[Football] WC: Group H Deciders

[pasty]

Japan and Colombia to qualify for me. Japan top.

 

[dazzer6666]

Japan and Columbia to qualify for me. Japan top.

Colombia

 

[Dinner with Gotsmanov]

Yet agai, No way for Jose......

 

[pasty]

Colombia

Don't know what you mean

 

[Weststander]

The BBC commentator of the Senegal v Colombia game is a drama queen. Where long balls or crosses are being pinged in at either end, clearly going to defender in space, he's screaming as if great chances are on.

Might go for mute.

 

[Weststander]

Well done ref. A dangerous, but brilliant tackle. VAR works!

 

[Stephen Seagull]

I thought that was a clear penalty

 

[dazzer6666]

I thought that was a clear penalty

No chance, another VAR triumph.

 

[TSB]

Does he take the ball? No.
Does he take the man? Yes.

WTF is the point of VAR?

 

[Weststander]

I thought that was a clear penalty

Mane ending up on the floor due to the tackle, after the defender brilliantly nicked the ball away, is irrelevant.

 

[smillie's garden]

I thought that was a clear penalty

What before the VAR, or still?

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Does he take the ball? No.
Does he take the man? Yes.

WTF is the point of VAR?

Either I've been wooshed or you're on crack! Clearly gets the ball!

 

[Stephen Seagull]

What before the VAR, or still?

After the fifth time of watching it I can see that his heel had hit the ball, but he still clearly goes through the man.

If it were against us would you be so level-headed? He clipped the ball, yes but the challenge was daft.

 

[Weststander]

Does he take the ball? No.
Does he take the man? Yes.

WTF is the point of VAR?

Making contact with the opponent simulteously or after making contact with the ball is not a foul, unless careless or reckless towards his opponent.

 

[Stephen Seagull]

the one thing that does need to happen with VAR is that the players need to stop all getting around the ref and pleading for VAR at every decision, it's going to get reviewed anyway

 

[KZNSeagull]

Brilliant tackle for me. VAR got that spot on. Not sure the Senegal player even appealed did he?

 

[Badger]

I couple of very tame efforts on goal for Senegal after getting into good positions. I can only assume they keep pressing the pass button instead of the shoot button. We've all done it.

 

[Weststander]

After the fifth time of watching it I can see that his heel had hit the ball, but he still clearly goes through the man.

If it were against us would you be so level-headed? He clipped the ball, yes but the challenge was daft.

Emotion about "if it was against us" is irrelevant. Anyway, it might be Stones nicking the ball from a striker.

Daft - the defender had no option to stop a goal, it was high risk, but it worked.

It wasn't through the man. No complaints from the Senegalese players. Tacklers are allowed to touch the ball player, as long as it's not before the ball.

 

[smillie's garden]

After the fifth time of watching it I can see that his heel had hit the ball, but he still clearly goes through the man.

If it were against us would you be so level-headed? He clipped the ball, yes but the challenge was daft.

Conversely, if it was one of ours - Dunky say - getting his heel to the ball, and not doing it recklessly, then it would be great if he could do that without giving up a penalty. I haven't been a big fan of VAR, but if it allows technically good defenders to go for the ball in the penalty area with confidence, then I'm coming around to it, even though it is a massive change to the sport. At the moment, without VAR, you have defenders opting to do sneaky stuff like shirt pulling because they feel there is less chance they'll give up a penalty than if they get the ball legitimately and the attacker clatters to the floor. Hopefully there'll be less diving too.

 

[symyjym]

It's all set up for Izquierdo to come on, score the winner, and become a Columbian legend