The kids were half-decent yesterday, even though 3-0 was too flattering. It does seem with Koeman we have a manager who, for the first time in six years, at least knows what he's doing half of the time. Restructuring Holland still a mammoth task, but the talent is there.
Gott hilfe Germany tho.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Sunday, 14 October 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
It was worth watching that game just to see that the Italians have a player named Lasagna.
― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 14 October 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
Also one of the great continental European Kevins.
continental european footballers called kevin
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Sunday, 14 October 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link
Ireland - Denmark 0-0 but without Christian Eriksen.
― Frederik B, Sunday, 14 October 2018 20:52 (five years ago) link
there are more layers to the Lasagna story than I knew
― droit au butt (Euler), Sunday, 14 October 2018 21:26 (five years ago) link
"Kevin" or "Kevinismus" in German has become a short-hand for short-lived fads in given names based in pop culture
― Leon Carrotsky (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 October 2018 21:35 (five years ago) link
Gutted it's not Barry, obviously.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Monday, 15 October 2018 07:26 (five years ago) link
LBI - great to see frenkie and bergwijn play finally!
both looked p decent
― nxd, Monday, 15 October 2018 08:49 (five years ago) link
It feels like the most despondent time to be an Ireland supporter since the Staunton era.
― . (Michael B), Monday, 15 October 2018 09:29 (five years ago) link
xp Even as the most ardent Ajax hater I have to admit Frenkie is really special. He can only end up at City, PSG or Barca imo. And to think he's only 21 years old; the way he reads the play and prances around the pitch is something to behold. His technique is incredible.
Bergwijn* had a great match as well. Really looking forward to PSV vs Spurs because I really think we can show our best (don't count out up and coming Pablo Rosario either).
* but also Denzel Dumfries! Saw a comment on the beeb abt the match from a Scotsman saying: "Holland playing someone named Dumfries (PSV) is the biggest achievement of Scottish football in at least 25 years" which made me chuckle)
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 15 October 2018 19:13 (five years ago) link
England two nil up in Spain atm.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 15 October 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
Three!
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 15 October 2018 19:23 (five years ago) link
Must be the Winks effect.
ah, there's a thread for this thing. Thiago aside, this Spain team is absolute muck
― Number None, Monday, 15 October 2018 19:26 (five years ago) link
Lol at Ramos. Shambles. The only thing that can save him now is a red card.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 15 October 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
what on earth, who are these Spanish impostors?
― calzino, Monday, 15 October 2018 19:46 (five years ago) link
― . (Michael B), Monday, 15 October 2018 09:29 (ten hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wtf at this
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), Monday, 15 October 2018 19:50 (five years ago) link
OTT perhaps but I haven't felt this despondent about the team in a long while
― . (Michael B), Monday, 15 October 2018 21:07 (five years ago) link
agreed
― Number None, Monday, 15 October 2018 21:09 (five years ago) link
there was a bleak comedy to Stan at least
trap lads trap
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), Monday, 15 October 2018 21:27 (five years ago) link
Current reign of O'Neill has a whiff of Final Days of Trap about it with added PsychoKeane in there also
― . (Michael B), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 00:52 (five years ago) link
Christie should have punished that mistake other than that all that’s to report is mcclean trying to kill as many fellas as he can
― . (Michael B), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 19:55 (five years ago) link
it's not actually that good of a free kick lads
― Number None, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 20:08 (five years ago) link
Top corner me hole
― . (Michael B), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 20:09 (five years ago) link
Griezmann 2 - Germany 1. Is this Löw's last match as Germany manager?
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 20:32 (five years ago) link
theyll be looking for a new löw after this new low, the löw affair is well and truly öwer
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 20:43 (five years ago) link
Are you stuck in the Pyrenees somewhere? Your ö is shöwing!
(also as if this were whatsapp: i tried to get tix for PSV-Spurs for us but failed; Wanyama's more popular o'er here than I thought!)
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 20:46 (five years ago) link
Only seen a 5 min recap but Lloris was playing in beast mode tonight.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 20:57 (five years ago) link
xp ah cheers but the days are filled as it is until i get höme
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 20:59 (five years ago) link
Gibraltar wins again what the f is happening
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:02 (five years ago) link
Oh ffs Ireland give us a little help here :( Now we have to at least draw against Wales in Wales.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:06 (five years ago) link
look if ye cant beat us......
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
"Is this Löw's last match as Germany manager?"
such a nation of enfeebled methodists, they are even too polite to sack crap managers :p
― calzino, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:11 (five years ago) link
someone has to nail a theses to the door of the FA iirc
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:13 (five years ago) link
― Dmac TT (darraghmac), 16. oktober 2018 23:10 (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Only half the time, apparently :(
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 21:18 (five years ago) link
wtf Scotland running riot here.
