World Cup - Qatar 2022

[Moody Blue Legend 63,374]

If a keeper flies out to punch a ball, misses and punches my player I’ll be looking for a penalty.

[bam74 1,071]

VAR ruining this WC. Games fucked if that's a penalty. 

[BuffaloUSAGers 1,430]

Poland have to calm down. They look like Rangers the way their midfield is handing the ball back to Argentina.

[mitre_mouldmaster 21,511]

VAR isnt ruining the WC, its the dreadful refereeing that is. Or at least the current rules not being fit for a game with VAR.

I would have agreed it was a pen if he had made contact with Messi before Messi had actually headered the ball over the bar, but that had already happened.

[born a blue nose 92,610]

6 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Nowhere near a dreadful decision. If a defender is late and hits the player its a penalty. 🤣

Defenders make contact all the time without getting the ball and it's not a penalty, you literally get told to at least make contact in an aerial duel 

[Moody Blue Legend 63,374]

Just now, mitre_mouldmaster said:

VAR isnt ruining the WC, its the dreadful refereeing that is.

I would have agreed it was a pen if he had made contact with Messi before Messi had actually headered the ball over the bar, but that had already happened.

Say a player clears a ball then gets hit?

[Rangers_no1 34,476]

Just now, mitre_mouldmaster said:

VAR isnt ruining the WC, its the dreadful refereeing that is.

I would have agreed it was a pen if he had made contact with Messi before Messi had actually headered the ball over the bar, but that had already happened.

Would you say the same if a defender takes out a player after he hits the ball all because it he had already hit it?

[Zappa6995 3,774]

4 minutes ago, Moody Blue Legend said:

If a keeper flies out to punch a ball, misses and punches my player I’ll be looking for a penalty.

That would be fair enough if he punched him, which he didnt.

[Rangers_no1 34,476]

Just now, born a blue nose said:

Defenders make contact all the time without getting the ball and it's not a penalty, you literally get told to at least make contact in an aerial duel 

Not hitting players on the face they don't though.

[Moody Blue Legend 63,374]

Just now, Zappa6995 said:

That would be fair enough if he punched him, which he didnt.

I’ll need to see it again.

[born a blue nose 92,610]

Just now, Rangers_no1 said:

Not hitting players on the face they don't though.

I'd dispute that

[TheKingObv 10,860]

2 minutes ago, mitre_mouldmaster said:

VAR isnt ruining the WC, its the dreadful refereeing that is. Or at least the current rules not being fit for a game with VAR.

I would have agreed it was a pen if he had made contact with Messi before Messi had actually headered the ball over the bar, but that had already happened.

The fact it happened after Messi headered it is irrelevant 

[Moody Blue Legend 63,374]

Don’t like these heated discussions tbh.

[Rangers_no1 34,476]

Don't Mexico need to score 4 to finish above Argentina?

[Moody Blue Legend 63,374]

Wonder if ref got all the angles.  

[born a blue nose 92,610]

4 legends of the game agreeing with babn 

[Moody Blue Legend 63,374]

Looked softer from front camera.  Not backing down yet but.

[Scottywellhousetb 52,358]

There is no way in God's earth that's a penalty, that is shocking .

[mitre_mouldmaster 21,511]

5 minutes ago, Rangers_no1 said:

Would you say the same if a defender takes out a player after he hits the ball all because it he had already hit it?

To be honest, yes. It would not be as clear cut as here, but in a world where we have VAR, then yes.

If a player blazes a shot wide, and then is clipped after he has hit it, then the clip did absolutely fuck all in stopping the chance of a goal, so a penalty should not be given.

A penalty should be the punishment for interfering with a goal scoring opportunity.

[CR3 12,856]

12 minutes ago, Moody Blue Legend said:

If a keeper flies out to punch a ball, misses and punches my player I’ll be looking for a penalty.

For me, it’s when the ball is heading out the park and the advantage/chance is away it seems pointless but I’d take on the argument that you can’t just foul folk even if the balls going out of play. But gut instinct was nah.

[STEPPS BOY 77,479]

Some respected posters letting themselves down there by thinking that was a penalty.

Ex respected posters now imo.

[Rangers_no1 34,476]

Disgrace Szczesny was not sent off imo

[TheKingObv 10,860]

Delighted 2 world class referees agree with me tbh

Feeling great

[Rangers_no1 34,476]

Just now, TheKingObv said:

Delighted 2 world class referees agree with me tbh

Refs know the rules better than ex pros.

PS never knew Jeffrey Dahmer was at the SF in 82.

[Zappa6995 3,774]

What a Fluke