very publicly announced the situation [about Capello's contract amendment] while we were in Austria. "All we're focused on is trying to get a result on Wednesday to get through to the next round and go forward from there." In fact there is a feeling among senior figures that the players should shoulder the greater share of the blame for the lacklustre performance against Algeria on Friday and the frustrating opening draw against the United States. John Terry news conference in full The FA is also concerned about apparent splits between groups of players in Capello's squad, believing that to be of more concern than any disquiet in the squad about his style and tough regime. The issue of Capello's future would ultimately be a decision for the FA's board. But there is believed to be a reluctance to fire Capello if his England side become the first since 1950 to be knocked out after the group stages. There are two reasons for this. The first is the difficulty of hiring another top-class manager. England have a friendly against Hungary at Wembley on 11 August and their first Euro 2012 qualifying clash against Bulgaria on 3 September. They fear they would have very little time to hire a new coach in time for those matches. And while sources insist they are not considering the financial implications of any decision to remove Capello, the cost could be in the region of £10m, or two years' salary. They know they would face accusations of wasting money so soon after the huge compensation pay-outs to Sven Goran Eriksson and Steve McClaren. The FA removed a break clause, which would have allowed them to sack him for far less, a day before the team flew to South Africa. The FA knows it will face intense criticism over that decision to take away that insurance policy if everything goes wrong for England on Wednesday. Following the disappointing 0-0 draw with Algeria on Friday, Capello himself refused to rule out the possibility he would quit if England fly home from this World Cup earlier than expected. The FA believes he is such an honourable and honest man that such a humiliating exit would force him to consider his position. England's elimination from the World Cup would be the latest blow to the FA after a dreadful six months which has seen John Terry forced to quit as national team captain following allegations about his private life and the departures of chief executive Ian Watmore and chairman Lord David Triesman. Edited June 20, 201015 yr by Common Sense
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