2009/2010 Football (Soccer) Thread

[Mosesandstick]

I watched the match, really impressive. Unlucky loss for ROI. I also watched England v. Brazil. That was a mistake.

[sigil]

I watched the match, really impressive. Unlucky loss for ROI. I also watched England v. Brazil. That was a mistake.

I watches USA Slovenia,  which was the same sort of slog.

Best game of the day was Chicago V RSL Nick Rimando was a monster. Should provide an MLS final that is actually decent to watch. RSL is hard coded to press forward and can actually put together some nice extended  passing posession. I think they can beat LA.

[HaemishM]

Yeah, that was a good MLS game, right up to the part where Chicago totally fucked up the penalties. How the fuck do you continue to go back to the lower left corner when the keeper has shown he can totally handle that area? Everything right - goal. Left and low - BUH BYE! Fuck.

I never realized it until I saw the way RSL plays, but Chicago is slow and old. Next season we lose Rolfe, maybe Blanco, Prideaux, our central defense is getting old and McBride will be my age. There better be some good signings/draft picks.

[Amarr HM]

I watched the match, really impressive. Unlucky loss for ROI. I also watched England v. Brazil. That was a mistake.

I'm surprised any impartial viewer could gain any enjoyment from watching Ireland, although they do have tenacity where they lack pace and raw talent. If only they could stop leaking crappy goals after going ahead we'd be set.

[sigil]

Fuck You Thierry Henry

[Amarr HM]

Thanks Sigil, we're very proud of that performance. Deserved to go through on effort.

[WayAbvPar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbIogc_RyHI

That is just fucking embarrassing for FIFA. What a fucking disgrace.

[sidereal]

Need those goal-line officials.

Any day now. . .

[Teleku]

Does soccer have instant replay yet 

[Hoax]

 !!!!!

Realistically, the WC is better off with France instead of Ireland, also its not like they had it won without that goal.  But wow, that was about as bad as it could get.  The head ref had no angle to the play but the linesman should have been able to make that call.  It might have been so obvious he couldn't see it.  Sometimes the really blatant foul is hard to call because your brain can't believe it really happened.

Ronaldo doesn't miss the WC, Messi doesn't miss the WC, that's good.  Russia out some other team that looks and plays like Russia in?  No big deal though I think Russia is a more dynamic and interesting team.

Greece in, bleh, would much rather Scheva get a few goals and caps before bowing out of the group stage.  Greece plays such meh football.

[Mosesandstick]

It was an off-side and a handball 

The yank I was with couldn't understand why we don't have instant replay 

[Hoax]

That was a 50/50 offside at worst, stick to the handball that is the most egregious shit I've seen in a long time.

[IainC]

That was a 50/50 offside at worst, stick to the handball that is the most egregious shit I've seen in a long time.

Haha wat? Henry was a mile offside before the ball was played to him.

[Amarr HM]

Bah Henry did what any striker would have done, Keane tried to do something similar only moments before but got caught. I'm relatively pleased though cause Ireland trounced France on their own turf and were by far the better team on the day, but Doyle and Duff (who played like he was 26 again) should have taken their chances. Doyle missed an easy header and Duff was unlucky when his one on one was tackled down. Bit of a shame on a personal level I was considering going to SA if we went through.

[sidereal]

FAI request France replay

Don't know enough about FIFA to have any idea of whether it's plausible that this would happen or if it's just the FAI tilting at windmills.

But if it did happen, the ratings would be astronomical.

[Hoax]

Can't and will not happen.  This may be just what was needed though to add in some kind of replay or additional tech to games though.

[Amarr HM]

Actually it happened before but it was a technical fault and it involved Tehran not France, I do think it's clutching at straws a little. I've seen so many bad decisions from referees lately it really is ruining watching the game for me, so though I'm not mad on the idea of video replays I think they might be needed. Or instead of vetting inexperienced refs for big games they could let experienced ones handle them vOv

[sidereal]

They're not going to do video.  FIFA shot that way down last year.  Instead they wanted 2 extra linesmen (one at each goal) and they've been integrating it over the course of the year. 

Now they're doing it at all Europa League games.  It's impossible to know for sure, but it's very likely that the extra linesman would have been perfectly placed to catch that handball.  So the solution at this point is just to wait until FIFA pulls the trigger (assuming it goes well in Europa play) and there's 6 refs in every game.

