Elessar78 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 38 minutes ago, AsburySkinsFan said: I am VERY interested to see who they bring in! Of course they’ll open their wallets, but how do you replace Ronaldo?! That’s like replacing Michael Jordan! Agreed on the sin box. To your second point, there is NOTHING preventing an offense from a quick restart, other than say intentionally handling the ball. The kicking team has the option of playing short and quick. But for a defending team to simply stand aside while a striker takes a free kick at an open net...nah, stand in the way make the ref move you off 10 yards. Again soccer makes it's own problems by selective enforcement. This has already been adressed in "advice to referees" a decade ago. Not automatically giving ten yards, if it hits the defender, is an automatic yellow. Attacking teams should just kick it against the defender that is (clearly) within ten yards and get that yellow IF this was enforced consistently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Also, with VAR, reduce the size of the area where a penalty can be given. My suggestion would be width of the goal box all the way up to the penalty spot. Maybe also any handling (contact with arm or hand), intentional or otherwise, in this area is awarded a penalty. Also, again with selective enforcement, they really need to give fouls in the box that would be fouls anywhere else on the pitch. As long as you give it both ways, it doesn't matter. It will lead to a higher scoring game and encourage teams to get in front of the goal. GKs can still use hands in the current penalty area. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 16 minutes ago, Elessar78 said: Again soccer makes it's own problems by selective enforcement. This has already been adressed in "advice to referees" a decade ago. Not automatically giving ten yards, if it hits the defender, is an automatic yellow. Attacking teams should just kick it against the defender that is (clearly) within ten yards and get that yellow IF this was enforced consistently. Agreed, but it isn't enforced regularly. My son has done this as a goalkeeper as a striker walked into his path on a volley, 1 time an immediate yellow was pulled when the ball struck the player, the second it was waved off because they said my son did it on purpose..."Well no **** Sherlock!" If they would enforce the rule then fine, blast it into the offending player, but they don't, as such as a defender stall it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSSkinz Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Elessar78 said: Also, with VAR, reduce the size of the area where a penalty can be given. My suggestion would be width of the goal box all the way up to the penalty spot. Maybe also any handling (contact with arm or hand), intentional or otherwise, in this area is awarded a penalty. 1 I like it, I would even be fine using the 6-yard box but pulling it out to the 18, make that your penalty area. So any predictions? I'm taking France 3-1, I don't think we've seen France's best yet and they already look better than anyone in the tournament. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 minute ago, JSSkinz said: I like it, I would even be fine using the 6-yard box but pulling it out to the 18, make that your penalty area. Yup, let keepers use their hands in the current box but PK's only awarded in the narrowed area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Wow....France was VERY fortunate right there...I thought for sure that was going in. To this point Belgium is the only team to make France look human. That was a pretty set piece by France, header just wide. I think the keeper gets it but wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Holy crap, they just hosed down Giroud's calf then hit it with miracle spray, his calf is going to be freezer burnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I happen to like PK's, though I think they'd be more fun if the kick was from the 18, not the spot. Anywhere on the 18, actually, if the kicker would prefer to be off center. I'm rooting for Belgium - England to be the final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berggy9598 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Thoughts and prayers for Giroud going up in Belgium as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Both teams with some real opportunities at goal in the first half. I haven't seen France's keeper forced to make a save yet though, Belgium had one. Both look to be playing forward, but neither are going flat out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, Berggy9598 said: Thoughts and prayers for Giroud going up in Belgium as we speak. Lies. No one has prayed in Western Europe since the 1950s Just now, AsburySkinsFan said: Both teams with some real opportunities at goal in the first half. I haven't seen France's keeper forced to make a save yet though, Belgium had one. Both look to be playing forward, but neither are going flat out yet. Lloris had one full stretch save from KDB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I take that back, watching these highlights, France's GK was a bit busier than I remembered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSSkinz Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 hour ago, JSSkinz said: So any predictions? I'm taking France 3-1, I don't think we've seen France's best yet and they already look better than anyone in the tournament. See this is why I don't gamble. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 France strikes first of a beauty of a header. Ok, someone has to tell me why in the world the announcers are going nuts about set pieces in this WC. Aren’t like 60% of goals made of set pieces regardless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSSkinz Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 That was sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 22 minutes ago, JSSkinz said: See this is why I don't gamble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 What sort of sorcery is Belgium using? France, like Brazil, has had a number of chances but no one can get good contact on the ball. Doesn’t seem to work against headers or shots from distance (Japan) though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elessar78 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Henry warming up for Belgium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 @Elessar78 The ‘love’ line. You said you loved VAR. lead me in. Hence the ‘related.’ @Long n Left L'pool 3 up half time. With the usual caveat of pre-season friendly/ league two side, that was an excellent work out that the first half team maximised to the fullest. Lovely football. Hard work. And some strong tattles. Ojo the star the half. Goal and assist for Rafa Camacho. Lallana back captaining and looking good with a goal. Put himself about a fair bit physically too which is nice to see being he's getting the 'injury prone' tag. Fabinho is just an elegant **** to watch on and off the ball. Both ends the park. And Ward made a great stop Tranmere's only chance. Solanke missed a couple of sitters. Early summer rust? Impressive from the first half team. And I LOVE the purple strip. Not normally one for kits but that looks dead sharp with the orange. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Are you a T or an A guy? "Umtiti, of course" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) I would say Thierry Henry is a French spy undermining Martinez, but that would be giving Martinez's tactical ideas too much credit... Also, getting outthought by Didier Deschamps...is something. Edited July 10, 2018 by FanboyOf91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) France getting away with some fouls there. Ow, that was a nasty hit by Belgium though. Edited July 10, 2018 by visionary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) Mbappe deserved far more than than dump into the dirt. I like the kid, but I hate cheap **** like that. Edited July 10, 2018 by AsburySkinsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) This Belgium goalkeeper is making some nice saves despite the fact that they will probably lose. Damn. I was hoping to see Belgium make it to the final. Edited July 10, 2018 by visionary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 ....meh go England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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