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World Cup: South Africa 2010 - Paul and Spain win!
- Thread starter Mailman
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Of course, almost forgot about that one, yeah it was epic too.
In terms of drama...Uruguay Vs. Ghana. Definitely. No one's going to forget the "'Real' Hand of God" anytime soon.
In terms of footballing talent, idk, watching Germany trounce Argentina?
England-Germany was an awesome first half, I remember that. This was before England was really getting trounced. Ghana-Uruguay was fun to watch even before the hands ball, since both teams were so offensively inclined. North Korea-Brazil was fun because of the spirit of the North Koreans.
the 2nd half of the first game was good. the goal from tshabalala was like one of the greatest moments this world cup
norulz
excellent
Sadly, this doesn't work. They've added two referees on each goal line in last year's Europa League edition, and there were some crucial mistakes made by the new linesmen, where, instead of helping, they only got in the way when it came down to signaling whether it would've been a goal or not, against a team I can't recall, it was a goal, but the linesman said it wasn't. That little experiment turned out to be a failure, I don't see how an extra referee on the pitch would prove to be any different.
Instant replays with referees outside the pitch looking at camera angles, being able to make quick decisions on the spot without wasting too much time, now that's the future, intercoms are already used, so why not have an extra «special unit» to make the especially hard calls? Even if it wasted a couple of minutes per dubious decision, it would be worth it if it meant fair-play on its highest level up to date.
Also, another already mentioned far-fetched idea has been to place sensors inside the ball itself, and sensors on the goal lines and side lines, for extra help, this turned out to be a huge failure though as the ball lost most of its integrity with the sensors inside it. That experiment was another huge failure.
People just need to keep it simple, for example, ever notice how when you're watching a football game and you cry foul (even when it's not), 10-15 seconds later the commentator looks at the replay and clarifies whether or not it was foul, and you find yourself agreeing with the said commentator around 90% of the times? If commentators can make these decisions, an extra unit outside the pitch looking at replays (two men for example, could look at two distinct replays) could certainly keep it covered as well.
I'm not malicious or anything but this post kind of makes me want Fàbregas to join Barcelona so you play with a bad team.
This (the left one) is the play JUST before the moment when Iniesta kicked Van Bommel. Van Bommel had an yellow card already, and kicked Iniesta from behind. The referee didn't see it, and just saw the moment when Iniesta stood up and kicked Van Bommel. Now, had he seen this, and whistled, Van Bommel would be sent off, and Iniesta wouldn't even kick Van Bommel.
Where was the mistake, the first or the second error on the same play? Or is it just the one that would've favoured Netherlands that is remembered by you?
Come on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1jT9GaCDsk
Hahaha this was EPIC.
I wonder what will say Wenger about this
Hahaha this was EPIC.
I wonder what will say Wenger about this
you did miss some crucial part of that
looks like he's diving, but he isn't. he's CAUGHT.
looks like he's diving, but he isn't. he's CAUGHT.
Chile's player got red card.