sakuragi Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 2nd day of the championship. :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 At least we haven't had any refereeing howlers as bad as this one, Brazil getting knocked out of the copa America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-b8lAf0Ec0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 I have no sympathy CY: Fred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 I have no sympathy CY: Fred Oh I agree, I just thought it was a refereeing decision so bad it deserved more people to be aware of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyams Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Oh I agree, I just thought it was a refereeing decision so bad it deserved more people to be aware of it.Conspiracy theorists might suggest that a 0-0 draw would not have suited the host nation. Probably why the ref chose to uphold the on-field decision despite extensive consultation with the other officials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted June 13, 2016 Report Share Posted June 13, 2016 Conspiracy theorists might suggest that a 0-0 draw would not have suited the host nation. Probably why the ref chose to uphold the on-field decision despite extensive consultation with the other officials. Since it disadvantaged one of the big nations against a comparative minnow, expect FIFA to change the rules to let the 4th official sneak a look at a replay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyams Posted June 18, 2016 Report Share Posted June 18, 2016 Copa America is playing a format where they do not have extra time. Instead they go straight to a penalty shoot out after the regular 90 minutes.... Sounds like a good idea to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyams Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Most matches so far have begun in a boring fashion, In most cases, you wouldn't miss much if you didn't watch the first half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted June 24, 2016 Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 I must admit I find football boring to watch, even the "exciting" matches. It doesn't help that my "local"* team's story has been "are we sure to be relegated this year, or are we just in danger" for the last 3-4 years. I also must admit that I find penalty shootouts a "not football" way of ending a match (similarly hockey). I've always wondered whether reduced player overtime (as we do in hockey - was 4 on 4 (rather than normal 5 on 5), now 3 on 3) would work; we'll play the 10-minute OT period with 9 players a side, and sudden death. Or progressive reduced player - we'll start OT 9 players a side, and at the nearest whistle after every 5 minutes, pull a player. *My family moved from Sunderland in 1947. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberlour10 Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 This EURO sucked on all fronts. Here is anything more to say, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Iceland-England was a great example of how an inferior team can give themselves a chance by playing simple football - skipping the midfield, direct high balls to the frontline, relying on set pieces, etc. Unfortunately for them, Iceland defended just too well to allow the storybook ending. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Iceland-England was a great example of how an inferior teamAs an Englishman, I have to say that they were not the inferior team on the day. We completely stopped playing football. You could perhaps rephrase "an inferior team" as "a team made up of inferior players" but we should be clear that they functioned as a team much more effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellSpyder Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 As an Englishman, I have to say that they were not the inferior team on the day. We completely stopped playing football. You could perhaps rephrase "an inferior team" as "a team made up of inferior players" but we should be clear that they functioned as a team much more effectively.Who do you mean by "they"? If you read Aberlour10's [sorry, cherdano's] post carefully it seems clear that he is referring to England as the inferior team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 As an Englishman, I have to say that they were not the inferior team on the day. We completely stopped playing football. You could perhaps rephrase "an inferior team" as "a team made up of inferior players" but we should be clear that they functioned as a team much more effectively.I always enjoy reading your posts - that makes it particularly heart-breaking that you didn't get my joke :-) [To avoid any further misunderstandings, the first part of the previous sentence is not a joke, the second part is. Better be safe these days.] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I always enjoy reading your posts - that makes it particularly heart-breaking that you didn't get my joke :-)I guess I rather walked into that one. :P :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shyams Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 I guess most soccer fans know about "home field advantage". In summary, researchers have identified two component factors of it: (a) Support/uplift of crowd for the home team, and (b) an unconscious bias of the referres that favours the home side While watching the Wales-Belgium match, I am getting a sense that the Welsh Brexit vote is giving Belgium a bigger home field advantage from (b) above. I am only half-joking here :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Must have been two football gods fighting. One in charge of the "Germany doesn't lose penalties" policy, the other taking care of the "Germany doesn't beat Italy in big tournaments" ordinance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted July 2, 2016 Report Share Posted July 2, 2016 Must have been two football gods fighting. One in charge of the "Germany doesn't lose penalties" policy, the other taking care of the "Germany doesn't beat Italy in big tournaments" ordinance. Germany missed more penalties (3) than they have in the history of penalty shootouts (2) but got away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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