Man Ruiz has been great for Costa Rica. I don't know if they can go further but they've impressed.
One takeaway from this tournament: some of the goaltending has been unreal. The quality of saves have been excellent this tournament IMO.
Pretty tough to cheer for the Dutch moving forward with that disgrace Robben flopping all over the place.
Will be cheering hard against them moving forward. Hopefully Costa Rica can pull off the upset.
Pretty tough to cheer for the Dutch moving forward with that disgrace Robben flopping all over the place.
Will be cheering hard against them moving forward. Hopefully Costa Rica can pull off the upset.
Was still a foul. Everyone dives. Everyone dives in the box. There is absolutely no reason not to. If you think you can draw a spot kick, then obviously the best course of action is to embellish. Up to the referee to determine if it's a legitimate foul.
Exactly. Not to mention theres no penalty for embellishment so why wouldn't you? That being said, the diving is shameful and it bothers me to no end.
Everyone dives. Especially in the KO rounds.
Messi pretty much doesn't dive. It's impressive seeing him fight to stay on his feet and keep the ball.
Some fans are saying that Robben should have fell when he jumped over that guys leg when he went flying around that guy earlier in the game
I love that goal line tech is finally in the WC. Solves so many problems.
Exactly. Not to mention theres no penalty for embellishment so why wouldn't you? That being said, the diving is shameful and it bothers me to no end.
Some fans are saying that Robben should have fell when he jumped over that guys leg when he went flying around that guy earlier in the game
He should have dove earlier. I don't like diving, but unless they start penalizing it, there is no incentive not to. Especially if you're in the box.
Why wouldn't you dive in the box? If flopping increases your chances of drawing a spot pick, there is no reason not to.
Integrity.
Not cheating.
I understand the principal your talking about. Doing all you can to win and all.
Be interesting to hear if you'll be teaching your kids to take dives in mini soccer and minor hockey.
I know I don't.
I wouldn't tell kids to dive. But they'll probably figure out on their own that it's more beneficial.
FIFA should do something about diving. That would solve the problem.
No Klose is unreal
Someone in a Canucks ball cap
Anyone else see that
Someone in a Canucks ball cap
Anyone else see that