[Teleku]

Why is FIFA so against instant replay?

[IainC]

Actually it happened before but it was a technical fault and it involved Tehran not France, I do think it's clutching at straws a little. I've seen so many bad decisions from referees lately it really is ruining watching the game for me, so though I'm not mad on the idea of video replays I think they might be needed. Or instead of vetting inexperienced refs for big games they could let experienced ones handle them vOv

Tehran is a city. Bahrain were ordered to replay both legs of their game with Uzbekistan though due to a technical error by the ref: - FIFA Ruling.

FIFA are never going to mandate replays based on poor calls otherwise practically every single match would be under appeal.

[ShenMolo]

[Mosesandstick]

Bah Henry did what any striker would have done, Keane tried to do something similar only moments before but got caught. I'm relatively pleased though cause Ireland trounced France on their own turf and were by far the better team on the day, but Doyle and Duff (who played like he was 26 again) should have taken their chances. Doyle missed an easy header and Duff was unlucky when his one on one was tackled down. Bit of a shame on a personal level I was considering going to SA if we went through.

Yeah Henry did what any striker would've done, but had he tried to refuse the goal he would be an undoubtable legend. Though that's obviously a bit of a shit thing to do when he didn't score and it was a teammate.

Duff was fantastic, and the French goalie was really on form. Both matches were fantastic for such low-scoring results.

[Amarr HM]

Tehran is a city. Bahrain ....

Yah my bad  

Also McShane is a terrible defender, I was distraught when O'Shea had to leave the field. He should have applied more pressure on Henry or at least tried to get something on that ball, really soft.

[EWSpider]

Why is FIFA so against instant replay?

Because it would cause a game stoppage and destroy the flow of the game.  The refs do everything possible to keep the game going.  For example, even on a hard foul if the team that was fouled has possession of the ball and the advantage than the ref won't blow the whistle and stop play.  He'll allow play to continue because the team that was fouled wouldn't gain anything by a game stoppage.  Only if the offending team regains possession within a short time period after a foul will the ref blow the whistle and give the ball back to the other team.  So the challenge for FIFA is more about how you would implement something like replay without slowing the game down.

[sigil]

God Damn I love tottenham. Also, Wigan are total shit.

[WayAbvPar]

9 fucking goals and Robbie Keane didn't even get on the pitch. Not exactly what I was hoping for in fantasy. A few goals might have helped him forget Hand of Frog.

[Amarr HM]

I bought Rooney to replace Van Persie, who I only bought the week before that. Feelin stupid now (and a little frustrated) :/

[lamaros]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8370497.stm

Amen.

[Amarr HM]

Yeh Keane pretty much mirrored my feelings on the whole thing, there's even silly people protesting the French embassy in Dublin. Although I'd be more inclined to commend their performance than be so berating, he has a point about the mentality not being sturdy. There's a lack of self belief in the Irish squad something Keane is never short of.

[Mr_PeaCH]

God Damn I love tottenham. Also, Wigan are total shit.

Heh.  The match was shown on FSC at 2pm on Sunday; same time as my Chargers were playing.  So I tape it.  Later in the evening I remember I have a game to watch but I check online to see if I even want to.  Fucking 9 to 1?  Oh yeah, I've got to see this to believe it.

Also, I have Lennon and Defoe on my fantasy team (with Defoe captain)... THAT was a nice cherry on the top.

[Abagadro]

We don't need no stinking winning record to win the MLS Cup!

[sidereal]

It's not like the Galaxy deserved to win it.  After the first 45 minutes, they were complete shite.  Couldn't hold the ball for more than 30 seconds, no midfield to give service to Donovan.  It was a miracle they made it to overtime, and then their old, broken bodies were so tired it was another miracle they made it to penalties.  And then Greatest US Soccer Player in History Landon Donovan kicked a field goal.

So RSL deserved it, because they weren't as bad as the Galaxy.  Also, Nicky Rimando is choice.  He needs to be picked for the national team more often.

[WayAbvPar]

Hopefully Donovan got that out of his system and won't repeat it next summer.

[sigil]

We should start a Keepers for strikers program with France or some shit.

[WayAbvPar]

Heh good plan. As long as we get the ones that don't use their hands.