The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

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lestatdark said:

Xevross said:

lestatdark said:
Man, we're playing like shit, but both that being an extremely forced Penalty (since both players were grabbing each other as the replays showed) and now this stupid red card.

The referee didn't even called a foul the first time, and out of nowhere comes that red card. How many players have you seen going head to head before and only getting Yellows for both players? That's regular football. But not today, today you get a Red fucking card.

That was a headbutt, deserved the red card.

He literally just put his face on muller's face. No amount of replays will change that into a "headbutt". You see that on a ton of games and it's always Yellows for both players. Muller was digging for a red card, and he got it. 

I'm not saying that Pepe's attitude was the correct one, but if that's a Red card, no football game ever would end up with 11 vs 11. 

Well, GG Germany. If I were Bento, I would just sub Ronaldo and Nani out, don't tire them for US and Gana.

I have to disagree. I didn't like Müller's theatrics after the first hit but he was certainly not "digging" for a red. Yes, the red was harsh and absolutely not necessary. But know what else wasn't necessary? The antics of Pepe. I this case it doesn't matter how hard the contact was, but that he actively engaged in it, which is wrong by default.