That ad-break ident "Brazeeel, Braaazeeeeeel" is already annoying the hell out of me and it's only the first day.
Opening Ceremony & Brazil vs Croatia 7pm ITV (9pm KO)
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Originally Posted by Big Poy:
“A mixture of bad refereeing and horrible keeping has gifted this to Brazil.
If this is all they have they won't be winning anything.”
“A mixture of bad refereeing and horrible keeping has gifted this to Brazil.
If this is all they have they won't be winning anything.”
Yeah, Brazil were very fortunate tonight and certainly know where near as good as i expected them to be, to have any chance of winning the tournament they will have to improve dramatically.
Not convinced the pen was a bad call by the ref. It's the sort of thing that if it hadn't been a pen the pundits would have said "the refs need to be harder on this sort of thing". Too often we see hands on the attacker by the def, and it was clear in this place. Yes it wasn't strongly done but maybe this is the sort of thing we need to avoid this sort of shenanigans in the past.
Originally Posted by O'Neill:
“I'm sure Cameroon and Mexico are thinking they'll have Brazil in their pockets..”
“I'm sure Cameroon and Mexico are thinking they'll have Brazil in their pockets..”
Looks like the most important thing to have in your pocket is the ref, from what i've seen so far.
Originally Posted by FrankieFixer:
“From wiki:
Yuichi Nishimura (西村 雄一 Nishimura Yūichi?, born 17 April 1972) is a Brazilian football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA.
”
“From wiki:
Yuichi Nishimura (西村 雄一 Nishimura Yūichi?, born 17 April 1972) is a Brazilian football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA.
”
Quote:
“His very unorthodox upbringing gave him eyes with which he can't see if someone plays with their head, hand or leg...”
“His very unorthodox upbringing gave him eyes with which he can't see if someone plays with their head, hand or leg...”
The criticism the referee has received tonight shouldn't disguise the fact that Pletikosa was almost equally as culpable in the latter two goals.
Brazilians throwing stones at Adrian Chiles illustrates that not all is bad in the world in spite of what we've seen tonight.
just saw a joke I quite liked
Adrian chiles had said at half time that he had never heard a whole nation sigh before when Croatia scored
doesn't he know it happens every time he comes on camera ?
Adrian chiles had said at half time that he had never heard a whole nation sigh before when Croatia scored
doesn't he know it happens every time he comes on camera ?
Originally Posted by basdfg:
“Itv's studio has suffered minor damage.”
“Itv's studio has suffered minor damage.”
Oh! I thought it was an advert for Autoglass!
Originally Posted by 2+2=5:
“Not convinced the pen was a bad call by the ref. It's the sort of thing that if it hadn't been a pen the pundits would have said "the refs need to be harder on this sort of thing". Too often we see hands on the attacker by the def, and it was clear in this place. Yes it wasn't strongly done but maybe this is the sort of thing we need to avoid this sort of shenanigans in the past.”
“Not convinced the pen was a bad call by the ref. It's the sort of thing that if it hadn't been a pen the pundits would have said "the refs need to be harder on this sort of thing". Too often we see hands on the attacker by the def, and it was clear in this place. Yes it wasn't strongly done but maybe this is the sort of thing we need to avoid this sort of shenanigans in the past.”
I understand your point, but I'd also like to stamp down on just falling down at the slightest touch. Both cancel each other out, IMO.
Originally Posted by BigFoot87:
“Well they'll have better keepers (couldn't get much worse) and maybe even a better ref for a start.”
“Well they'll have better keepers (couldn't get much worse) and maybe even a better ref for a start.”
Yeah it was the keeper, and ref, Neymar and Oscar's precise shots from outside the box had nothing to do with it.
To simplify, Croatia are ahead of Mexico and Cameroon, can't be bothered going into detail.
About the defence, again Croatia are a good side, obviously they'll create chances, Brazil can play defensively, two defensive midfielders, there's no denying that.
