The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[Dadrik]

Slimebeast said:

Dadrik said:

Because a hand deflected header right in front of the goal is a "minor" foul. So balanced, so fair. It was a goal opportunity fraudulently deflected. Foul. Penalty.

How is it fair to allow such a move during such an important game ?

 

Oh, and if the Swedish TV said so... Must be hella true

This is starting to feel bizarre. The only thing you seem able to see is the foul. It's like you are totally unaware of the other factors I described, the fairness and balance of the game and even politics.

Didn't you see the situation? There was no goal chance, had the hand not deflected the ball it still hadn't become a scoring chance. Didn't you see all the players in the penalty box just standing calmly for 10 seconds, nobody waving their hands or anything. Nobody expected or demanded a penalty

Stopping the ball irregularily 6m away from the goal isn't something to be ignored. You really just need to accept this.
"But the politics, but the balance"

Nah.

Next time let's just push the ball away with our very hands during a corner. No scoring chance, right ?

Also, just watch Giroud's reaction. The ref was waiting for his assistants opinion. And just watch Can's awful tackle on Sissoko the second right after. Two major fouls in a few seconds, penalty. It was 100% justified, and no, just because it's a Semi Final doesn't mean you must ignore major fouls.

 

It was not the ref who pushed the ball in Griezmann's feet for the 2nd goal. It wasn't him either who couldn't score a single goal while attempting 18 times (5 on target).  It wasn't him who struggled while defending each time France managed to make 3-4 passes.

Germany lost, a little stupidly, but they lost. France stole nothing, the refs did their jobs