wat. greece was a legit pen.
2014 FIFA World Cup |OT5| Que Jara, Jara. Whatever Will Be, Will Be.
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wat. greece was a legit pen.
I want the people saying it wasn't a penalty and that Robben had dived, to go put on some shoes and have one of your friends stomp on your toes with cleats. If you're not on the floor in pain, you've earned my respect. Regardless of Robben "selling" it, it's clear the Mexican player stomps on his toes. Trust me, that shit is painful.
TheBaronOfNA
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I don't mind either. But that was a bad way of rubbing the salt.
Gael Garcia Bernal has reason to be angry.
SkylineRKR
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Its karma I think. First half was 200% pen we didn't get. Before that both Spain and Australia got a free pen against us. Same for bullshit RVP yellow which cost him the third game.
We aren't exactly being carried by the refs this tourney.
NYCmetsfan
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Really? You trying to say the laws of football aren't relevant and the equivalent of 'dumb laws'
Grover Cleveland
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Made the QF and played pretty well against Germany there but couldn't pull out the W.
agreed, that should have been called for as well.
Doesn't change the fact that this was a penalty
LiquidMetal14
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That is a great job of Robben to bait and also sell. It was a foul and the rest is history.How about a gif that doesn't cut out the actual foul? My god, the salt in here.
I also like the celebration after the PK where Huntelaar kicks the flag and goes into the crowd. Such power.
I don't think it even was a dive. His right leg is hit too.
Uhm, it looks like the knee is blocking Robben's right foot.
Look how easily his foot pulls away from the Mexican players foot. He was not stomped on and barely impeded.
You also had a defender kick a guy in the face...
Portugeezer
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Not all contact is a foul, especially not for a penalty.
Do people only watch football in the world cup?
If it wasn't given no one would care about that soft contact not being a penalty, but it was given so people are trying so hard to justify it being a penalty.
Bad challenge, soft contact, amazing 10/10 gymnast dive.
FootballFan
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Yep.
Unlike the word soccer, which I have no problem with, "flopping" means to choke in football. So using it to describe a dive is odd. Makes the word have 2 meanings.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/worldcupvideo/item?vh-video=1259492&vh-asset=3&vh-match=38
There is nothing legit about that penalty, he tripped himself.
You can't pull your leg back to kick, hit the leg of the defending player behind you, proceed to kick the ground, and then try to say you were fouled.
Johnny Cage In The Shower
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Salt from famous people too:
Extra salty for our pleasure.
Guess who isn't also flying KLM for at least another week? Yup...
TheBaronOfNA
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"Just lounging about, waiting for the referee to come out"
Dunno if I will joke about that, given how trigger happy the Cartels truly are.
A bit late on this, I knew there were money related problems in the Ghana team https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blog...ies-3m-cash-brazil-pay-players-094325281.html.
https://twitter.com/BenJourno/status/481986423806259200/photo/1
Ghana money in transport:
A huge contrast to the Greek turning down the bonus.
https://twitter.com/BenJourno/status/481986423806259200/photo/1
Ghana money in transport:
A huge contrast to the Greek turning down the bonus.
He was being sarcastic, making fun of people who don't understand the rules of the game.
I don't think it even was a dive. His right leg is hit too.
This is a better angle, it was a penalty, no doubt at all
No you're not.
And Herrera shouldn't bitch about the referee when the Netherlands didn't get a clear penalty during the first half. Mexico had the match until they said "please Holland come and attack us".
Not this again. Samaras didn't trip himself up. Sio caught his left while he was lining up his shot.
Barbacoatl
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lmao I had to reply to Gael, either he's trolling or he really is that salty. If he is serious then wow, he is immature.
It's a playful image, I don't understand how some mexicans are willing to parade themselves around the world in their charro outfits and mexican paraphernalia, but woe is them! if anyone else depicts them with a sombrero and the whole enchilada. Like, get real.
It's a playful image, I don't understand how some mexicans are willing to parade themselves around the world in their charro outfits and mexican paraphernalia, but woe is them! if anyone else depicts them with a sombrero and the whole enchilada. Like, get real.
Symax
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How about a gif that doesn't cut out the actual foul? My god, the salt in here.
It was a foul, but robben is acting like he stepped on a landmine.
I grant that the guy usually doesn't screw up, but when he does he does big time
Of course. Robben took great care to make his fall as dramatic as possible. But that Mexican player really did step on his foot, something that many people here fail to see/acknowledge.
