World Cup: QF: Uruguay vs. France, 7/6/2018

[Stray Wasp]

Uruguay with several dirty fouls (just like Suarez here on Pavard), but no card yet.

Apparently they've only suffered one yellow in four games. Which, if correct, is staggering. It just goes to show how playing sustained, borderline nasty for 90 minutes is rewarded rather than punished.

And they wonder why players dive.

 

[N o o d l e s]

If Pavard did that to Suarez he’d be down for the count

Holding his head

 

[Bon Esprit]

I see them winning as well but not easy. The Urus will fight tooth and nails.

I don't see a blowout, but I don'z see Uruguay create many scoring chances either. It will be a 1:0 or 2:0.

 

[Stray Wasp]

While I admire Giroud's work ethic, I'd prefer him to play across the width of the penalty area rather than drift out wide as he's done a couple of times.

 

[Eisen]

Apparently they've only suffered one yellow in four games. Which, if correct, is staggering. It just goes to show how playing sustained, borderline nasty for 90 minutes is rewarded rather than punished.

And they wonder why players dive.

None of these fouls on their own are that dirty, it's the constant little kicking that is grinding.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Apparently they've only suffered one yellow in four games. Which, if correct, is staggering. It just goes to show how playing sustained, borderline nasty for 90 minutes is rewarded rather than punished.

And they wonder why players dive.

The comparaison that has been made between them and Atletico is SOOOOOOOOOO true.

 

[Stray Wasp]

None of these fouls on their own are that dirty, it's the constant little kicking that is grinding.

Indeed. It's methodical, and smart- in an utterly disreputable way.

 

[Eisen]

Indeed. It's methodical, and smart- in an utterly disreputable way.

And, of course, it has to be Uruguay.

 

[Evilo]

First yellow is french and for pulling the shirt lol.
Totally warranted card, but you have to wonder why Suarez and the guy who exploded Lucas early on got away free.

 

[hatterson]

Apparently they've only suffered one yellow in four games. Which, if correct, is staggering. It just goes to show how playing sustained, borderline nasty for 90 minutes is rewarded rather than punished.

And they wonder why players dive.

Coming into this game, they've committed 46 fouls in 4 games and have received 1 yellow card. Their opponents have committed 56 fouls and have received 6 yellow cards with one being the second yellow to send off the Russian player.

 

[Eisen]

Oh, that worn tricot reminds me. Which team was it that had their shirts ripped everytime someone touched them? Some sort of material weakness.

 

[Stray Wasp]

Surely Hernandez could have recovered that without grabbing his shirt.

 

[Eisen]

First yellow is french and for pulling the shirt lol.
Totally warranted card, but you have to wonder why Suarez and the guy who exploded Lucas early on got away free.

It was for the tactical foul.

 

[Stray Wasp]

Coming into this game, they've committed 46 fouls in 4 games and have received 1 yellow card. Their opponents have committed 56 fouls and have received 6 yellow cards with one being the second yellow to send off the Russian player.

Thanks for that. 10 fouls per game is hilariously low too.

 

[Evilo]

It was for the tactical foul.

Yeah as I said, totally warranted. Still hurting other player is always warranting cards.

 

[Kap-the-Head]

Oh, that worn tricot reminds me. Which team was it that had their shirts ripped everytime someone touched them? Some sort of material weakness.

I think it was Swiss with their Puma.

 

[Stray Wasp]

France just need to steady things down here.

 

[Eisen]

Yeah as I said, totally warranted. Still hurting other player is always warranting cards.

Either the ref found the right words or Uruguay is cutting back on the fouls in the last couple of minutes.

 

[Evilo]

Griezmann has had such an awful WC. And Fekir is on the bench...

 

[GKJ]

Uruguay seems like they’re getting some movement

 

[Evilo]

Finally a card.

 

[Stray Wasp]

Either the ref found the right words or Uruguay is cutting back on the fouls in the last couple of minutes.

I think it's more that France has lost a pinch of fluency, giving Uruguay greater scope to counter in space.

 

[Eisen]

I think it's more that France has lost a pinch of fluency, giving Uruguay greater scope to counter in space.

The good ole "let them know you are there tactic".

 

[Evilo]

YES !!!!

 

[Jussi]

Varane!