Screw that, they still owe us for Torsten Frings.Tangled Up In Red said:A little ashamed to be up one
DennyDoyle'sBoil said:I thought the foul continued well into the box. It's not first contact, right? It's not like a trip where they touch for only an instant and the player falls forward -- the foul continued into the box.
Oh no doubt it was a yellow.teddykgb said:It's a card either way to me. The pen is harsh but it was a really silly and mistimed attempt at a tackle
DennyDoyle'sBoil said:Actually, the ref on call says holding is the only continuation.
DLew On Roids said:
He's wrong. FIFA guidance only specifically mentions holding. It doesn't say that holding is the only foul for continuing play.
The foul was for what FIFA calls charging. The defender created space for herself using her body both inside and outside the penalty area.
DLew On Roids said:
He's wrong. FIFA guidance only specifically mentions holding. It doesn't say that holding is the only foul for continuing play.
The foul was for what FIFA calls charging. The defender created space for herself using her body both inside and outside the penalty area. It's a little weird to call because charging usually occurs when two players are moving in opposite directions, but Morgan's momentum took her into the box as she's trying to get the ball. It's a stone cold penalty in my book.
Zomp said:
I don't understand what you mean by the foul continued into the box? The last replay they just showed (granted not in slow mo) shows Morgan getting checked off the ball outside the box. Its not like she kept fouling Morgan into the box. She fell into the box after the hip check. Unless I'm missing something...
That, and she can clear headers if the Germans get free kicks/corners.Gunfighter 09 said:I just erased the post I had half written about how stupid it was to bring in Wambach. That is what her possession ability can do.
Exactly - at 1-0 late, she is probably one of the best set piece defenders . I guess that holds at 2-0, but more important at 1-0SoxFanInCali said:That, and she can clear headers if the Germans get free kicks/corners.