World Cup: R16: Brazil vs. Mexico, 7/2/2018

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Not sure why Mexico thought they would play Brazil differently than Germany. Mexico trying to play on equal terms with Brazil just seems like wild overconfidence.

 

[Tom Brady]

Can't wait for Belgium to embarrass Brazil.

You wsih.

 

[Kyle McMahon]

I wonder how many of these almost-offside goals could be prevented if the defenders actually kept playing instead of stopping to petition for a whistle.

 

[Evilo]

El Tri, the PSG of international football. Bullies everyone in their vicinity, but can't hang with the big boys.

When the big boys make sure the refs play with them, sure.

 

[Natey]

Ps. I feel bad for most Brazilians because of how bad I want them to lose. But Neymar is disgusting.

 

[Natey]

You wsih.

Yup. I do.. "wsih."

 

[kihei]

If you've played football of any kind, you'd know it does hurt. Neymar is going to finish this game with tons of bruises like he does every game. Just like every offensive star.

But not every offensive star reacts the way that he does to being hurt. Neymar is in a class by himself with this routine.

 

[N o o d l e s]

If you've played football of any kind, you'd know it does hurt. Neymar is going to finish this game with tons of bruises like he does every game. Just like every offensive star.

Amazing he could make that game closing run after sustaining such an injury just moments before

 

[SUBdrewgANS]

Wow, incredible underdog story that he overcame such a devastating injury.....

Give him the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy

 

[SenorDingDong]

Neymar deserves a purple heart and medal of honor for overcoming such a devastating injury.

I thought for sure they would have to amputate his ankle.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

You still didn't get that right.
Neymar is an embellisher and if you despise him for it, you have to despise half your team, especially your biggest star.
Let's not forget Modric with a BLATANT dive that got Rabiot carded for no reason. We're not talking about embellishment here. He wasn't even touched.

When my guys dive, I admit it. I do not come up with weird mental gymnastics to defend them.

There is way too much embellishment in soccer. It should be carded more often.

Neymar is despicable for a great many things, diving/embellishment is part of it. Ronaldo is easy to hate as well, I never denied that. I love what he does for Real but won't cry when he leaves.

 

[Evilo]

But not every offensive star reacts the way that he does to being hurt. Neymar is in a class by himself with this routine.

Sure, Ronaldo does for one.
I don't care for it tbh.
As long as there's a foul, I don't care. I have a problem with players diving, but not embellishing.
I have much more of a problem towards defensemen doing dirty tricks on offensive stars and ruining the flow of the game.
But for some reason, especially here, people would rather cheer for thugs than stars because stars have to oversell to get whistles.

 

[N o o d l e s]

I don't care he oversold it. It's obvious.
I have a problem with the fact that if he doesn't roll on the pitch, the ref doesn't even see the dirty trick pulled here.
Thus he rolls on the pitch to get the guy rightfully carded.

It didn’t get called anyway. Any person who was watching that could see that there was no possible thing that could have happened there to cause such a reaction. So again not only does he look like a complete and total douche but he didn’t get the card he was trying to get.

This is is about the third major injury Neymar has had this tournament, or so you would think if you were watching. Amazing he is able to finish this tournament. A true warrior.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Well, at least Mexico can still compete with Brazil in the bad hair & tattoo department.

Other than the stupid bleach blonde hair coloring, which of them actually has a bad haircut?

 

[Evilo]

Amazing he could make that game closing run after sustaining such an injury just moments before

Sorry you think bruises are injuries. You must have a tough life.

 

[The Hound]

Why was Chicha subbed off when Mexico’s strategy had nothing to do with feeding Jimenez

 

[robertmac43]

But not every offensive star reacts the way that he does to being hurt. Neymar is in a class by himself with this routine.

People also go for the shins more with Neymar

 

[Bocephus86]

There should be a new rule for diving/embellishing at that level: The player should be removed from the game & replaced. It should cut down on it & shouldn't hurt their team too bad by making them play a man down/won't be such a punishment that refs would never call it.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Sorry you think bruises are injuries. You must have a tough life.

I have never met a single person in my life that would react that way from a bruise. Apparently it’s just Neymar!

 

[N o o d l e s]

There should be a new rule for diving/embellishing at that level: The player should be removed from the game & replaced. It should cut down on it & shouldn't hurt their team too bad by making them play a man down/won't be such a punishment that refs would never call it.

Or if you are so very clearly injured, you should have to be subbed off.

 

[hatterson]

Announcers are going nuts about how Brazil is now the odds on favorite to win it all ignoring that France looked good and Belgium has looked great as well.

 

[Evilo]

I have never met a single person in my life that would react that way from a bruise. Apparently it’s just Neymar!

Who denied he embellished? Nobody.

Who denied the mexican guy should be carded? Plenty.

That tells you the collective IQ of some posters.

 

[The Moose]

If you've played football of any kind, you'd know it does hurt. Neymar is going to finish this game with tons of bruises like he does every game. Just like every offensive star.

That amount of pressure is not "hurt". It is patently clear from the replays. End of story.

 

[illpucks]

Should be fined for diving like NHL

 

[N o o d l e s]

Who denied he embellished? Nobody.

Who denied the mexican guy should be carded? Plenty.

That tells you the collective IQ of some posters.

Again I think Layun should have been carded. But Neymar’s reaction caused it not to happen. A guy walks over to you and then you're barrel rolling down the field? To someone standing there it’s very clearly embellishment, which is definitely why Layun didn’t get a card.