That's it! I'm never watching another futbol match again!
Sometimes, futbol just crushes your soul. Tonight we saw what was probably the best game of the World Cup so far. The Ivorians were stupendous against an alarmingly leaky Dutch defense. I can't explain why they couldn't tie. I'm tempted to blame it on the TERRIBLE refereeing. I don't know what happened. It drained the will to watch futbol out of me...
The bitter, bitter taste of this thoroughly unfair result almost washed away the memories of Argentina's spectacular drubbing of the Serbs. Who could care? The Ivory Coast is out. Oh, the unfairness of it all.
The bitter, bitter taste of this thoroughly unfair result almost washed away the memories of Argentina's spectacular drubbing of the Serbs. Who could care? The Ivory Coast is out. Oh, the unfairness of it all.
posted by Quico at 2:06 PM
13 Comments:
Great game indeed! Although I had the impression the Dutch were playing really dirty. Makes me feel bad for the Ivorians.
It was completely the TERRIBLE refereeing. The Dutch could have pulled a knife on the Ivorians not drawn a yellow card. It was disgraceful.
The Ivorians are an impulsive, impetuous team. They just need to develop a tiny bit more staying power, they fly off the handle at the last second. It's the exact same problem the Argentine team had in 2002. They're youthful, they'll improve. Don't worry, the Ivorians are impressive, they will be back.
The other thing I noticed is that Robben and Van Persie seemm to take turns being good. The first game was all Robben, yesterday all Van Persie. Maybe it's Van Nistelrooij's turn to not suck next time. I dunno.
Still, the three Dutch attackers don't seem to work together that well - I mean, there's no comparison with the near extra-sensorial cohesion of the Argentina attackers.
I disagree that the Ivoreans were impulsive. They did very well to unbalance the Dutch defense. They made the chances, but somehow just couldn't close the deal.
That ref, btw, should be investigated...
Quico, posting from the road
(also, the weird lack of cooperation up front may have to do with Van Basten's odd-ball 4-3-3 formation, which is the only one he uses. Most clubs rely on 4-4-2, so attackers aren't usually used to or comfortable striking in a threesome...)
Quico, on the road
Final thing: The Ivoreans will have to be consoled with the knowledge that they would have certainly qualified if they'd played in any other group...
Ok, so I'm watching the Italy and US game
WTF, is up this this ref? I think he is a chavista.
HAHAHA
Well today we are seeing a clear example of why a lot of people don't pay attention to soccer in the first place - this yellow card/red card system, and the faking of injuries that it promotes, really undermines what could otherwise be a fun sport.
Of course, once we get to the second round we'll see the other big turnoff, deciding games with penalty shots.
OW I agree the penalty shots thing I have never liked, its a cheap way to determine who is "better". well the ref in this game seems a little to willing to pull out cards in my opinion but they are a necessity, to keep the thugs in line.
No comments for today's games?
Any relation with "I'm never watching another futbol match again!"? ;-)
jpjp, I see your point but I still think it is sort of a dumb way to determine the winner. Correct me if I am wrong but don't they keep playing in the finals vs. shoot out?
sire, in the US vs. Italy game I thought the US played pretty well, I never thought they would win but I think they held there own against Italy.
My problem with the cards isn't with the cards themselves but with the penalties being too severe and altering the outcome of the game. Having a team play down a player hte whole rest of the game is simply giving the referees too much influence on the outcome of the game.
LOL, I guess sports do bring people together. I agree OW not being able to bring another player into the game to substitue the red card player seems a little to harsh and like you said it can totally change the game. Especially if the ref. makes a bad call either willingly or not.
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