Kopral Jono
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Part of the handball problem is the directives change all the time. This overcomplicates things for referees.
Exactly. Refs don't have the balls to say no to the big players. That or they're under orders not to.If I were Messi or Ronaldo I would dive every game. Every single one. That’s almost as bad as Ronaldos pen v Ghana
That’s probably up there as one of the worst VAR decisions I’ve seen full stop.Worst decision you'll see at the World Cup. A finger brushing off that goblin's face and it's a penalty.
Refs referee on names and narratives.
Are we sure about that? Seems strange that a kickoff would change anything. There were games were teams got a penalty after final whistle and the game ended (atletico vs leverkusen) which is far worse. Sometimes the var intervenes pretty late. I dont think anything can stop a rewind if the var + ref decides so, but what do I knowWow the French are claiming that the ref wasn't actually allowed at all to deny the goal because the game resumed (Tunisia kickoff) for a second before he whistled the end of the game for the first time.
If that's true that's a breach of procedure regardless of the actual validity of the goal.
Even more if it’s Messi. Cant touch Messi, aye.It seems refs are still rather scared to not give a pen if VAR calls on them to check the screen.
Yeah, makes no sense, VAR is there to point to something to the ref but it seems if they go check it they think they need to change their decision. Bonkers really.It seems refs are still rather scared to not give a pen if VAR calls on them to check the screen.
It certainly looks that way. It's alarming how blatant they are about it as well.It seems like FIFA will do anything to make sure CR and Messi go as far as possible in this tournament. They are by far the most popular football players in Arab countries and they need them to make this world cup a success.
Argentina are almost guaranteed to make it to at least semifinals IMO. No way FIFA will allow them go out against Australia, Netherlands or the US. They beat us fair and square as we were terrible, they did not need the referee to help them at every step. You could even see the ref was under pressure, basically the minute Messi stood up and put it at the penalty spot, that's before referee was even asked to go and review that play. He basically told the ref to go and get them that penalty.It seems obvious the refs were told to help a bit to make sure Argentina goes through. There is no way someone can look at that replay and overturn the initial decision.
Almost the entire media and loads of fans are itching to see Messi lift the WC. All the pundits want to downplay rest of the team so that they can talk about how Messi is dragging them into the knockouts. And even when Messi has an ok-ish game, they keep talking about how others are playing well only so that Messi will win it in his last hurrah.Most of the media completely look like the Messi version of Piers Morgan.
And FIFA will be only too happy to nudge it a bit in that direction. After all good publicity is what they want in this WC.
Which means all power to some faceless twerps. No, thanks, at least we can cuss the ref.It seems refs are still rather scared to not give a pen if VAR calls on them to check the screen.
Semi is supposed to be Brazil so all bets are off then.If they are in semifinals, they are 100% getting a penalty in that game as well.
Wouldn’t it be amazing for Messi to score a winning penalty in stoppage time there in Doha? Though you may need him to retake it 3-4 times before he eventually converts one. Shouldn’t be a problem.Semi is supposed to be Brazil so all bets are off then.
It's as if they are hellbent on making everything about this world cup as horrible as it possibly can be. Location? Check. Atmosphere? Check. Timing? Check. Refs? Check.It seems like FIFA will do anything to make sure CR and Messi go as far as possible in this tournament. They are by far the most popular football players in Arab countries and they need them to make this world cup a success.