Mexico's Football Related Random Thoughts Thread - Volumen Cincuenta Dos

That was more implied for the Spain game but the Italy officiating was suspect AF also.

South Korea was awarded a bullshit PK against Italy which Buffon was able to save...

Not calling anything on the South Korean duses who intentionally elbowed Del Piero and the other duse who kicked Maldini in the head...

Totti got a bullshit yellow for far less and then another for a dive when a PK should have been given...

And I don't even like Italy. I like South Korea way more but they were helped by the refs in two games...

 

Totti absolutely deserved a booking for his elbow. Probably should have been a red. Same for Vieri's elbow before that. Kim, the player whose nose was bleeding profusely because of Vieri's elbow, is the same one who later elbowed Del Piero.

How can you call the penalty call bullshit when there was never good footage of the foul? It looked like there was some contact but it was unclear. There weren't conclusive replays.

That game was a clear example of a ref losing control of a match, but there were major bad calls both ways. It's hard to say that Italy got jobbed when they should have been playing shorthanded first.

 

The Vieri elbow didn't look intentional to me and the South Korean players were surprised when they were awarded the PK. Most of them seemed to think it wasn't a PK...

 

The kick to Maldini's head was worse than any of the elbows...

No call

 

...and that ref 1) was from Ecuador - who lost to Italy in the group stage, not a disqualifying reason in and of itself, but not a good look - and 2) later got busted for being a drug mule.

 

It doesn't have to be intentional. If it is reckless, then it is a yellow. If it was with excessive force, then it is a red. Considering he busted up the guy's nose, you can make a clear case for excessive force.

The Korean players being surprised is only circumstantial evidence that it was wrong, but by no means conclusive. There could have easily been a shirt tug that the players didn't see because they were tracking the ball, but the ref caught it. That happens all the time. Not saying it did, but we don't know because there wasn't a good replay.

 

lol, it's not a court case, breh. Prior to VAR, nothing was conclusive...

Circumstantial as it may be, it speaks volumes that people who have played competitive soccer their whole lives and were near the play were surprised it was given because it was the wrong call...

 

I like a lot of their retired players but not enough to like the NT...

Maldini, Pirlo, Totti, Del Piero, De Rossi...


Fvck Paolo Di Canio

 

This is circumstantial doe...

 

@SixKick and the Spain game?

 

You're the one acting as if it was conclusive by calling it a bullshit pk. That's a mighty strong claim based on such paltry evidence.

 

What about it?

 

Do you think Spain was robbed?

 

I was stating my view, breh. Obviously not everyone will agree...

 

Yes