The Footie Thread

[Tashyboy]

That Collina was brilliant. He was that good they even brought him back from retirement for a Champions League Qualifier ?‍?

I didn’t know what you was on about, just read it. Everton away at Villarreal ?

 

[GreiginFife]

None of that is new. Its been going on for as long as I can remember.

At the start of the tournament mosr refs were not giving fouls every time a player fell over. They now seem to have gone back to doing just that.

Of course none of it is new, methods and frequency have changed though. This holding the face everytime they get brushed by a finger is a relatively recent fad.

It depends on the ref to some extent, like everything (including discussing it here) interpretation is subjective. We don't have a Collina type ref anymore but some, like Antonio Lahoz, are quite decent.

 

[Pin-seeker]

It will probably serve as Immobile's "Rivaldo 2002" moment in that he will be ridiculed for it for years to come without doing any real harm to his remaining career.

In terms of cheating, football has become rife with it, from the blatant diving right down to the throw in being taken 10, sometimes 20 yards from where it went out (like it or not it's gaining an advantage unfairly and incorrectly). Sadly, its not something that's going to be addressed anytime soon whilst the cesspool that is FIFA are running the show.

Think one of the Spain players has one of “those moment”
Peaking through his fingers whilst acting dead

 

[Deleted member 15344]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1411214771035295744

 

[GreiginFife]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1411214771035295744

Never a red ??.

More like 5 years and an ankle tag.

 

[Crazyface]

Think one of the Spain players has one of “those moment”
Peaking through his fingers whilst acting dead

England have got to raise their game in this respect, by which I mean to emulate what the other teams are doing but being better at it. So many free kicks are gained by doing this and this could get them a free kick in a position to score.

 

[Crazyface]

Or to disrupt the game when they are winning, hopefully.

 

[stefanovic]

Things that will hinder England's progress:

Brexit.
The German officials.
The climate of Rome.
The food.
The language.
The hotel.
The lack of support.
The pitch.

 

[clubchamp98]

He dosnt seem to pull out when he realises he’s not getting the ball.
Shocker.

 

[larmen]

Things that will hinder England's progress:

Brexit.
The German officials.
The climate of Rome.
The food.
The language.
The hotel.
The lack of support.
The pitch.

All wrong. I thought we all agreed it’s Gareth Southgate and Harry Kane?

 

[Beezerk]

Totally agree,how can Immobile not be embarrassed watching that back?
I suspect him & his team mates had a good laugh about it.

He lost the ball in the final third and Belgium were allowed to break, Immobile went down like a sack of ? feigning a bad injury just to try and get the play stopped.
He's a cheating little ?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I didn’t know what you was on about, just read it. Everton away at Villarreal ?

Worst ref ever ??

 

[KenL]

It’s not the draw which is the issue, it’s the gloating by some of the Scots, just as they have done since they beat England in 67, gloating on it for 54 years. It’s yesterday’s news. The danger is that if England win the tournament, or however far they go, there’ll be some reedy snivelling voices saying, “we’re as good as you.” They we’re on the night but they’re not Or they’d be in the Q/F’s.

Agreed, Scottish people are a hypocritical lot. Gloating about a draw and winning a game over fifty years ago. Constant moaning about how the English media go on and on about England.

 

[KenL]

We should be fine as long as England players don't mention ze var ?

OMG. Move on.?

 

[ColchesterFC]

OMG. Move on.?

I actually thought that was meant as word play based on "don't mention the war" but updated for the Video Assistant Referee or VAR.

 

[KenL]

I actually thought that was meant as word play based on "don't mention the war" but updated for the Video Assistant Referee or VAR.

I read it as the war, will apologise if I'm wrong. ?

 

[clubchamp98]

He lost the ball in the final third and Belgium were allowed to break, Immobile went down like a sack of ? feigning a bad injury just to try and get the play stopped.
He's a cheating little ?

Very easy to stop this sort of thing.
Just let the medics come straight on without the refs permission.
So cuts out time wasting and playacting as there down to ten men, he must leave the pitch then.
Bonus is if someone is in real trouble they don’t have to wait for a ref who thinks he’s taking the pee.
Only stop the game if they get in the way of play.
But as the other team had the ball up the other end it won’t be a problem until his team gets the ball back.

The laws of the game have not really evolved enough for the way modern players cheat
It does need looking at.

 

[Pin-seeker]

He lost the ball in the final third and Belgium were allowed to break, Immobile went down like a sack of ? feigning a bad injury just to try and get the play stopped.
He's a cheating little ?

Yeah I know,I saw it.

 

[harpo_72]

He lost the ball in the final third and Belgium were allowed to break, Immobile went down like a sack of ? feigning a bad injury just to try and get the play stopped.
He's a cheating little ?

The irony is he could be deemed off side and interfering with play … so first goal should be disallowed.. but remember Serie A generates lots of cash and The Belgian league .. well let’s not discuss that

 

[harpo_72]

I read it as the war, will apologise if I'm wrong. ?

I did as well, but I won’t apologise either way as I let it pass on by without comment