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Benevolance:
I'm glad that the Netherlands won, if just to quell the furor over Uruguay's blocked goal against Ghana. Quite frankly, I think the player made a smart, calculated decision to stop the ball with his hands. It's World Cup. Suarez realized he'd be carded, but if he didn't stop the ball, the team was out. I know it robbed Ghana of the game and we're all supposed to root for those kooky africans hosting the tournament but...I've seen some sports commentators decrying this as the end of all sportsmanship in soccer. Really? With all the guys flopping around on the ground being considered tactical assets? I guess the bar of sportsmanship is rather low.
The real shame is that there was no on-field way for the refs to declare an obvious goal a goal, that Ghana missed on the ensuing penalty kick (and what's up with teams missing those? It's supposed to be a gimme!), and that the league demurred on passing out further judgement on Suarez.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: Benevolance on July 07, 2010, 12:50:21 pm ---With all the guys flopping around on the ground being considered tactical assets? I guess the bar of sportsmanship is rather low.
--- End quote ---
YEah, what's up with that? I rarely watch soccer. Pretty much only European and World cup matches and even those only half. It's really embarassing how the players just fall down when they feel another player near. Or the whining of a player that he should get the ball when it was obvious that he was the last to touch it before it went out.
It got so bad that the Dutch coach was lamenting that the Brazillians were better at this "part of the game" than the Dutch in the first half of their match.
So they actually see this as part of their strategy! That's just retarded.
cloudyimpulse:
ESPANA!
Kevin Mullins:
House of Orange ! ;D
Level42:
HUP HOLLAND !!!!
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