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World Soccer XVI: The Sadness

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dxmnkd316 said:
True, but I can't recall a single time (although, unlike some people on this board, I'll admit I am biased) the US has pulled what ghana consistently does.

I hope fifa addresses this. If you get stretchered off, you're DONE. It means you can't continue. If the refs weren't such a bunch of pusies they'd card the hell out of these teams for pulling this crap. I know I would have.

Edit: THe refs need to stop being afraid of carding someone who MAY be legitimately injured. If they're going to be legitimately stretchered off, they aren't going to play the next few games anyways.
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I'm all for a massive reform of the system and overhauling how the games are officiated.

The diving, faking, "gamesmanship" needs to be addressed because it's becoming a black eye for the sport.

Take the United States for example, the biggest un-tapped soccer media market in the world by far.

The average fan that tunes in for soccer only because its the World Cup and only because the U.S. is playing WILL NOT stand for that crap and will ***** and moan about it and say "that's why I don't watch soccer" etc.

I agree that if you require a stretcher to be taken off the pitch, you should be done.

I'm all for adding an off-field official that purely watches for dives etc and can either hand out cards during the match or after the match whatever.

But, like I said until this overhaul happens, You can't fault the players for trying to act and pull this crap. If they are allowed to do it, they are going to push the bounds as far as possible to gain an advantage in a sport where its extremely hard to score.

Don't hate the player. Hate the game.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
True, but I can't recall a single time (although, unlike some people on this board, I'll admit I am biased) the US has pulled what ghana consistently does.

I hope fifa addresses this. If you get stretchered off, you're DONE. It means you can't continue. If the refs weren't such a bunch of pusies they'd card the hell out of these teams for pulling this crap. I know I would have.

Edit: THe refs need to stop being afraid of carding someone who MAY be legitimately injured. If they're going to be legitimately stretchered off, they aren't going to play the next few games anyways.
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They should just add a card review process, so if the guy was legitimately hurt, they can retract the card later. They tack on extra suspensions after the fact, why can't they retract a card later? Hypocritical, IMHO.
 
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PrezdeJohnson09 said:
Really?

I find this comical since I played it all the way through high school and reffed it at the youth and travel levels.

Please enlighten me where I was wrong?:rolleyes:
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Have you ever heard of momentum? Oh, of course you have, you "played it all the way through high school and reffed it at the youth and travel levels."

You're a joke.
 
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Red Cloud said:
Have you ever heard of momentum? Oh, of course you have, you "played it all the way through high school and reffed it at the youth and travel levels."

You're a joke.
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Momentum.

You mean that little piece of real estate the US cost themselves THE ENTIRE match?

Goal in the first 4 minutes of the first and then the first three minutes of stoppage time?

They would have never been in the situation if they had defended worth a **** at all from the opening whistle in the first half and the start of extra time.
 
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PrezdeJohnson09 said:
Momentum.

You mean that little piece of real estate the US cost themselves THE ENTIRE match?

Goal in the first 4 minutes of the first and then the first three minutes of stoppage time?

They would have never been in the situation if they had defended worth a **** at all from the opening whistle in the first half and the start of extra time.
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Hey, welcome to what I'm not talking about.

You're not a very convincing former referee, unless your name is Larrionda or Phil Luckett.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Sure it is. I've heard that term used interchangeably since I started playing soccer.
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So Ghana scored the winning goal in stoppage time? I dont think so...they scored it in the first 3 minutes of extra time. Donovan scored a goal in the first minute of stoppage time against algeria.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Sure it is. I've heard that term used interchangeably since I started playing soccer.
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Nope. Stoppage time or injury time comes after 90 minutes, added on by the referee, with the 4th official holding up a board.

He was referring to extra time.
 
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Yeah, I'll admit I basically was using page down and reading every third word of every fifth post. :D :D
 
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You know how I know that the ghanaplayer knew it was a handball? He immediately looked over to the AR and then back to the ball. I'm still waiting for one of these players to just punch these ghanarheans in the throat.
 
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You know, I don't want to watch this game. I don't like either of these teams.
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
That cock knocker Inkoom is on the pitch right now.

Keep your stretchers ready, boys!
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You know, one of these days when a sniper does take a shot at him, the world isn't going to believe him and just let him writhe in pain. We can only hope. JOKE!!!!!!!
 
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