[Football] World Cup - Day Three

[Gabbafella]

This is a really scrappy game, quite boring to watch. If any of these tackles make contact I can see a red being produced at some point.
Nice second from Argentina.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Are the commentators watching a different game it looked off side and correctly given

 

[Gabbafella]

Correction, VAR getting involved again.

 

[hart's shirt]

Despite conceding a penalty, VAR's been the best Saudi defender so far.

 

[Washie]

Despite conceding a penalty, VAR's been the best Saudi defender so far.

Every decision has been correct though

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Despite conceding a penalty, VAR's been the best Saudi defender so far.

That's a little disingenuous, Arsenal won the league playing a high line. Have to say the defence is playing a straight line.

 

[WhingForPresident]

Saudi offside trap working nicely

 

[Gabbafella]

I don't think I've ever seen so many offsides in a game before. It's literally every attack.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I don't think I've ever seen so many offsides in a game before. It's literally every attack.

Great work by the Saudi back line. Argentina are going to have to work smarter

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Another 3 rolls and a moan, they really are a hard watch.

 

[GT49er]

Saudi offside trap working nicely

Argentine forwards look very naive falling for it again and again though. Good battle of shitehousery going on here!

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I don't think I've ever seen so many offsides in a game before. It's literally every attack.

The Argentinians are playing right on the line every attack. It's going to keep happening.

 

[Bozza]

Funny how they remembered when Iran got a much softer penalty in the very same match.

Oh, absolutely - it was shocking.

But I wouldn't rule out that VAR ref being given a half-time "reminder" about how these are supposed to be officiated now.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Itv creaming themselves over everything the Argies are doing yet nothing about the Saudi's playing well.

 

[Simster]

That's a little disingenuous, Arsenal won the league playing a high line. Have to say the defence is playing a straight line.

Spot on and agree that all the decisions have been correct. The Saudis have certainly been second-best but have defended with discipline and look lively going forward. 1-0 is about right IMO.

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

Itv creaming themselves over everything the Argies are doing yet nothing about the Saudi's playing well.

You wouldn’t imagine it would be too difficult to counter the high line by the Saudi’s. Argentina seem to be determined to play through them.

 

[jcdenton08]

that was a strange half. I am usually quite good at analysing games I like to think, but I can’t really tell if Argentina are off the pace or KSA are much better than I realised.

Either way, I find Argentina’s gamesmanship so frustrating. They’d be such a better a side if they just played their game without constantly trying to cheat for an advantage. In a match like this, it *should* be entirely unnecessary.

It makes me think they’re feeling the pace out there and are finding this a lot tougher than they expected. To be screaming out when tackled, rolling around trying to get KSA players booked, the usual Argentinian stuff - frankly it’s pretty desperate for a group game against Saudi Arabia…

 

[Bozza]

A scrap between Keane and Souness will spice things up a bit.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Roy Keane and Souness is more entertaining than the match.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Fantastic levels of HT belligerence between Roy Keane and Graeme Souness arguing over the Argentina penalty