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World Cup

MetalMickie said:
Trouble is he would probably have missed.
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Kuyt ? That Man has taken multiple amount of important penalties for both his club and country and missed just one for us

If I was to pick one person to take a pen it would be him
 
It's a poor show if guys like Robben did refuse to take one, if you're not confident though what do you do. Personally I'd like to think I'd be stepping up given the chance. Nothing to fear imo. Hit it well and you really shouldn't be missing them.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28257955

Neymar claiming that he could have been paralysed and in a wheel chair from the challenge ?!

Bold claims
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I don't think there was any malice in the challenge, its a contact sport, he jumped whilst running forward and his legs were raised and bent so the knee went into the back of him, its a consequence of the sport, an unfortunate accident and just a poor challenge, IMO.

The referee lost control of the match well before that challenge, maybe if he'd had a grip of the match from the start, some later challenges may not have been attempted?
 
Fish said:
I don't think there was any malice in the challenge, its a contact sport, he jumped whilst running forward and his legs were raised and bent so the knee went into the back of him, its a consequence of the sport, an unfortunate accident and just a poor challenge, IMO.

The referee lost control of the match well before that challenge, maybe if he'd had a grip of the match from the start, some later challenges may not have been attempted?
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Yep spot on - Brazil only have themselves to blame when you look at the way they treated Rodriguez - he was kicked all over the park by them
 
Fish said:
I don't think there was any malice in the challenge, its a contact sport, he jumped whilst running forward and his legs were raised and bent so the knee went into the back of him, its a consequence of the sport, an unfortunate accident and just a poor challenge, IMO.

The referee lost control of the match well before that challenge, maybe if he'd had a grip of the match from the start, some later challenges may not have been attempted?
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Some rather sensationalist words and reactions by Neymar. Yes it was a poor challenge but I didn't see it as a deliberate attempt to injure him at the time and more a clash of two players going for the ball.
 
The injury could have had more serious outcome - but that injury came about due to a combination of the challenge and Neymar's body position - not simply the challenge.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Some rather sensationalist words and reactions by Neymar. Yes it was a poor challenge but I didn't see it as a deliberate attempt to injure him at the time and more a clash of two players going for the ball.
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This became quite a heated debate last night where someone sat at my table at my away match was insisting that he fully understood what he was doing and attempted to 'take him out' of the match/game! I disagreed and all I got back was 'have you played the game, well you don't know what your on about then'! I said your entitled to your opinion, even pundits disagree and they've all played the game at a high level but he was having none of it, raising his voice and trying to force his opinion on me and the table. I was close on walking away and out at one point during dinner, he was such a loud mouth knob and put a downer on my decent day!
 
Fish said:
This became quite a heated debate last night where someone sat at my table at my away match was insisting that he fully understood what he was doing and attempted to 'take him out' of the match/game! I disagreed and all I got back was 'have you played the game, well you don't know what your on about then'! I said your entitled to your opinion, even pundits disagree and they've all played the game at a high level but he was having none of it, raising his voice and trying to force his opinion on me and the table. I was close on walking away and out at one point during dinner, he was such a loud mouth knob and put a downer on my decent day!
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Sad to hear that. Some people just keep repeating a point in the blind faith that eventually everyone will come around to that opinion. I suggest the guy may have had a drink, so put it down to that
 
Why do they bother with the 3rd place playoff...?

It's the most pointless fixture imaginable - neither team wants to be there and even then fans probably don't care if they come 3rd or 4th
I'm sure there will be much jubilation at the final whistle - Not!
 
Liverpoolphil said:
That should have been a red but possibly just a free kick
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Irrelevant of where the 1st offence took place it was a red card, just because he's given a penalty or its early in the game should carry no weight, the rules are the rules!

2 now anyway, going to get at least 3 or 4 :rofl:
 
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