this should be fun
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 18:38 (four years ago)
crazy good attempts from both teams already
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 18:52 (four years ago)
deflected and in! wow
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 19:24 (four years ago)
Filthy from Lukaku
Lloris beaten near post twice but not sure he had much chance either
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 19:31 (four years ago)
ha, ya, man. i was at lunch, but saw it. i feel like france's offensive line tries to be too fancy
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:05 (four years ago)
France deserved that. Benzema has been so good this season.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:05 (four years ago)
and just as i say that, france put one in
Pen for me
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:10 (four years ago)
France come out serious this half, pretty irresistible
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:11 (four years ago)
i think so. clumsy tbh
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:12 (four years ago)
wow. this is getting good lol
Great peno, liked the confidence to have the ball set up and waiting too
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:13 (four years ago)
Oh what football
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:16 (four years ago)
Touch from lukaka in the buildup was dream stuff
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:17 (four years ago)
Keeping an eye on the Euro Under 21 Qualifying score between Portugal and Liechtenstein, 9-0 at half time.
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:17 (four years ago)
Which way
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:18 (four years ago)
Given that there are only 15 people under 21 in Liechtenstein...
― Starmer: "Let the children boogie, let all the children boogie." (Tom D.), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:20 (four years ago)
Theyll fade away in the second half so after the subs you're saying
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:21 (four years ago)
Terrific break.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:29 (four years ago)
lukaku
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:30 (four years ago)
Boom
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:30 (four years ago)
Oh no, offside.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:30 (four years ago)
Carrasco def on?
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:31 (four years ago)
What a game
lukaku has been offside quite a few times now
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:31 (four years ago)
What a free kick.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:32 (four years ago)
Theo!
Amazing game.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:33 (four years ago)
Wow
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:34 (four years ago)
Queuing up to hit that
holy crap. the table has turned
france were so confident in this half
belgium were so unorganized
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:34 (four years ago)
Alderweireld and courtois must be better
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:35 (four years ago)
Gavi looks an extraordinary talent
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:04 (four years ago)
good lord
― Punster McPunisher, Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:09 (four years ago)
lol i just spotted gavi among all of the spanish squad
he does look like a 13 year old
What a riposte.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:10 (four years ago)
Amazing
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:12 (four years ago)
Another fabulous game
Mbappe should score that tbh
Offside surely
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:26 (four years ago)
I can’t understand that decision unless there was a Spain player offscreen playing him on.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:28 (four years ago)
i thought so, as well. but it almost looked like a spanish player touched it before it got to mbappe, which would make it on, i guess?
― Punster McPunisher, Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:29 (four years ago)
He’s still off when the ball was played unless he’s not interfering with play,
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:30 (four years ago)
Yup that’s what we heard here
― AlXTC from Paris, Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:31 (four years ago)
Shot, save, top class stuff
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:34 (four years ago)
lol i love when they get the goalkeeper to come out as well
it's so ballsy
― Punster McPunisher, Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:39 (four years ago)
Great finish to that
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:42 (four years ago)
Goal should be ruled offside, hes off and its not a new phase ffs
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:49 (four years ago)
so reading and watching examples of this kind of play, it looks like this is an attacker (mbappe) gaining an advantage due to the ball deflecting off an opponent (garcia):
gaining an advantage by playing the ball or interfering with an opponent when it has:* rebounded or been deflected off the goalpost, crossbar, match official or an opponent* been deliberately saved by any opponent
regardless whether it deflected off garcia, it would still be offside, because garcia wasn't deliberately playing the ball. and apparently, a lot of refs call this offside often.
however, it's not offside if the opponent (garcia) deliberately plays the ball:
A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent who deliberately plays the ball, including by deliberate handball, is not considered to have gained an advantage, unless it was a deliberate save by any opponent.
so, the ref must've thought garcia deliberately played the ball. his slide was intended to play the ball, but he never reached it enough to intercept and instead it was deflected, which would make it an offside, in my view.
there should be a clause added in the IFAB that a deliberate play of the ball means the opponent has possession of the ball, so it's not merely the opponent's intention to play the ball, and that way all deflections should be ruled offside
https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/offside/#offside-offence
this is insane. i feel bad for spain
Ice cold finish from Mbappe 🥶 pic.twitter.com/KVndKblXGk— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 10, 2021
― Punster McPunisher, Sunday, 10 October 2021 21:40 (four years ago)
Agree with that take
Spurs got the benefit of similar vs lfc a few years back and it shouldve been tidied up after that
Mbappe is offside and interfering with play its a simple call
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 22:16 (four years ago)