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Germany won't get screwed over unless they do it to themselves. Nailed on now to reach the final. The 'challenge' on Neymar was ludicrous and how it went unpunished is proof if any was needed the ref aint biased he's just shite.
So was the offside goal actually offside?
Really silly move from Camilo there but then again this is what happens when the ref doesn't show authority
I thought the ref was consistently poor throughout the whole match, it was like watching an '80's game where bad challenges were just ignored no matter how many times the same player committed them.
Until he book James for sod all!
Though I do agree with the ref's yellow for Cesar because Luiz was covering him to he wasn't denying a blatant goal scoring opportunity.
The best thing about watching Brazil in this WC is knowing that Chelsea have lost one of Europes best defenders, and so far have spent the money replacing him with a striker and midfielder.
That injury to Neymar is largely down to the ref, who should have got on top of the petty, persistent tackling early on.
The fouling escalated and some Columbian players clearly felt aggrieved that Fernandinho had got away with fouls time and time again.
If ever there was a game that needed "orange" cards, with offenders sent off for 15 minutes or so, it was this one.
The fouling escalated and some Columbian players clearly felt aggrieved that Fernandinho had got away with fouls time and time again.
If ever there was a game that needed "orange" cards, with offenders sent off for 15 minutes or so, it was this one.
Depends on your feelings over phases of play. He was 100% offside when the ball came in but it bounced off Luiz before he touched it. In my eyes it was the right call but some will argue that it was second phase.
There is and was no need for orange cards, a few yellows handed out early as the tackles started flying in and the game would have soon been under control with players exercising a little more caution. Hell, the ref didn't even need to go yellow card crazy, just simply blowing for the foul and giving the players a good talking to would have calmed things down. The fact the ref just let everything go was where the game started to get a bit nawty
Holy fuck crap the world's papers are a melting...
Crying over Neymar's injury and trying to tell us that the world cup has died a little bit...
Leave the melting to the people, you are supposed to be able to restrain yourself when you work. Journalism has been degenerated to total catering or trolling of the people.
Crying over Neymar's injury and trying to tell us that the world cup has died a little bit...
Leave the melting to the people, you are supposed to be able to restrain yourself when you work. Journalism has been degenerated to total catering or trolling of the people.
I blame Twitter...I see it's now a sounding board for a load of Brazilian racists calling Zuniga all sorts for taking Neymar out...
Alright cheers mate
It is a great shame that one specifically poor referee performance might well undone so much good.
The football has unquestionably supported by what I would call intelligent refereeing but last nights was poor, and has damaged a player for whom Brazil, and by association, the WC has benefited (though I must add that I haven't been blown away by his performances, Neymar has worn the expectation staggeringly well).
The football has unquestionably supported by what I would call intelligent refereeing but last nights was poor, and has damaged a player for whom Brazil, and by association, the WC has benefited (though I must add that I haven't been blown away by his performances, Neymar has worn the expectation staggeringly well).
It's very ironic that the cunt has rolled around and acted more hurt when he's jumped over tackles and had zero contact. No sympathy for me. He's a bad role model for kids growing up watching the game with his constant antics to win a foul from the referee.
Enjoy watching your team from the hospital you cunt
