Comments on: wc06: tonight’s quarterfinal previews (updated)

By: wjk

wjk — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:58:22 +0000

” Home court advantage, I guess. See every game is controversial. That is just the way these World Cup matches are. Wrong offside calls, penalty kicks given to a diving player, free kicks gotten through a flopping, hand violation that results in a goal, pushing, pulling, kicking, stepping, spiking, intentional maiming, etc..”

Indeed, Mr. Baduk. Thanks for explaining what took place. Apparently, the Argentinians felt robbed enough to physically hit the German opponents, like SugarShin described. It wasn’t just sore losing. They felt they were scheduled to lose to the Germans on German grounds. Now, I’m sure some angry Argentinian wouldn’t make a giant photo collage of all the fouls the Germans committed during the match and make a website out of it. Or would they?

By: baduk

baduk — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:14:04 +0000

I saw the game and I think the referee was on the German side. This is objective observation since I like the German team.

When an Argentinian player took a dive inside the penalty area, he got a yellow card. However, when Balak did the same thing, he didn’t get any. This was pointed out by ESPN commentator.

Home court advantage, I guess. See every game is controversial. That is just the way these World Cup matches are.

Wrong offside calls, penalty kicks given to a diving player, free kicks gotten through a flopping, hand violation that results in a goal, pushing, pulling, kicking, stepping, spiking, intentional maiming, etc..

Soccer is a dirty game. FIFA needs to clean up the game. However, there are many who want to see violence on the field and they want to keep the game as it is. They need to go watch wrestling instead of soccer.

By: Sugar Shin

Sugar Shin — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:27:59 +0000

No, a frustrated Argentinian player kicked after the lost match one German player in the ass at the sidelines. So the German team manager Bierhoff tried to conciliate, in this situation a scuffle broke out, when he was immediately attacked by them Gauchos. Another German player got hitted deliberately on the backhead from a Argentinian player.

Sorry losers they are.

By: wjk

wjk — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 02:55:55 +0000

hi, I couldn’t watch the whole match, but at the end, the Argentinians seem to be complaining of officiating. Could anyone here explain why Argentina would have a complaint? From the body language at the end, they seem to be complaining of some sort of ref injustice.

This should be clearly noted, since most casual watchers are so adamant that South Korea was helped all the way to its 4th place finish, by clearly unusual ref favors.

By: Sugar Shin

Sugar Shin — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:57:35 +0000

Correction: the first goal by the Argentinian side was headed by Ayala and not Crespo. But who cares now, Ayala couldn’t kick his penalty into the net.

The Ukrainian coach looks like a typical ex-Soviet-officer… I
suspect him of depositing a 7,62 mm Tokarev-pistol and a bottle of home-distilled vodka under his bench.

By: dda

dda — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:07:00 +0000

6th minute Zambrotta scores…

Ukraine is in for a long long game…

By: donnieknutts

donnieknutts — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:59:04 +0000

The “black” coach has interesting words about black players:

“The more Ukrainians that play in the national league the more examples for the young generation. Let them learn from Shevchenko or Blokhin and not from some Zumba-Bumba whom they took off a tree, gave him two bananas and now he plays in the Ukrainian league.”

That alone would make me root against him.

By: sewing

sewing — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:57:15 +0000

Well, couldn’t watch the game, but I’ll catch it tonight on TV…means I have to stay up way too late just to see the penalty kicks that I know the Germans won on anyhow, though….

Okay, Italy vs. Ukraine, starting in T minus 3 minutes….

By: donnieknutts

donnieknutts — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:56:15 +0000

Ex-pat blogs from Argentina must be going wild-fire with comments on the Argentinians’ belligerent post-match behaviour . Classless!

By: baduk

baduk — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:34:05 +0000

Germany plays like a SouthAmerican team. Short passes and possession game.

No long cross. It was an Argentian who headed the first goal in.

Germans made too many mistakes. Very stupid mistakes. Podolski blew a good set play chance. Other players messed up free kick chances.

I don’t think this German team can beat Brazillians. And, since they are worn out at this game, next opponent, be it Italy or Ukrain (I hope Ukrain beat the dirty Italians), will have an easy time beating Germany.

Auf Wiedersehen, Deutschland.