QuicheFontaine
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Well, that's objectively shit behaviour. I'm not going to defend that. First I've heard of it.
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Well, that's objectively shit behaviour. I'm not going to defend that. First I've heard of it.
Prison Mike
Banned
My heart tells me 2 1 eng
My head tells me 2 1 ita
Penalty was one thing, but ignoring a second ball in play when a player with the primary ball is running a meter away from it is just weird. How does that not affect play! Especially, considering couple of minutes later a second ball came in and ref blew whistle immediately.
England deserved to win, but what a farce.
England deserved to win, but what a farce.
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Cockles & Whelks
Banned
I think people need to re-evaluate the word dive. There's not a single striker in the world who wouldn't have dropped to the floor like Sterling in that scenario.
Football is football.
Take this one from the 98 World Cup. Couldnt see anything wrong with it then. Still can't.
Poor Sol, two terrific game winning goals, two pathetic disallows.
But that's not to say it doesn't work in our favour, England should never got to the semi finals for Euro 96. Spain scored a perfect winner against us, but had it disallowed. Home advantage. As we found to our cost against Portugal a few years later.
Football is football.
Take this one from the 98 World Cup. Couldnt see anything wrong with it then. Still can't.
Poor Sol, two terrific game winning goals, two pathetic disallows.
But that's not to say it doesn't work in our favour, England should never got to the semi finals for Euro 96. Spain scored a perfect winner against us, but had it disallowed. Home advantage. As we found to our cost against Portugal a few years later.
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IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Well, I've just seen the whole laser pointer thing, but that didn't stop him saving the pen. Still really shitty behaviour.
Sometimes our fans are an embarrassment. Booing the other teams national anthem is also really cringe. I wish our fans would show a little class and respect the opposition.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Well hang on a bunch of ‘hooligans’ climbed on the roof of a London bus and broke the wing mirror off. Kick them out in the competition now.
Muppets saying we left Europe so shouldn’t be able to compete in the championships. There really are some thick twats about today.
Muppets saying we left Europe so shouldn’t be able to compete in the championships. There really are some thick twats about today.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Yeah, pathetic from English supporters that is.
TaylorSwiftFan
Member
I mean not just the laser but the dive also.
synchronicity
Member
I expect to see plenty of this sort of thing on Sunday...
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
Proper sniper bullet shot him in the leg there.
MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
You can tell the real football fans are coming out of the woodwork now to underline their firm anti-diving stance at this final by supporting Italy.
Italy.
Italy.
SoggyBiscuit
Banned
Has years of Italian shit-housery taught these people NOTHING?
GamingKaiju
Member
ngl some England fans are the worse and really let us down at times, shining a laser pen is not acceptable behaviour and could see us disqualified and booing the oppositions national anthem is fucking cringe man, makes us look like absolute assholes.
Hell I don't like the players taking knee but applaud them anyway because of where we are in the tournament.
Gareth Southgate has done wonders to the England squad give him a pay rise and whatever else he wants. What an absolute legend.
Hell I don't like the players taking knee but applaud them anyway because of where we are in the tournament.
Gareth Southgate has done wonders to the England squad give him a pay rise and whatever else he wants. What an absolute legend.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
Denmark opener against England should not have stood according to laws
Denmark opened the scoring against England at the Euro 2020 final but according to the laws the of the game the goal should not have stood.www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
So let's scrap that one and it would've finished by the second half 1-0. But you know, this will go unnoticed.
synchronicity
Member
Italy have no shame. It's win by whatever means necessary. They don't care if they're legitimately better or worse. They just care about the score - the appearance of things. Insecurity and frailty of the highest magnitude. No honor.
Bladed Thesis
Member
What utter rubbish.
synchronicity
Member
They sure are.
DKehoe
Gold Member
Realistically isn't that just every team?
Dee Dah Dave
Member
Italy are the inventors of simulation, well them and maybe a South American team or two.
Nowadays everyone has adopted it as part of the game. If you take a nudge you go down, just the way it is.
