World Cup - Qatar 2022

[McEwan's Lager 30,894]

2 minutes ago, Moody Blue Legend said:

He had a shocker.

Even if he steps up before the half way line and wipes him out. He's just jockeyed him the full length of the park a la Ejaria and Worrall.

[bornabear 6,224]

Typical of English pundits, bias as fuck especially anything German or Argentinian. 

[KingKirk 25,852]

Whilst it's harsh its a pen. Player got to the ball first keeper wiped him out

[Somemightsay7 2,595]

Don't understand what the pundits are on about.

He puts his leg out infront of the attacker, doesn't get the ball and takes him down.

[Moody Blue Legend 62,097]

1 minute ago, McEwan's Lager said:

Even if he steps up before the half way line and wipes him out. He's just jockeyed him the full length of the park a la Ejaria and Worrall.

Been having a look at him since he became the best right back in the world after his last game.  He’s been pish.

[McEwan's Lager 30,894]

I think it's one of those penalties where if the ref didn't give it, VAR wouldn't have told him to go to the monitor.

[Vision 16,797]

When it was the England game Waltons opinion was gospel, Argentina, not no having it 

[Moody Blue Legend 62,097]

Tell them Ally.

[JamieD 19,322]

5 minutes ago, ritchieshearercaldow said:

Don’t know what the keeper was supposed to do, the player didn’t look like he would have got to the ball anyway after flicking it passed him

Get to the ball first or hang back and block the shot, surely?

[esquire8 43,687]

 

[Jamie0202 12,565]

8 minutes ago, Laudrupsleftfoot said:

He's nowhere near good enough to play at this level.

We'll agree to disagree on that one. His finishing is first class. The problem is the rest of his game and he needs chances created for him which Croatia are quite poor at. 

[ForeverAndEver 72,241]

1 minute ago, Vision said:

When it was the England game Waltons opinion was gospel, Argentina, not no having it 

People in sticking to their opinion shocker  

[Inigo 32,719]

Just now, KingKirk said:

Whilst it's harsh its a pen. Player got to the ball first keeper wiped him out

But then you're just telling the goalie that he can't fail to save the ball in a circumstance like that, cause if he does it's a penalty.

Rule should be something like if the keeper has made a genuine attempt to save a shot and if there's contact with the forward in the follow through it's not regarded as a penalty. Otherwise the goalie is massively hamstrung.

[Rangers_no1 33,125]

14 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said:

Even if it was to just put him out the final. That would be hilarious.

Cry more.

[ritchieshearercaldow 22,259]

1 minute ago, JamieD said:

Get to the ball first or hang back and block the shot, surely?

It looked to me as though the keeper thought he was going to chip the ball, the player slipped it past and ran into him

[Moody Blue Legend 62,097]

Big Ronaldo refusing to go hame.

[Kents_Hook 1,514]

watch the keepers leg, as the argie player chips it passed him, the keepers leg is up and but then is quickly back down when alverez is about to pass him which then impedes the argie players movement from continuing his run and that's how it's a penalty, how none of these cunts in the studio can't see it pretty much speaks volumes.

[Rangers_no1 33,125]

Clear penalty as well btw. 

[Somemightsay7 2,595]

Just now, Kents_Hook said:

watch the keepers leg, as the argie player chips it passed him, the keepers leg is up and but then is quickly back down when alverez is about to pass him which then impedes the argie players movement from continuing his run and that's how it's a penalty, how none of these cunts in the studio can't see it pretty much speaks volumes.

That's the bit I can't understand. He doesn't just come out to try and block it, he clearly puts his leg out infront of Alverez and impedes him.

It's a blatant penalty.

[Moody Blue Legend 62,097]

France must be licking their lips now.

[McEwan's Lager 30,894]

Modric going all Steven Davis there ffs.

[Badger 8,872]

9 minutes ago, Inigo said:

But then you're just telling the goalie that he can't fail to save the ball in a circumstance like that, cause if he does it's a penalty.

Rule should be something like if the keeper has made a genuine attempt to save a shot and if there's contact with the forward in the follow through it's not regarded as a penalty. Otherwise the goalie is massively hamstrung.

I think it is a penalty by letter of law, very harsh as what unfolded was not realistically avoidable.

But imo there's little the goalie can do in that situation. Keeper did nothing wrong, he has to be there and he can't magically disappear, but..... gave away a pen.

The contact was definitely the Argentine running into the keeper rather than other way around.

[Moody Blue Legend 62,097]

Just now, McEwan's Lager said:

Modric going all Steven Davis there ffs.

Doctor Davis if you don’t mind.

[Jamie0202 12,565]

Just now, Moody Blue Legend said:

France must be licking their lips now.

France will need to get past Morocco first which isn't as much of a certainty as people may think.

[Rangers_no1 33,125]

Just now, Jamie0202 said:

France will need to get past Morocco first which isn't as much of a certainty as people may think.

Yes it is.