Recent content by santa sangria

They also have penguins, desert, skiing, mountains, waterfalls, whales, Wales (well, large chunks thereof), as well as the fine wines. Doesn’t mean Otamendi isn’t a much cuter diver than Spence🤩

Hmm I think the main problem is the chaos refereeing and lack of application of the laws at televised matches - not just the WC, see also EPL etc. Pundits gonna pundit.

Great idea. Suggest you include more info about size and weight and show real world images “in the hands”. For me, impossible to buy based on the given info.

Our season continues in a few weeks - July is a summer break - and the first thing I will tell the coaches is to forget the world cup, we are back to normal, remember the laws about dissent, delay of game, bench behaviour and only the captain, remind the players if you like, and… let’s enjoy...

I don’t mind the disallowed goal. Looked like there could have been some contact, partial tread on toes, and Otamendi sold it well and early. But the missed yellow for Fernandez in the first half, “one-way” game management at added half time, the lack of cards for blatant delay of game… urgh…...

I have been too fearful of the backlash to make the same point. I think he was naive with the half-a***ed shaking foot reaction. Either go down under machine gun fire or FFS pull your finger out and close down your man.

We calling the chop to the back of the head a missed opportunity? Asking for a friend

Impending season - I don’t think the PGMOLers or whatever they are called now will go in for chaos refereeing. And I know my local FA and regional bods will not either. The interpretation of law in the WC knock outs is a long way away from where we are. The top league here runs before and...

My bad. Tx for correction!

Did he miss? Well, yes. At least one delaying restart, one red for sub delaying opponent’s restart, reckless yellow for Fernandez, reckless yellow for Simeone, how many yellows do you want for “only the captain.” If I was being observed by my local sensei, he’d have me at 5 missed yellows and...

Injuries and illness hurt. Rice was cooked after half an hour. No Saka. James died second half. But surely Tuchel went a bit too far there. Surely Mainoo for Rice. Looks like the little bit if contact with Messi when Spence won the ball was the difference. Messi wanted it. Spence and O’Reilly...

Just explained to my kids - red anyone… no VAR to be seen here. We not counting throw ins… did they ditch that

I thought the pen would be overturned for handball. Overall, I thought the officiating was not to standard. OS timing seemed off. And I still am lost with the most curious referee decisions. Main issue for me is that “the referees are making it up” crowd seem vindicated by this display.

Could someone explain the dropped ball pantomime?

i think the tone of abuse has not got worse. Forensic dissection and accusations of bias and conspiracy have got worse. But I think refereeing analysis is promoted way more and way more positively on socials than ever - and reaches non referees. And all the ref social channels covering the WC...