Women's World Cup 2023

[hash tag]

She deserved that red

 

[belboid]

Avoidable? It was bloody stupid.

 

[Wilf]

FFS, that was stupid.

 

[Callie]

What a prick

 

[two sheds]

How did she think she'd get away with it?

 

[Lord Camomile]

It's actually very clever. We all know going down to 10 galvanises a team and makes them play out of their skin for the rest of the match.

 

[hash tag]

It's becoming increasingly painful to watch

 

[ruffneck23]

What a stupid thing to do.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Well, shit. Deffo red. Born of frustration.

 

[Lord Camomile]

How did she think she'd get away with it?

Pretty sure they don't think.

Younger players'll no doubt be more conscious that cameras'll pick up next to everything, but in the heat of the moment, when you're pissed off...

Not condoning or excusing it, just think it's pretty human.

 

[magneze]

 

[Lord Camomile]

Getting mixed messages here, magneze ...

 

[savoloysam]

We were getting so frustrated it's no surprise some stupidity creeped in. Why have we left it so long to change what clearly wasn't working?

 

[inva]

England might feel relieved to make it to penalties now...

 

[Lord Camomile]

The fact Alozie is smiling as James stamps on her...!

 

[hash tag]

I would have thought England have the better fitness for extra time but with only 10 players

 

[savoloysam]

I didn't notice that James was in the game TBF and now we look a little bit more settled with 4 at the back.

We're going to win now

 

[Steel Icarus]

It wasn't a stamp, it wasn't like when Rooney tried to give Carvalho an on-field vasectomy in 2006.

 

[Dr. Furface]

It's actually very clever. We all know going down to 10 galvanises a team and makes them play out of their skin for the rest of the match.

They've looked better since she got sent off, but whether they'll be able to hold on for 30 more mins is another thing

 

[magneze]

Definite sending off though.

 

[Lord Camomile]

It wasn't a stamp, it wasn't like when Rooney tried to give Carvalho an on-field vasectomy in 2006.

Hm, fair point to an extent, I guess. Still feel it was 'stamp-like', or 'stamp-adjacent' or summat...

 

[Lord Camomile]

Three match ban?? Oof, that really sucks.

 

[two sheds]

Nigeria have done really well marking our players, hustling them and not giving them time to play.

 

[inva]

I wish I wasn't so tense watching this because it's been a fascinating match even without any goals

 

[Lord Camomile]

"She's not in possession of the ball, so you're not allowed to tackle her..."

Well, yeah...!

 

[Steel Icarus]

This is awful. It's nearly as bad as watching the men.

 

[two sheds]

They're all over us, looks like they've got more players on the pitch than we have

 

[wtfftw]

This is awful. It's nearly as bad as watching the men.

steady on.

 

[two sheds]

Careful now.

 

[Lord Camomile]

And that was Gazza v Germany! (Although nowhere near as 'easy'/close)