God is an Englishman wrote:Good to see the diving championships are over, good to switch over and watch some better quality football, setanta is well worth the money.
God is an Englishman wrote:Good to see the diving championships are over, good to switch over and watch some better quality football, setanta is well worth the money.
I thought you weren't watching what you called two-bob teams in the Asian Cup. You know - ones like the team who came 4th in the 2002 World Cup, the team who beat Italy in the World Cup in your homeland and who enchanted your fellow countrymen by having eventual semi-finalist Portugal on the ropes 3-0 up in the quarter-final.
Or two-bob teams like Australia who beat TWO England teams at Upton Park and who scared Italy in the 2006 World Cup and the Netherlands in the Brazil World Cup in 2014.
As for diving and pretend-injuries in the Asian Cup, I was pleasantly surprised to see less of that. The motto in this tournament - DON'T DELAY, LET'S PLAY seemed to work. Refs were very strict on any delays and I liked how they accidentally-on-purpose let so-called injured players cool their heels on the sidelines before allowing them back on after their miraculous recovery. One I timed as cooling his injured heels for 3 whole minutes despite howls of protest from his bench.
Polska Bomba, could this sensible approach be something the Laws-of-the-Game Board (IFAB) could debate at this month's AGM?
God is an Englishman wrote:Good to see the diving championships are over, good to switch over and watch some better quality football, setanta is well worth the money.
I thought you weren't watching what you called two-bob teams in the Asian Cup. You know - ones like the team who came 4th in the 2002 World Cup, the team who beat Italy in the World Cup in your homeland and who enchanted your fellow countrymen by having eventual semi-finalist Portugal on the ropes 3-0 up in the quarter-final.
Or two-bob teams like Australia who beat TWO England teams at Upton Park and who scared Italy in the 2006 World Cup and the Netherlands in the Brazil World Cup in 2014.
As for diving and pretend-injuries in the Asian Cup, I was pleasantly surprised to see less of that. The motto in this tournament - DON'T DELAY, LET'S PLAY seemed to work. Refs were very strict on any delays and I liked how they accidentally-on-purpose let so-called injured players cool their heels on the sidelines before allowing them back on after their miraculous recovery. One I timed as cooling his injured heels for 3 whole minutes despite howls of protest from his bench.
Polska Bomba, could this sensible approach be something the Laws-of-the-Game Board (IFAB) could debate at this month's AGM?
Kosta Utd wrote:
the Poms are not European either.. your point is?
We are unfortunately European.
However, even if you believe we're not then we were forced to leave our previous confederation by FIFA.
your about as European and I am asian
Depends on your definition of European....
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