He doesn't attempt anything.
His foot is on the ground. He's standing his ground.
Alvarez has taken his shot seconds before the contact. His trajectory just takes him straight into the keeper who's on the ground.
Semi Finals: Argentina vs Croatia | Eng... France vs Morocco
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
His foot is on the ground. He's standing his ground.
Alvarez has taken his shot seconds before the contact. His trajectory just takes him straight into the keeper who's on the ground.
All while it's not actually a clear shot either. Alvarez could easily claim he wanted to poke it around and chase for the tap in... whether true or not, who cares, that's his argument. If it's a clear shot skied over, thereofor Alvarez gets his intended action off and follows it up with the smash. It wouldn't be a pen, but it's pretty much impossible to call that and no player would admit to it. So that's why it's almost always a pen.
As we saw with Oleball, you need there to be a behind.
Should make for a good 2nd half. Croatia have to push on and go for it but already got caught out once on the counter by Argentina and could easily be caught out again as they push up. Expecting at least one more goal either way
Are you counting or not?As a fellow Glaswegian ( Ally is from East Kilbride but close enough) I can confirm he never says brullyant.
Its more like Brrriiiiiiillyant , the emphasis on the R and the I.
Not a pen but Croatia has been terrible this first half..i hope for some more entertaining second half
How are Croatia lining up now without Sosa?
It wasn't a shot.
It’s actually a velocity transition across the vertical axis. Where have you been???
That's only an argument for it not being a red. A foul in the box is a pen.
What are Neville, Wright and Keane talking about?
Crazy Walton has to correct them
What are they smoking in the studio
Peter Walton
Peter Walton with the instant burial
Neville
I’m so glad everyone in here sees this!
Was just literally watching that like ‘what??!’.
How the feck can 3 ex pro footballers be spouting such blatantly incorrect utter garbage in unison!?
When they’re squawking ‘wHaT cAN tHE KeEpeR dO!!?’, and Walton says calmly, ‘well, win the ball for a start’.
Ally McCoist and Lee Dixon now digging them out for it
He's on the ground because he's landing after attempting to save the ball. It's part of his challenge.
Perisic LB
Is this even true? Won't everyone left have to stay for either the final or 3rd placed play off?
Penalty, penalty.. let's create some chances ffs.
And I would scream for penalty on the other side.
And I would scream for penalty on the other side.
If they show it in real time he probably doesn't at all.
3rd place playoff is a day earlier. Mudded.
Yeah. There is a third place playoff on Saturday.
Ah, makes sense.
Glad the ITV commentator has stood by his decision it was a penalty and doubled down. It's easily a pen.
Except they're right and this clown Walton is talking shit.I’m so glad everyone in here sees this!
Was just literally watching that like ‘what??!’.
How the feck can 3 ex pro footballers be spouting such blatantly incorrect utter garbage in unison!?
When they’re squawking ‘wHaT cAN tHE KeEpeR dO!!?’, and Walton says calmly, ‘well, win the ball for a start’.
Ally McCoist and Lee Dixon now digging them out for it
He puts the foot down.
He stands his ground.
He doesn't attempt anything.
Alvarez takes the shot and clatters into him.
Media conspiracy talk and everything, it’s crazy. People just sound bitter and are letting that bitterness cloud their judgement. The same guys on here have sulked about more or less any decision the Argies have gotten in this tournament.
I love how all the Argentinians here think that everyone has just been fooled by the media. No. The player just ran into the goalie and it's pefectly acceptable for people to believe, correctly, that that is not a penalty.
Had that been Kane being brought down it would have never even been a debate.
Who's reporting he's injured?
No shit Sherlock
How is he attemping a challenge with his foot down?
He's just standing there.
The shot was taken.
after he approached the ball in play. He has made a intent to play (stop) the ball but did not touch the ball. He only obstructed the player.
You must be smoking some good stuff and I want it!
He keeps holding his hamstring and isn't moving much (even less than usual).
Fair enough but I didn't think it was afoul anyway
Brozovic off… this game is done.
Argentina should bring on Di Maria and kill this game on the counter
This is laughable sorry. Keeper was moving towards the player trying to get the ball. It's as clear as day in the replay.
Enzo Fernandez couldn't win a foot race against Mertesacker.
Jaysus
Moving goalposts
Was he supposed to float?
It’s such a simple thing and people just don’t seem to get it. Alvarez doesn’t attempt the chip if keeper doesn’t walk towards him attempting to block it.
Yeah I blanked on that tbh. Completely forgot they that there is a playoff. Not in the euros and also often a kind of irrelevant game I guess
Croatia might as well be playing with 8, that attack is awful.
Still waiting for Emi Martinez to dive into a pile of birdshit.
He's hardly played he'll have the standard week off and be back to it