It was cheeky and an embarrassment to the game.
When my fanatic college buddy used to all praise for Messi in FB, I used to roll my eyes. That is until I saw him play and his child like attitude of having fun while playing the beautiful game. Now I agree that Messi is the greatest.
A clever and entertaining layoff by Messi, the world's greatest player ever.
BTW, Suarez was not offside.
BTW, Suarez was not offside.
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futbolistaviva,
it has nothing to do with offside - this is what the penalty arc is for. Players must stay behind it until the ball is touched by a shooter.
it has nothing to do with offside - this is what the penalty arc is for. Players must stay behind it until the ball is touched by a shooter.
"Messi, the world's greatest player ever"
Ever!!
I big to differ
Maradone,Pelé..then Messi
When Messi wins at least 2 WC, then-maybe-I will call him best ever.
Winning WC is the REAL test. All else is 2dary.
Ever!!
I big to differ
Maradone,Pelé..then Messi
When Messi wins at least 2 WC, then-maybe-I will call him best ever.
Winning WC is the REAL test. All else is 2dary.
Nobody could have been offside. All were behind the ball when it was played.
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One of my high school games went to PKs. When it was my turn, I was so nervous that I didn't wait for the ref's whistle and my first try didn't count, but I got a rekick. I just decided to kick the thing as hard as I could and it went pretty much dead center, but the goalie couldn't stop it and it deflected in. GOOOOOOOAL!!!! I was watching a high school girl's game which had a PK. The kick hit the cross bar, went straight down with a ton of back spin on it, took one big bounce back to the kicker, who kicked it again, but the goalie blocked it.PKs can be plenty exciting.
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It's a nice trick but it doesn't require any skill. And the goal shouldn't stand - Suárez was inside the arc before Messi touched the ball.
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The good performer make it look so easy... You ever tried? As for where Suarez was, it is funny how you can be so sure, in a play were the main referee and the linesman had nothing else to do than look at the events unfolding in front of their eyes in real time.
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Catala.
That's why there are referees. It's their job. They of course can make mistakes but it's really stupid to excuse those mistakes by saying: Oh, it was too hard for referees to observe the rules. Especially in a static and simple situation.
That's why there are referees. It's their job. They of course can make mistakes but it's really stupid to excuse those mistakes by saying: Oh, it was too hard for referees to observe the rules. Especially in a static and simple situation.
I looked at the replay three times. I don't think Suarez encroached.
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Why disrespect? It was a legal play, the referee validated the PK and the crowd went wild. Enjoying the game is why people fill the stadium, at least in Barcelona. There are not so many chants, and no crowd fights. Just a bunch of people following the game, expressing approval and disapproval as they see fit, and coaching from the stands! And presently there is no team that can play better the beautiful game than Barcelona in a good day. Maybe it's bad luck for the opposing team when Barcelona is clicking on the four cylinders, but disrespect? Give us a break!
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It was a legal play, but the goal shouldn't stand - Suárez was inside the arc before Messi touched the ball.
Disrespect is because they would have never done it if the score was 1-1. It is very easy to score on a penalty with a direct shot, roughly 80% of attempted penalties go in. For someone like Messi or Suarez it is even higher - close to 90%. There was no need for this kind of circus. The only reason to do it would be, for instance, if Suarez had a close in his contract providing for bonuses for goals (or hat tricks) scored excepting the penalty kicks. But that reason would be purely financial and not sporting. Just because something seem like a fun thing to do does not mean that it should be done. Another fun thing to do would have been, for example, not to even try to score from the spot but to direct the ball backwards and continue the attack from there. But that would also be an obvious disrespect to the opponents.
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I don't know about the issue of disrespect, but it doesn't say too much about the level of competitive balance in La Liga that a team resorted to a Harlem Globetrotter-like routine in order to keep the fans entertained.
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You are comparing apples and oranges. There is nothing at stake with the Harlem globetrotters. In yesterday's game there were several things at stake, including the title of maximum scorer for the Spanish league (Suarez leads that race). And that form of penalty taking is not risk-free. an alert keeper or a misjudged pass can result in a miss. And, by the way, when I go to a professional soccer match and pay my ticket, yes, I expect to see the exciting, the unpredictable, and the beauty of perfectly executed plays.
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Consider the moment, which won Czechoslovakia its only major title:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xP-Slo5C6OA