2014-2015 OFFICIAL FOOTY THREAD (+ Brazil 2014) - Football, Soccer, Calcio, Voetball, Fútbol, Futebo

[erictheobscure]

if you start why up he'll never stop

 

[LA Guy]

Italy played to just get through. What a terrible strategy, as usual.

 

[El Argentino]

Marchisio red deserved. Only the most ardent Italy supporter would disagree.

Suarez going batshit crazy again, as expected.

But who would've called this group to fall the way it did?

 

[why]

[VIDEO][/VIDEO]

 

[drmmr]

http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/luis-suarez-bite-b.gif?w=1000

Gif of suarez's bite from a better angle.

 

[why]

Which of these does that play match best?

1. “Careless” means that the player has shown a lack of attention or
consideration when making a challenge or that he acted without precaution.

2. “Reckless” means that the player has acted with complete disregard to the
danger to, or consequences for, his opponent.

3. “Using excessive force” means that the player has far exceeded the necessary
use of force and is in danger of injuring his opponent.

 

[kissmyjazz]

It was a red card no matter how lightly the studs touched the leg.

 

[MrGimpy]



http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/luis-suarez-bite-b.gif?w=1000

Gif of suarez's bite from a better angle.

Suarez is so desperately stupid. It's too bad because many of us want to like him, but he makes it impossible. Uruguay are in trouble without him next round; he'll almost definitely be banned.

 

[El Argentino]



http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/luis-suarez-bite-b.gif?w=1000

Gif of suarez's bite from a better angle.

There is something so wrong with this man.

 

[tylerrrr]

Being bitten is definitely 100x worse then being cleated. its way more agressive.

I'd give a yellow for the cleat because he was doing a spin move and he needed to plant that foot where the defender stuck his leg. If you watch him do it it looks like a yellow/red, but watching the dribbling and the approach its definitely a yellow. I find that there is no room to argue your case in situations where you should be able to.

That wasn't a clear anything, but I think all four refs being from concacaf had A LOT to do with that call.

 

[bourbonbasted]

The worst part of the whole biting incident is the predictably trite memes emerging on my Facebook feed.

 

[why]

'Studs up' isn't a hard and fast rule, especially in this case since it wasn't even a tackle and it refers to having the foot at a MUCH higher angle than Marchisio did. Players step on each other all the time. Stop repeating the 'studs up' stuff, because it's nonsense.

'It should have never have been a red card' says Martinez right now.

 

[why]

 

[drmmr]

Someone please photoshop suarez's face onto the body of any Street Shark

 

[gdl203]

Crappy sportsmanship all around.