Group H: Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, South Korea

[Manley Farrington-Brown]

1 hour ago, leicsmac said:

Yep, and I really think football needs to take a leaf from rugby there and be able to award such "penalty goals" if the offense is so flagrant and is so obviously going to stop a goal.

 

Interesting take.

 

My own thoughts are that both Henry and Suarez committed an act of gratuitous and wilful cheating in order to help their side win a vital game, and the subtlety or blatancy of it doesn't really come into it. It's subverting the game either way, obvious or deceptive IMO. 

I'm very much enjoying this debate!

 

I'm leaning towards the idea that Suarez didn't actually 'cheat.' He openly and blatantly used the rules of the game to take a red card in exchange for turning a certain goal into a possibly (and actually, as it turned out) missed goal. Whereas Henry broke the rules hoping it wouldn't be noticed (as indeed it wasn't) and he'd get away with it. That's cheating. Cheating has to have some element of hoping someone won't notice, I think.

 

I don't know what I would call what Suarez did. I suspect it was just 'being a professional footballer' taken to a ruthlessly calculated conclusion.

[urban.spaceman]

I just want to see Amartey snap one of Suarez's hands off.

[Dan]

Been buzzing for this one all tournament. This better deliver.

[Nalis]

Ghana will win, nothing to do with revenge but mainly because they've been playing better football.

[KingsX]

LET BIG DAN TAKE THE PEN 

[Finnegan]

 the circle of Ghanaians around the spot

[KingsX]

They damn well should have let Big Dan take the pen 

[urban.spaceman]

That’s one of the worst penalties I’ve ever seen. 

[Dahnsouff]

Shocker of a penalty

[trabuch]

Fuxake. What a shit pen

[foxy boxing]

Ghanaians and penalties don't mix 

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, urban.spaceman said:

That’s one of the worst penalties I’ve ever seen. 

Yeah just passes it to the keeper pretty much 

[RoboFox]

Awful penalty again.

Haven't seen a decent one all tournament bar Messi which was a wonder save.

[Finnegan]

One of the worst penalties I've ever seen. 

 

I detest, so, so, so, so much watching average ability footballers do stupid shit from pens. I don't really even like to see the best players in the world fvck around from the spot to be honest but especially guys that really aren't all that prolific scorers anyway like Ayew. 

 

Just go and twat it you complete mug.

[rachhere]

Why did I book in a meeting for 4pm?! This is great! 

[LcFc_Smiv]

Wake up Dan!!!!

[Arkie Bennett]

Terrible penalty. It's an entertaining game though.

[Leeds Fox]

Do Uruguay just breed dislikable people? 

[purpleronnie]

Just awful penalty.  Here's some tips.

 

Take a good run up, hit the ball in the corner, celebrate your goal.

[Finnegan]

Amartey doing Amartey things.

[Jonezy]

Dangit. Just thought the kicker needed the biggest balls in football with the wait and the history and then he missed.

 

Uruguay really are a bunch of twats with all that play-acting aren't they? Feel like I should bet on a Nunez red card; he seems red-misted already.

[trabuch]

This is fun

[Cincinnati Fox]

1 minute ago, Leeds Fox said:

Do Uruguay just breed dislikable people? 

I deal with a lot of generally wealthier South Americans and most of them are horrible bastards 

[spacemunky]

Just now, Finnegan said:

Amartey doing Amartey things.

Lucky for him, his parter bailed him out there.

[Manley Farrington-Brown]

Just now, Finnegan said:

Amartey doing Amartey things.

That, for all those who don't understand, is why some have a few doubts about Amartey!