2014 World Cup

[Liep]

So... will Brazil riot when they lose?

[Liep]

A great game so far, and Howard Webb isn't having any of Hulk's bullshit falling.

[Liep]

Chi Chi Chi Li Li Li, Viva Chile!

[Viking]

Yeah, those are the rules, and coping with the rules can be defined as a part of a team's skill. But if the rules gave red cards for picking your nose and Messi was sent off for fishing out a booger, surely everyone would recognize that would be stupid. I'd like to see the team most skilled at traditional skills win, not the one best able to avoid biting people, or headbutting people, or having a guy engage in a bit of dangerous play.

I'd like to see that rephrased to "I'd like to see the team most skilled at playing the game without putting the health and welfare and fairness of the game into danger."

Soccer tackles are almost all on the border of safe. They also happen so fast and in such a way that most of the time the only real evidence the ref has to go on is the result of the tackle. If anything what is needed is an after game analysis by a commitee of experienced refs and players to decide if a player is faking it during the game (without it affecting the game itself post-facto) with heavy penalties for faking it.

The grey area with tackles lies in hitting the player isn't actually legal, having the player trip over you after you kicked the ball away from his feet is legal.

[Norgy]

Well, this game certainly has a lot to offer. That goal for Chile opened things up again.
And once more, what is Fred doing out there? Is it the magical 'stache?

[alfred russel]

I'd like to see that rephrased to "I'd like to see the team most skilled at playing the game without putting the health and welfare and fairness of the game into danger."

I just don't see the health and welfare of players at great risk. The biggie seems to be the broken leg, which is quite rare, and in any event, these guys aren't race horses. We don't put them down after a broken leg. They generally heal and recover.

The fairness of the game is rather vague, but as it relates to sportsmanship, that is imo best dealt with by severe sanctions against the player rather than the team (though of course a guy that does something like bite a dude needs to be sent off, I just think a sub would be acceptable).

[Liep]

Hulk. Almost as useless as Fred.

[Norgy]

If you look up Roy Keane + Alfie Haaland on YouTube, you will see that sportsmanship is sort of important. 

[HVC]

Well that refs going to need an escort out if the stadium

[Norgy]

Hulk. Almost as useless as Fred.

Pelés they are not. I find it hard to fathom that there aren't other strikers available in Brazil. 

[Norgy]

Well that refs going to need an escort out if the stadium

[HVC]

Well that refs going to need an escort out if the stadium

well brazil did import a bunch for there World Cup cities.

[Liep]

Hulk. Almost as useless as Fred.

Pelés they are not. I find it hard to fathom that there aren't other strikers available in Brazil. 

They have Jo. :p

[FunkMonk]

Thank god Brazil have replaced the ineffectual Fred with...... Jo 

[Norgy]

Chile is battling Brazil and destroying their possession football. Well done by Chile. And Alexis Sanchis and Vidal would make my team any day of the week.