England v Argentina

[Big Cat]

For anyone who thinks behaviour has deteriorated, the jury is still out
8 minutes for this Argie to leave the FOP (7 mins in). Reason for the introduction of red and yellow cards apparently
Maybe we'll get the something similar tonight!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoaOgvzY-V4

 

[RefereeX]

I'm a massive mix of nerves and excitement already. COME ON ENGLAND!!!!

I hope Elfath has a good game! Good luck to him!

 

[Archer]

Just three more games of this tedium to go.

 

[lincs22]

For anyone who thinks behaviour has deteriorated, the jury is still out
8 minutes for this Argie to leave the FOP (7 mins in). Reason for the introduction of red and yellow cards apparently
Maybe we'll get the something similar tonight!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoaOgvzY-V4

To confirm, If anybody heard Ken Aston speaking, this was the incident that brought in the yellow and red cards. He was sitting at a set of traffic lights and they went amber / red, so the idea was formed.

 

[The Gump]

This is so, so poor. Whatever FIFA has instructed the referees has fundamentally led to the LoTG not being applied.

 

[Ross]

If this stays 11 v 11 I will be amazed.

 

[bester]

This should be a very comfortable victory, we're a far better side.
Don't get drawn in to their antics

Reece James looking like a liability

 

[JamesL]

If this stays 11 v 11 I will be amazed.

MrsL said that after 2 minutes

Given how some other games have gone Argentina might not even get a caution.

 

[Ross]

Mrs Ross did too

 

[ARF]

This is so, so poor. Whatever FIFA has instructed the referees has fundamentally led to the LoTG not being applied.

Like when?

 

[The Gump]

Like when?

Regularly throughout the tournament yellow cards have not been issued when LotG require them.

 

[ARF]

Regularly throughout the tournament yellow cards have not been issued when LotG require them.

And when has this happened during this game?

 

[The Gump]

And when has this happened during this game?

You can be a contrarian as much as you like but I’m not going to rise to it. If you haven’t seen it, you haven’t seen it.

 

[ladbroke8745]

And when has this happened during this game?

Simeone has been penalised for 4/5 fouls now.
When does persistent come in to it?

And thats just the ones the ref has actually blown for.

 

[ARF]

You can be a contrarian as much as you like but I’m not going to rise to it. If you haven’t seen it, you haven’t seen it.

Either back up your assertions with evidence, or stop talking rubbish

 

[The Gump]

Either back up your assertions with evidence, or stop talking rubbish

Bore off…

 

[DJIC]

Crikey, he really isn’t going to card anyone.

 

[The Gump]

Either back up your assertions with evidence, or stop talking rubbish

I can only presume ARF stands for Argentinian Referee. Read the many, many threads on here throughout the WC (with comments from far greater and more experienced minds than mine) and on this thread.

 

[deusex]

Either back up your assertions with evidence, or stop talking rubbish

Average trolling this

 

[RefIADad]

Not watching the game while at work, but comments here and on the US-based forum are pretty consistent.

This is who Elfath is. Tries to manage players, and usually succeeds. But managing Argentina is a totally different deal. On this side of the pond, we usually laud his management skills but scratch our heads at some foul selection and technical lapses. But he sometimes is far from play and doesn’t like to use cards early. That makes him a really good option in FIFA’s eyes. It’s a vastly different style of officiating compared to Barton’s style.