You may have missed the player on the far side who seemed to be keeping him on.I thought the 2-0 goal looked more like an offside than the one that was ruled out. Wasn't Valencia off by a few inches when the ball was played?
You may have missed the player on the far side who seemed to be keeping him on.I thought the 2-0 goal looked more like an offside than the one that was ruled out. Wasn't Valencia off by a few inches when the ball was played?
No end in sight on that front I'm afraid.Remember the days when countries that were good at football were in the opening match ?
he doesn’t touch it until he’s well on side as the ball bounces. ridiculous decision for meIt's not. There's another player challenging the keeper for the ball, the one who later attempts the bicycle kick. He must get a touch on the ball. The one who's offside then heads it.
Oh he is that guy. I was wondering...Valencia looking good. Completely forgot he used to play for West Ham and Everton.
Bebe would fit in wellThere are players on the field who genuinely are struggling to even control the football.
Can't believe how bad they actually are.
Meanwhile Italy are not at a world cup!!There are players on the field who genuinely are struggling to even control the football.
Can't believe how bad they actually are.
I feel like we're watching different clips. The player who challenges for the header has a team mate behind him who's leg is offside (offside only if we assume it was the Ecuador player who got his head on the ball).the leg they’re showing is the guy who challenges for the header initially. go back and watch the replay no other player is ahead of him
This is correct but only applies if it did indeed come of an Ecuador head when he challenged the keeper, which is debatable.Tweet
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It's obviously only offside if the it comes of an Ecuador head when he challenges the keeper.It doesn’t matter. When the ball was last touched by an Ecuador player Valencia was in an onside position. He neither plays the ball or interferes with an opponent when the keeper comes out. And on closer inspection it looked to me like the first header was by a Qatar player. It’s just not offside.
I'm wondering how that came to be? Asian football must be absolute fecking shit if this team is the champion there.Didnt Qatar win the Asia cup though?
Every man and his dog saw that as a terrible keeper clearance in real time. We get a replay in which the only way that is offside is if an Ecuadorian is hitting it, but no clear evidence or any different angle. Dodgy as feck.First of all in case you still haven't realized, you can very well be offside from a direct freekick , secondly the freeze frame is from when the first aerial duel inside the box happens, not from when the ball was played into the box.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but surely you're aware that the moment when the pass is played, not received, is what matters?he doesn’t touch it until he’s well on side as the ball bounces. ridiculous decision for me
Surprised he hasn't gone off topic yet and start talking about the interior of the room he is commentating in and how they can maximise the spaceDublin is unbearable.
I didn't find out they'd beaten City that day until about two hours later. Went running round the house gigglingWigan once won the FA cup, then got relegated the following week.
It was the Asian Cup in Feb 2019, nearly four years ago. No idea if that was a full strength Japan side but four years is a long time in NT football.Your point still stands, they somehow beat Japan in the finals. Can't imagine they were as shit as they are today
Probably, the amount spent officially and unofficially has been insane. Worst Christmas present ever for this lotI think you mean B not M.
In his BBC homes under the hammer contract. He gets all the football too.How did Dion Dublin get the gig of commentating the opening of a World Cup??
Still can't come to terms how 82's Brazil didn't win the tournament.Argentina Belgium in 82 as well. Those were the days.
I wouldn't be surprised if a load of Dutch players fall ill just before the match.Netherlands should put at least six goals past Qatar.
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I saw Singapore play for 15 minutes not long ago - no idea how Qatar would beat them (of course they might not have to). they weren't great but had way about ball control and more composure than this lot. Bit like watching US "soccer" in the 1980sQatar have completely lost their composure. This is not too dissimilar from the kind of football top Asian sides used to play in the 90s...
Agreed. That squad was loadedStill can't come to terms how 82's Brazil didn't win the tournament.
where's the cnut of an ambassador with his "sick in the head" horse crap?Show me more TV pics of Qataris facepalming. I'm eating it up!