Originally Posted by 2+2=5:
“Not convinced the pen was a bad call by the ref. It's the sort of thing that if it hadn't been a pen the pundits would have said "the refs need to be harder on this sort of thing". Too often we see hands on the attacker by the def, and it was clear in this place. Yes it wasn't strongly done but maybe this is the sort of thing we need to avoid this sort of shenanigans in the past.”
“Not convinced the pen was a bad call by the ref. It's the sort of thing that if it hadn't been a pen the pundits would have said "the refs need to be harder on this sort of thing". Too often we see hands on the attacker by the def, and it was clear in this place. Yes it wasn't strongly done but maybe this is the sort of thing we need to avoid this sort of shenanigans in the past.”
Nah, totally shocking decision from the ref. I agree Dixon calling him out for cheating. Most pundits don't have the balls to do that.
Originally Posted by O'Neill:
“Yeah it was the keeper, and ref, Neymar and Oscar's precise shots from outside the box had nothing to do with it.
To simplify, Croatia are ahead of Mexico and Cameroon, can't be bothered going into detail.”
“Yeah it was the keeper, and ref, Neymar and Oscar's precise shots from outside the box had nothing to do with it.
To simplify, Croatia are ahead of Mexico and Cameroon, can't be bothered going into detail.”
Not asking you to.
Originally Posted by 2+2=5:
“Not convinced the pen was a bad call by the ref. It's the sort of thing that if it hadn't been a pen the pundits would have said "the refs need to be harder on this sort of thing". Too often we see hands on the attacker by the def, and it was clear in this place. Yes it wasn't strongly done but maybe this is the sort of thing we need to avoid this sort of shenanigans in the past.”
“Not convinced the pen was a bad call by the ref. It's the sort of thing that if it hadn't been a pen the pundits would have said "the refs need to be harder on this sort of thing". Too often we see hands on the attacker by the def, and it was clear in this place. Yes it wasn't strongly done but maybe this is the sort of thing we need to avoid this sort of shenanigans in the past.”
In a different game maybe, but Brazil was rife with diving. Marcello is a disgrace altogether.
I think it shouldn't have been a penalty. These players need to man up.
Originally Posted by TrebleKing:
“And what? They're over there mixing it with the best while we're cooling our heels on the sofa.”
“And what? They're over there mixing it with the best while we're cooling our heels on the sofa.”
So what? They qualified we didn't no point crying about it. We can beat them twice so we can get there if they can.
Originally Posted by BigFoot87:
“Not asking you to.”
“Not asking you to.
”
Good
Croatia are almost certainly playing for second now, they'll probably get it.
Originally Posted by mimik1uk:
“just saw a joke I quite liked
Adrian chiles had said at half time that he had never heard a whole nation sigh before when Croatia scored
doesn't he know it happens every time he comes on camera ?”
“just saw a joke I quite liked
Adrian chiles had said at half time that he had never heard a whole nation sigh before when Croatia scored
doesn't he know it happens every time he comes on camera ?”
If this was Facebook I'd like it, as it's not I'll just quote and smile
Originally Posted by Staunchy:
“I was going to say Northern accent, but a a southerner I'm worried about coming across as one who thinks the north starts at Watford, meat pie made me think of Wigan but I googled the original song and he's from Manchester. Are you a North End supporter? I know a couple from Chorley ( now that is a great accent).”
“I was going to say Northern accent, but a a southerner I'm worried about coming across as one who thinks the north starts at Watford, meat pie made me think of Wigan but I googled the original song and he's from Manchester. Are you a North End supporter? I know a couple from Chorley ( now that is a great accent).”
Chorley has bad vibes for me
but a nice place. Never worry about saying the wrong thing with us lot, no offence is taken at all. Wigan is the pie capital I suppose but we have better pie shops Yes I support our team, I don't go on but know many of the stalwart fans including my brothers and my nutty work colleagues do
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