Nowadays everyone has adopted it as part of the game. If you take a nudge you go down, just the way it is.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
You should just give up.
Czech Republic
Jocks
Croatia
Germany
Ukraine
Denmark.
You had them all down to beat us mate throughout the thread.
SoggyBiscuit
Banned
Oh captain, my captain
synchronicity
Member
I can't argue with that. I have just always found the way the Italian team goes about it to be particularly egregious and annoying though.
Reason enough to always pull for the opposing side, as far as I'm concerned. Ruined the game. (even though I still love it, lol)
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Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I fucking love the blue for the Italy shirt though 
Bo_Hazem
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DKehoe
Gold Member
I just think everyone tends to think of other teams as dishonest cheats whereas when their own players do it they're just "drawing a foul" or "being smart about how the game works." Or they acknowledge it may not have been playing fair exactly but "X are so much worse about it" I think any team in the tournament would take an ugly win or suspect penalty if it was offered to them. Do I wish it wasn't part of the game? Of course, it's pretty embarrassing. But the risk/reward balance for trying to get a penalty means players are always going to go for it.
Cockles & Whelks
Banned
I fucking love the blue for the Italy shirt though
And to be fair, you're guaranteed to get a few cutaways to some hot Italian birds in the crowd on Sunday.
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O-N-E
Member
Got video of that? I certainly didn't see a foul in any of the footage they showed during the broadcast. Wild decision.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
The Harry Kane tackle was a clear penalty. And The yellow on Harry McGuire was also bs.
These plays happen all the time even with VAR. Its just part of the game.
These plays happen all the time even with VAR. Its just part of the game.
TBiddy
Member
There was a slight contact in one the angles, but he had already dived at that point, so it's not a penalty.
Yeah, but he commited a foul before that, which was called, so it would never be a penalty, since play was already stopped at that point.
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Bo_Hazem
Banned
synchronicity
Member
Yes, it's a sickening part of the sport to me. But, in fairness, in all competitive endeavors, especially at high level play, most competitors will do whatever they can to gain an advantage - within or outside the rules.
There are the rare exception - players who don't (or very rarely) dive, but those guys often already have an advantage...they're very skilled, lol.
J_Gamer.exe
Member
It turns out it was a fly that foulded him, the fly got a straight red for that.I expect to see plenty of this sort of thing on Sunday...
synchronicity
Member
You know, honestly I wish they'd have the eyes in the sky constantly looking for simulation. And if it's suspected, stop the game, use VAR and if it's an obvious no contact dive - no matter where it occurs on the pitch - that should be a straight red, no exceptions. Do that consistently and for long enough and get that shit out of the game. (And I hate VAR, but if we're going to use it, at least get something good from it.)
J_Gamer.exe
Member
Exactly, its not the strongest penalty ever but there was contact, the 1st guy knocks him, the 2nd player especially doesn't even attempt to play the ball, just bundles into him with hand and then leg.
If that was England we'd be calling our defenders who did that clumsy useless donkey's, naive etc.
Also Denmark players were falling about like they had been shot at times.
GamingKaiju
Member
No one talking about the pathetic 1st free kick given that led to the second where Denmark scored.
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Bo_Hazem
Banned
I would love England to win against Italy with a more controversial penalty/free kick/offside just to enjoy the salt.
J_Gamer.exe
Member
But equally id love to beat them with goals cutting through them and embarrassing them
GHG
Member
Against the Italians it would be poetic.
J_Gamer.exe
Member
If only this guy made a comeback, would add even more drama to the way refereeing was done in the euros....
IDKFA
I am Become Bilbo Baggins
Was there contact? Yes.
Was it in the box? Yes.
Did said contact make Sterling trip? Yes.
Was it a penalty? Debatable. But the ref, and let's not forget VAR , said it was a pen.
Cry more.
Alebrije
Member
clarky
Gold Member
Sea sea seasiders!
Dark Rider
Member
Can you make a second anonymous entry to back both teams so you always come out on top?
