World Cup 2006

[GoGo Yubari]

Buh-bye, Portugal. And goooooood riddance.

[therockbox]

Fuck off Scolari, your team was shit and lucky to be there in the first place.

[The Kraig]

Red card that fat Brazillian spastic.

Ronaldo is such a poof. Stop crying dammut. FOR ONE DAY. JUST DON'T.

Edited July 5, 2006 by The Kraig

[IAceI]

Man, I'm getting pissed tonight

¬_¬

Time for some more Pauleta bashing I thinksies

[9 to 5]

There are the tears of a cheater not being able to cheat his way to the final.

Fuck you.

[therockbox]

It's also plain to see it wasn't English bitterness that caused us to moan about Portugal's lack of sportsmanship, they're a disgrace.

Will anything happen though? Nope.

[ONO]

Portugal are a damn disgrace to football. It's such a pity, because they don't have a bad squad. Football prevails tonight, and hopefully it will on Sunday.

[IAceI]

I think the referee was quite good today, he was kind of reluctant to show cards when he should have for their dives. But he didn't buy into too many dives, allowed play ons and in the end the right team won.

So yeah, I think it was a good performance from the referee. He just should have shown cards to the divers considering he stopped play when they dived, he should have booked them then, and if they done it again. Red card. There just Portugese, so they don't matter.

[fineintent]

FIFA need to sort this out pronto, its not even funny anymore. Well, Portugal going out was funny.

Start booking or sending people off post-match.

[TheArsenal]

Germany for the win on Saturday, and France for the win on Sunday.

[thatshortguy]

I think the referee was quite good today, he was kind of reluctant to show cards when he should have for their dives. But he didn't buy into too many dives, allowed play ons and in the end the right team won.

So yeah, I think it was a good performance from the referee. He just should have shown cards to the divers considering he stopped play when they dived, he should have booked them then, and if they done it again. Red card. There just Portugese, so they don't matter.

The more I watch teams that rely on diving tactics, I think it's best if they let them dive and completely ignore the situation. No cards, no attention, just play on. That way, the silly monkey that decided to dive will waste time jawing the referee, leave their side down a man, and a team who wants to counter-attack has that much more of an advantage.

By stopping play, you stop all physical and a lot of mental momentum, which is practically just as good as getting the card given to the opposition (the only difference being an inevitable send-off.) By not even acknowledging it, you're basically telling them to quit their bitching and suck it up, and that's football I can enjoy.

Edited July 5, 2006 by The Midget

[Dan]

Viva la France~

[therockbox]

It's not just the diving though, it's the fact that they'll try their hardest to get a player on the other team booked (Pauleta when Miguel fell over, for example).

Punishment is the only way to go, because if you ignore it they're still getting away with it. Send them off and ban them for a handful of games, that'll soon stop them.

[thatshortguy]

Punishment is the only way to go, because if you ignore it they're still getting away with it. Send them off and ban them for a handful of games, that'll soon stop them.

It's kind of six eggs in exchange for half-a-dozen eggs. Yes, giving them the boot will get their attention, but so will an opportunistic couple of teams taking advantage of the numbers and scoring on them.

Given the style of play I've watched from a lot of teams, though, and the seeming apathy from the bigwigs, neither seem likely to occur.

[fineintent]

It's not just the diving though, it's the fact that they'll try their hardest to get a player on the other team booked (Pauleta when Miguel fell over, for example).

Punishment is the only way to go, because if you ignore it they're still getting away with it. Send them off and ban them for a handful of games, that'll soon stop them.

[Quom]

I think the referee was quite good today, he was kind of reluctant to show cards when he should have for their dives. But he didn't buy into too many dives, allowed play ons and in the end the right team won.

So yeah, I think it was a good performance from the referee. He just should have shown cards to the divers considering he stopped play when they dived, he should have booked them then, and if they done it again. Red card. There just Portugese, so they don't matter.

The more I watch teams that rely on diving tactics, I think it's best if they let them dive and completely ignore the situation. No cards, no attention, just play on. That way, the silly monkey that decided to dive will waste time jawing the referee, leave their side down a man, and a team who wants to counter-attack has that much more of an advantage.

By stopping play, you stop all physical and a lot of mental momentum, which is practically just as good as getting the card given to the opposition (the only difference being an inevitable send-off.) By not even acknowledging it, you're basically telling them to quit their bitching and suck it up, and that's football I can enjoy.

[Fundertaker]

OK, I guess the French flag can go away now, can't it?

[therockbox]

No, FRANCE FOR THE WIN.

[TMM]

OK, I guess the French flag can go away now, can't it?

No, they still have to beat the other smelly cheaters Italy!

[IAceI]

No, we need France to win.

1 set of greasy divers from your shitty country down.

1 more to go.