― ROCK MUSIC (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 November 2018 21:14 (five years ago) link
Best dressed men in Albania
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Saturday, 17 November 2018 22:48 (five years ago) link
better than the world cup this tourney
― nxd, Monday, 19 November 2018 10:02 (five years ago) link
some very enjoyable games, the game between belgium and switzerland last night was a cracker
i still dont know what they are playing for though - placing in the euros?
― . (Michael B), Monday, 19 November 2018 10:25 (five years ago) link
For the sheer love of football
― Danton Lok (Noodle Vague), Monday, 19 November 2018 10:27 (five years ago) link
*wipes away tear*
― . (Michael B), Monday, 19 November 2018 10:42 (five years ago) link
Denmark won promotion, so next year it's six big losses. Yay.
― Frederik B, Monday, 19 November 2018 10:51 (five years ago) link
winner of each of the 4 finals gets a place i think
― nxd, Monday, 19 November 2018 10:54 (five years ago) link
I still don't understand it. Why are all the good teams playing each other, and why is there a sort of numpty section set aside for Scotland etc?
― ROCK MUSIC (Tom D.), Monday, 19 November 2018 10:58 (five years ago) link
That's how it is with leagues. The best English teams are in Premier League as well :)
― Frederik B, Monday, 19 November 2018 11:46 (five years ago) link
So there's actually two leagues operating here and that explains the relegation... uh.
― ROCK MUSIC (Tom D.), Monday, 19 November 2018 11:56 (five years ago) link
Yeah, there's four tiers. The Better Than Denmark, The Just as Good as Denmark, The Worse Than Denmark, and the A Lot Worse Than Denmark. Or at least that's how I understand it.
― Frederik B, Monday, 19 November 2018 12:08 (five years ago) link
The concept works well at the lower levels, I think. Kosovo have battered all the teams in their division and get moved up to play better ones next time, for example.
I can’t think of many pure friendlies wrt England more memorable than the Spain and Croatia games recently.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Monday, 19 November 2018 12:23 (five years ago) link
woof
― rake pulture (darraghmac), Monday, 19 November 2018 21:34 (five years ago) link
Touch from lukaka in the buildup was dream stuff
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:17 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
Which way
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:18 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
Terrific break.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:29 (two years ago) link
lukaku
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:30 (two years ago) link
Boom
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:30 (two years ago) link
Oh no, offside.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:30 (two years ago) link
Carrasco def on?
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:31 (two years ago) link
What a game
lukaku has been offside quite a few times now
― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:31 (two years ago) link
What a free kick.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:32 (two years ago) link
Theo!
Amazing game.
― Scampo di tutti i Scampi (ShariVari), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:33 (two years ago) link
Wow
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:34 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
Alderweireld and courtois must be better
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Thursday, 7 October 2021 20:35 (two years ago) link
Gavi looks an extraordinary talent
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:04 (two years ago) link
good lord
― Punster McPunisher, Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:09 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
Amazing
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:12 (two years ago) link
Another fabulous game
Mbappe should score that tbh
Offside surely
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:26 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
Yup that’s what we heard here
― AlXTC from Paris, Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:31 (two years ago) link
Shot, save, top class stuff
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:34 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
Great finish to that
― fix up luke shawp (darraghmac), Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:42 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
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 (two years ago) link
sOUThgate
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:23 (one year ago) link
love it!
― calzino, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:26 (one year ago) link
To win the World Cup, according to Paddy Power:
France 11/2 England 13/2Spain 8/1Argentina 9/1
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:30 (one year ago) link
Now officially a bigger hiding than 1953!
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:32 (one year ago) link
Worst home defeat since the Wembley Wizards in 1928!
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:35 (one year ago) link
you can't be 2nd favs for the world cup and getting dicked at home by Hungary on a rainy Tuesday night.
― calzino, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:38 (one year ago) link
omg even though idgaf about this competition, this is hilarious!
― calzino, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:40 (one year ago) link
Channel 4 showing the England games has been a roaring success I must say.
― Doodles Diamond (Tom D.), Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:42 (one year ago) link
Southgate was a mediocre to absolute shite flop of a club manager. But failing upwards is the English style, so fair enough. It looks like his lucky run has ended now though.
― calzino, Tuesday, 14 June 2022 20:53 (one year ago) link
Stop calling me useless, Southgate tells England fans
― Armenian Idol (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 14 June 2022 21:23 (one year ago) link
Really sticking it to those racist Hungarian fans, great to see
― Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, Western Mail (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 15 June 2022 08:55 (one year ago) link