Futbol/Soccer Football (Soccer) Discussion Thread

Started by Flacko, Nov 24, 2014, in Sports Add to Reading List

  1. CityFan
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    Aug 18, 2019
    I have no problem with aiming for 100% correct decisions. My issue is the actual effect it has on the flow of the game and the reaction of the crowd. It kills the passion - crowds will learn that there’s no point celebrating a goal until VAR has confirmed it. That moment - of a goal going in and the adrenaline rush of jumping out your chair with 50000 (maybe some ‘empty seats’ at our stadium) others doing the same - is what makes football so good.

    VAR could potentially k--- that, in favour of getting 5% of decisions right. Worth it? Not for me.
     
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  2. aleeex1923
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    I'd rather be in a crowd full of 50.000 people jumping out their chair and than realizing they did it for nothing because it was fair to cancel the goal, than with 50.000 people suffering because their team lost due to an unfair decision of the referee.
     
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  3. Oldboy
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    He is talkin about cases where it’s debatable and so close. If its that close then there was no bad intention

    Simply put, the spirit of the game is gone
     
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  4. aleeex1923
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    When I see spanish, italian or english teams with 9-10 foreigners in the 1st eleven that kills the spirit of the game more to me. When I see teams that finish 3rd or 4th in their league and they enter directly the group stages of "CHAMPIONS" league and you have champions that play whole year to win their league just to play 4 qualifiers matches to enter the "CHAMPIONS" league, that kills the game spirit even more.

    There are many things that will destroy this beautiful game and making everything fair when it comes to referee decisions is not one of them in my opinion.
     
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  5. Alpha
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    Lol 6 red cards already in the first fixture of La Liga.
     
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  6. Fire Squad
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Aug 19, 2019
    They really need to more steady with this use of VAR--not every single play needs a microscopic examination of what transpired, on top of that, the whole voluntary/involuntary movements make it all the more confusing. What criteria will they be applying? How thorough will the refs exactly be in permitting fouls? Better yet, will the players be even more hesitant of fouling all together?

    Lemme give you the perspective of someone that's coaching at the elite youth level, essentially being the last gatekeeper they gotta see before they move to the professional ranks (me!). So you're telling me, now I gotta prepare my players to be even more mindful of their kinestetics when they're being fouled/committing a foul? Do I gotta start running 10 men scrimmages ala Mourinho cause I know I'll inevitably be down a player during the course of the game? This VAR changes so many dynamics of the game that at this point we have to start drilling it into player's mindsets during their formative years, it's honestly upsetting. I hope this technology never reaches this safety net that I have in the youth divisions.
     
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  7. CityFan
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    We are gonna look back and realise that VAR was an absolutely massive mistake
     
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  8. Michael Myers
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    g.d. VAR is causing more discussion than the actual matches in Holland these days lol
     
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  9. Oldboy
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    Everywhere. Its killing the fun of football. It should only cancel clear fouls/off sides and call obvious pens

    Not this. U can find something wrong with almost every goal if u look too much into it
     
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  10. Michael Myers
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    Exactly. VAR should only interfere if there's an obvious reason. Not nitpicking every decision lol.
     
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  11. Michael Myers
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    @Fire Squad @Alpha look what just arrived :)
     
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  12. Alpha
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    Awesome man. Looks good.
     
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  13. Fire Squad
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Aug 21, 2019
    Always loved the kits, need to get me Alvarez' jersey. Rooting for you guys this season!
     
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  14. Michael Myers
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    @Fire Squad Alvarez just scored for Ajax!!!!
     
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    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Aug 28, 2019
    Hoping to see Promes and his pace run at these guys in the 2nd half, so weird seeing Huntelaar still play lol. Beyond happy for Edson he's gonna add a lot of steel in the midfield with his ability to plug holes / win back possession. The faster he adapts to ten Hags high intensity press the better it will be this season.
     
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  16. snypz
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    Those bootcuts though, its not 03 anymore dawg
     
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  17. Michael Myers
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    Promes sucks man

    We got Donny and now Alvarez.

    CL here we come again CL!!!!
     
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  18. Michael Myers
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    What?
     
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  19. aleeex1923
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  20. Michael Myers
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    Chelseaa , Valencia, Lille.. can't wait to attend them!!
     
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