A slight edge of closer field advantage for the Czs tooThis is the kind of game the dutch lose a lot. Organised opponent, strong and tough. This one has me worried. First to score advances. Tjechs because they shut the door, dutch because open space will mean more goals.
Front of Depay and Malen is way way way better than Weghorst and Depay.
It's about to be. They always change the call when they go to the screen.Dutch are lucky that handball wasn’t called a red card.
I really hate the new hand ball rules that require defenders to play with their arms (quite literally) behind their back, but I think this is a red even under the old system. The only thing between the attacker and the goalie was the defender's hand playing the ball.Really hate that call. This sport and I just don’t align philosophically
Maybe try basketball or something where you are allowed to used handsReally hate that call. This sport and I just don’t align philosophically
I saw a deliberate attempt to break up a scoring chance by playing the ball away from the attacker with his hand. If you thought he simply fell naturally and happened to bump the ball in that direction, I can see why you’d hate the call.Really hate that call. This sport and I just don’t align philosophically
Edit: it is obvious that De Ligt falls and knows little of what happens next. Coufal cynically hacks down Dumfries seconds later and it’s only a yellow. It’s just nonsense to me
Basketball is 7 trillion times worse. The thing I have always loved about football was that there’s was a certain amount of room for the refs to maintain the spirit of some of these rules. It has descended into a lawyerly mess which is ruining matchesMaybe try basketball or something where you are allowed to used hands
I saw a deliberate attempt to break up a scoring chance by playing the ball away from the attacker with his hand. If you thought he simply fell naturally and happened to bump the ball in that direction, I can see why you’d hate the call.
I suppose so, but are they really all that good?The Dutch sure know how to fuck up a major tournament