Germany vs Serbia

[butchersapron]

'such vicious tackles'

Goo work Mick

 

[Teaboy]

Overhead kick = foul.
.

Quite.

It's dangerous play when the foot is raised to head height of an opponent, regardless of which acrobatic way you do it.

The sending off was quite harsh but it was by the letter of the law. Technically it's not 2 bookable offences, the yellow card is a final warning and any infringement after that should get a red.

In reality though this often isnt enforced, thankfully.

 

[pinkychukkles]

pinky, sorry but that's bullshit. disregarding blatant fouls because he didn't like how the guy who got fouled reacted to it? come off it. the solution to drama queens is consistently awarding diving etc with yellows. 2 wrongs do not make a right.

OK you mean card both the player who's made the foul and the playacting twat? that would seem fair...

 

[g force]

Who is it? Oh Undiano......awesome this could end 7 a side he's suck a pompous cock.

11 red cards in 17 La Liga games last season

 

[Fuchs66]

Mallenco is also a part-time sociologist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Undiano_Mallenco

Say no more

 

[mancboy]

'such vicious tackles'

Goo work Mick

There's been a sending off in all the games in this group so far now hasn't there?

Fuck goals - this is how Group MOTHERFUCKING D are deciding their games this time, you pussies!

 

[TruXta]

Pinky - that could be a solution in especially blatant cases. But in general, disallow anyone but the captain speaking to the ref and penalise diving harshly. I'm not sure it's really realistic to expect the ref to be able to discern whether a guy who get's fouled is really in pain or just acting. Sometimes you get a kick in the shin and it hurts like a muvafugga, but you'll still be up and running in a minute or two.

 

[TruXta]

Bloody hell, that could have been nasty!

 

[g force]

Looking at replays the second yellow is probably bookable in that I reckon the majority of refs would give it but the first was a joke

 

[TruXta]

Positive opening by Germany, could be a cracking 2nd half this.

 

[TruXta]

That's 2 Podolski has missed now... Klose would've put those away.

 

[agricola]

Penalty to Germany. What the fuck was Vidic doing?

 

[butchersapron]

Now that should be a red. Bizzare.

 

[agricola]

Missed!

 

[Badgers]

Penalty!!!
Another booking!!!
More misery for Germany!!!

 

[butchersapron]

HA!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[London_Calling]

Genius

Shove that up your Rhineland.

 

[TruXta]

Vidic Podolski

 

[butchersapron]

Why did he rush that so?

 

[RaverDrew]

Awesome

 

[TruXta]

Get Cacau on for Podolski, he's got nothing up front.

 

[Kaka Tim]

missed!

definitely not your normal german side this.

 

[Lord Camomile]

I'm flicking between here, the BBC and the Guardian, trying to keep up with what's going on.

Can't believe I missed a German have his penalty saved

 

[marty21]

I watched the penalty on bbc on-line , only to be told before I saw it being taken, that they'd missed it, by a colleague listening to 5live

 

[Badgers]

A small bonus for England would be a LOT of bookings and sending off in this group.

 

[TruXta]

Ozil still man of the tournament for me so far. Sweet sweet passing.

 

[mancboy]

A victory for Serbia is a victory for Wigan

 

[agricola]

A small bonus for England would be a LOT of bookings and sending off in this group.

And an Australian win against Ghana, as well as for this to stay the same it is now - the Germans could be eliminated, though of course the last time that happened they started a world war out of spite a year later.

 

[kabbes]

OK, I've given up watching it now, because I can't spin out lunchtime for ever.

Cracking game and the score so far is a travesty! But the ref is in danger of ruining it.

 

[Limejuice]

of course the last time that happened they started a world war out of spite a year later.

That's OK.

We beat Germany twice last century at their national game - and away from home.