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The Footie Thread

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larmen said:
Germany has 3 really good referees, Graefe, Aytekin and Brych. I would take any decision of them, and I wouldn't try to search the contact either.
The way Ukraine dived against Sweden, they won't get many decisions their way if they try it again.
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Junior said:
Interesting game.......Italy just know-how to get over the line. How good was the ref to keep the game flowing ??? Stood for non of the modern day antics of stopping play and diving.
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Looking at Twitter it seems that nearly all neutral viewers liked him. Italian and Spanish viewers complained about every time one of theirs was on the floor without a foul being given. Italians stopped, Spanish are still on about it.


It did look like Italy doesn't have the energy for 90 minutes without frequent interruption? That might be something to explode for England or Denmark in the final, if the Dutch referee is similar.
 
Watching it down the football club with the Sunday team lads for me. Lucky I work from home Thursdays, may be starting at half 10 tomorrow.. o_O
 
Bdill93 said:
Time to get behind the boys! How is it not 4pm already so I can leave work?!

ITS COMING HOME
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At 4pm I'm taking my lads school football team to a tournament. Which, whilst it is taking my mind of the England game, its adding to my anxiety levels.
 
Orikoru said:
That's Martinez. Hard to believe that Arsenal had a world class goalie on their bench for nearly a decade and never realised. :LOL:
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Arsenal been clueless about keepers for a very long time but to imply a keeper who couldnt hold down a starting jersey out on loan to a championship club was world class is stretching it even for you lol
 
fundy said:
Arsenal been clueless about keepers for a very long time but to imply a keeper who couldnt hold down a starting jersey out on loan to a championship club was world class is stretching it even for you lol
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He's a good keeper. World class though?

Nope!
 
fundy said:
Arsenal been clueless about keepers for a very long time but to imply a keeper who couldnt hold down a starting jersey out on loan to a championship club was world class is stretching it even for you lol
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He's turning out for Argentina, saving penalties, last season statistically was one of the top keepers in the Premier League as well. 'World Class' was a generous hyperbole of course, but he's not really far off it depending on how you define it.
 
Hobbit said:
It was great in the bars in the village last night, until the penalty shoot out didn’t go Spain’s way. The bar emptied as though someone had had a sneezing fit.
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I think they did well considering they have an awful goalie, awful striker, were without Ramos for the first time in about 30 years, and most people had written them off.
 
Home alone for me tonight, well with the cat as well if that counts.
Missus is away all week down at her parents but I've probably got a 2 1/2 drive in the morning so I'd better not risk going to the local pub ?
Took some racks of ribs out of the freezer last night, got a bbq planned for just moi later, two different flavour ribs, maybe some roasted spicy sprouts and get some pit beans on the go. Maybe a bottle of nice sauvignon blanc as well ?
 
Orikoru said:
He's turning out for Argentina, saving penalties, last season statistically was one of the top keepers in the Premier League as well. 'World Class' was a generous hyperbole of course, but he's not really far off it depending on how you define it.
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he may be now but he was far from it for the vast majority of his time at Arsenal
 
Bdill93 said:
Very subjective debate. Whats your opinion of "World Class"?
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It is indeed. Especially when a player in question plays for your club.

Being described as world class is throw at a lot of players these days. For me. You would have to be included in an all world squad. So that would get you 3 keepers. He wouldn't be one of my 3.

Like I said. He's a very good keeper, but how many top half PL teams would drop their current number 1 for him?
 
BiMGuy said:
It is indeed. Especially when a player in question plays for your club.

Being described as world class is throw at a lot of players these days. For me. You would have to be included in an all world squad. So that would get you 3 keepers. He wouldn't be one of my 3.

Like I said. He's a very good keeper, but how many top half PL teams would drop their current number 1 for him?
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Ive not said he's world class - I know he plays for my club! I said he was a beast and a gamechanger for villa - cant argue with that!

I think he'd get in to at least half of the top teams in the prem. Some have equally talented players though. We do have the best keepers in the world in the prem in my opinion.

My "world class" category is very similar. Martinez wouldnt make my cut either. But he is brilliant
 
Orikoru said:
I think they did well considering they have an awful goalie, awful striker, were without Ramos for the first time in about 30 years, and most people had written them off.
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Defensively they did not miss Ramos. But their goal keeper was a disaster. No strikers to talk about either and when you hear he bought a squad of 24 instead of 26 , I would question the manager’s credibility. But the Spanish have been like that for a few major tournaments- they sometimes bought a striker but rarely played him or fed him … they need to re build and get a striker and find a goalie who stands in the right place, can catch, and has a pair of feet or a healthy respect for his inability to football
 
harpo_72 said:
Defensively they did not miss Ramos. But their goal keeper was a disaster. No strikers to talk about either and when you hear he bought a squad of 24 instead of 26 , I would question the manager’s credibility. But the Spanish have been like that for a few major tournaments- they sometimes bought a striker but rarely played him or fed him … they need to re build and get a striker and find a goalie who stands in the right place, can catch, and has a pair of feet or a healthy respect for his inability to football
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Why take players when you know you are not going to play them? They just become a headache for the manager, they end up having to manage players unnecessarily. You can question other aspects, I don't know enough about Spanish football to question selection, players left at home etc, but not wanting a bloated squad is pretty understandable to me.

The others bits, totally agree (y)
 
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