Italy 17 : 00 Uruguay - there can be only one! (RTE2/ITV4)

Billy86

Not much more than a European summer say so it shouldn't really make much difference to any of the players.

Good thing, those European Uruguayan don't adapt to different climates all that well.

Timmyctc

Alkin getting all homoerotic about the Uruguayans here.

Peist2007

Say Your Number wrote: »

Not just the bad football, also the diving around and melodramatic stuff too.

Unfortunately due to the way the World Cup is set up, there will always be latin countries involved.

kksaints

Peist2007 wrote: »

Was that your first time seeing Balotelli play?

Hes an AC Milan fan so I would say not.

CountyHurler

Timmyctc wrote: »

Alkin getting all homoerotic about the Uruguayans here.

That Cavani is an awful handsome chap all the same.. :pac:

Peist2007

CountyHurler wrote: »

That Cavani is an awful handsome chap all the same.. :pac:

Cheekbones that would cut glass

Smithwicks Man

Peist2007 wrote: »

Was that your first time seeing Balotelli play?

I've watched every game he's played for club and country for the last 18 months.

Countless times he's been on a yellow and looking petulant going in at HT and he's come out and played well in the second half. The odds of him getting sent off are about the same as him winning Italy the game.

And besides, the criticism of him started well before the yellow.

There the commentator goes again - "He had the option to do something wonderful today but he decided to be petulant instead." They're obsessed with him.

Turtyturd

ITV commentator trying to come up with excuses for Balotelli's substitution is laughable.

D.Q

Fairly outrageous attention on Mario alright.

Timmyctc

Jesus, watching players just fall from what is actually a grazing of contact is overwhelmingly pathetic.

EDIT: Like even there, Shoulder to shoulder, all the defender has to do is go to ground and grab the ball and he'll get the free 99% of the time.

CountyHurler

You kind of feel sorry for Ballotellie there, looking all forlorn on the bench... But then again you'd think he should probably just feel lucky, cos if Deschamps was the manager he wouldnt have been in the squad..

Cavani had a fair argument there, but EVERYBODY has dived their way through the first 45 minutes so how in God's name is the ref meant to know a genuine foul from one that is play-acted..

Billy86

Love how Hamilton (is it?) thinks drawing as little attention as possible to being fouled is more likely to get the foul called for your. Awesome logic.

Son Of A Vidic

Peist2007 wrote: »

Unfortunately due to the way the World Cup is set up, there will always be latin countries.

It's more than latin players that are at it. A fair few German players were pretty good at the oul playacting down through the years. Watch any archived Holland Vs Germany game. Klinsmann had his diving and acting down to such a find art, he once got a job offer from the Bolshoi Ballet.

Peist2007

Smithwicks Man wrote: »

I've watched every game he's played for club and country for the last 18 months.

Countless times he's been on a yellow and looking petulant going in at HT and he's come out and played well in the second half. The odds of him getting sent off are about the same as him winning Italy the game.

And besides, the criticism of him started well before the yellow.

There the commentator goes again - "He had the option to do something wonderful today but he decided to be petulant instead." They're obsessed with him.

He looked to me like his concentration had gone. But i accept you have a greater knowledge so fair enough.

carpejugulum

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

An Italy v Uruguay game was always going to be a masterclass in the dark arts.

The Game of Dives

D.Q

Jesus someone take the whistle off that ref.

GreNoLi

Referee is gash.

tigger123

Poor match. :-(

Of all teams to need a draw to qualify. Italy masters at it

Say Your Number

Peist2007 wrote: »

Unfortunately due to the way the World Cup is set up, there will always be latin countries involved.

I never said I don't like latin countries, I just find it hard to warm to either side playing right now.

Biddy_61

Big miss.

Turtyturd

Best chance so far.

kevohmsford

Great chance for Uruguay. Nice play from Suarez.

tigger123

rarnes1 wrote: »

Of all teams to need a draw to qualify. Italy masters at it

Pirlo would disagree with you. He said in the presser that he's never EVER gone out on a pitch looking for a draw. :pac:

Nuri Sahin

Superb ball from Suarez, terrible finish from Rodriguez.

Smithwicks Man

Peist2007 wrote: »

He looked to me like his concentration had gone. But i accept you have a greater knowledge so fair enough.

I'm not trying to say he played well, far from it, but the constant remarks being made by the commentators on RTE was ridiculous and it's very annoying to hear it as a Milan fan because they don't give a fair representation of him at all.

Son Of A Vidic

What a waste and he won't be getting many chances of those again.

wow

Nuri Sahin

Oh dear Marchisio.

Sent off.

Timmyctc

What an abysmal decision.

This world cup has been the worst for refereeing decisions.

Washington Irving

Hopefully this'll make a game of it

tigger123

Buffon will get himself sent off if he continues like that.

derm0j073

Wow , was it that bad a foul ?

kevohmsford

ch20

That red card is very harsh,

Billy86

Well then... that changes everything.

Absolutely laughable red card.

Turtyturd

Deserved and Buffon should be gone too.

Time for Italy to implement plan Chelsea.

bmcc10

That's not a red

Timmyctc

Oh I take that back. Maybe he should've been. looked clumsy more than anything. Think he was going to trap the ball initially.


EDIT: Actually looking again. Its a yellow max. He looks like he's going to spin on it and the player gets in before him.

LightningBlue

That's harsh really. Studs were up that's about it.

Skylinehead

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Oh dear Marchisio.

Sent off.

Oh dear ref. Dire decision.

Always run the risk of a red when studs are up like that

Angron

Oh dear. Feels a little harsh, it was kinda stupid but I dunno if it was worth a straight red.

Hey Yall

Harsh but looks like there was some malice in it and with the ref right next to them can see the reasoning

kevohmsford

Marchisio sent off. Did not see the tackle.

The Mig

100% a red card on seeing the replay

TimeToShine

TBF if his studs are planted in the ground that is a career ending tackle.

Looked controlled though, a yellow would have sufficed but perhaps the red is necessary.

GreNoLi

What a plank.

Nuri Sahin

Timmyctc wrote: »

What an abysmal decision.

This world cup has been the worst for refereeing decisions.

Right call.

Looking again it was a ridiculous challenge, what was he thinking