Sucks for Mexico though. They played much better in the first half (and we played like shit) but after the 0-1 they let down their guard too much. Second half was ours. But I don't want to imagine how much it stings for Mexican supporters to see your team go down like that
I don't think it even was a dive. His right leg is hit too.
More proof for penalty
LiquidMetal14
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I don't think it even was a dive. His right leg is hit too.
This angle needs to be played to Mexican fans that don't believe. Yes, Robben did sell it but it was clearly a foul and then Huntelaar sunk that baby and it was good night after that.
LicenceToK1ll
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The penalty is still being the debated? jesus just let it go!
SkylineRKR
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Robben should've sold it in the 2010 final honestly.
TheBaronOfNA
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Is more about rubbing the salt, specially coming from a corp.
What else is there to do until the next match? That was a big fucking call!
gutter_trash
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it's not ref's fault, considering the history between Portugal and Netherlands in Euros and Worldcups, you would figure that a Portuguese ref would be bad for the Dutch.
Proença did a decent job today IMO
Proença did a decent job today IMO
How about a gif that doesn't cut out the actual foul? My god, the salt in here.
Taking a closer look, why would Marquez even go to the challenge? There were a lot of Mexican players there and probably the shot would have been blocked
meanspartan
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Welp gonna go watch the game at my uncle's bar with family and friends. Probs better I'm not here considering the hate Greece always gets.
If we win, I'll be back to gloat. If we lose, I'll probably not return
If we win, I'll be back to gloat. If we lose, I'll probably not return
Intention in regards to penalties Yes.
99% of penalties could arguably not be given under that because the vast majority are slightly late tackles.
smokeandmirrors
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A bit late on this, I knew there were money related problems in the Ghana team https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blog...ies-3m-cash-brazil-pay-players-094325281.html.
https://twitter.com/BenJourno/status/481986423806259200/photo/1
Ghana money in transport:
A huge contrast to the Greek turning down the bonus.
the whole thing about the African nation's players demanding their money early is sad. Are they that worried that they won't see it, or are they just letting ego's get in the way? I'm legitimately curious.
LiquidMetal14
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Yep, that too. He should not have challenged. Dagger after that.
I'm Mexican-Dutch, so this match was always going to end in heartbreak.
I thought Mexico was better, but after the 1-0 they gave up on scoring. That was a stupid mistake, because the Dutch have incredible attacking potential. Too bad it had to end with a penalty. Before the match I just hoped it would be a great and fair game. A stupid penalty at the very end feels like an anticlimax. This match deserved extra time.
Well, at least one of my teams is in quarters.
I thought Mexico was better, but after the 1-0 they gave up on scoring. That was a stupid mistake, because the Dutch have incredible attacking potential. Too bad it had to end with a penalty. Before the match I just hoped it would be a great and fair game. A stupid penalty at the very end feels like an anticlimax. This match deserved extra time.
Well, at least one of my teams is in quarters.
AcademicSaucer
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If everyone in the world except the US uses the metric system, why do they still call it the 18-yard box?
This is the same as saying
Everyone in the world calls it the 18-yard box
Everyone around me is heartbroken right now, but I have to say, that penalty kick really shouldn't be controversial. Did Robben exaggerate it? Probably, yeah. The ref is as aware of diving as anyone, though, and he did refuse Robben an even more obvious penalty earlier in the game. The challenge was clumsy, a clear foul, *any* player would have fallen one way or another in that scenario, and the ref made a proper call.
It's too easy to overemphasize the dramatic nature of Robben's fall, which it's in actuality probably not even particularly relevant.
Mexico played a really, really good game, but the Netherlands did, as well. They had the better second half overall, after initially playing it slow (probably purposely). They definitely don't move on with "disgrace."
Anyway, not exactly sad to see Netherlands move forward, because I do like them as a team. I am sad, though, to see Mexico lose this way. So close to pulling off something incredible.
It's too easy to overemphasize the dramatic nature of Robben's fall, which it's in actuality probably not even particularly relevant.
Mexico played a really, really good game, but the Netherlands did, as well. They had the better second half overall, after initially playing it slow (probably purposely). They definitely don't move on with "disgrace."
Anyway, not exactly sad to see Netherlands move forward, because I do like them as a team. I am sad, though, to see Mexico lose this way. So close to pulling off something incredible.
Unbelievable, he uses his feet and the ref does nothing.
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