Now, that's what you call an airkick!My favourite footballing moment of all time.
Now, that's what you call an airkick!My favourite footballing moment of all time.
But he..."No like chicken badge."
Okay, did Modric really say that?
So is what you're saying that the rules are wrong? Currently, nothing in the rules relates to disadvantaging the attacking team. Only intent. Do do you think that the rules should be chsnged? In which case, a goalbound shot that accidentally hits a hand is a penalty, right?
In the case of our game, Modric goes for a header but missed completely and the ball hits his arm. Completely unintentional. Would you give that as a penalty? If so, you have to change the rules.
I watched the video - surely the penalty is given for the foul, nothing to do with a handball?
I'm not sure I've ever been more impressed by anything in my life, that's brilliant.
Not at all.
After the draw, people seemed to be polarised into the two camps of "what a shit draw, we're so unlucky, we're going to get spanked" and "what a great draw, we get to test ourselves against the best teams in Europe" (with a few sitting on the fence).
I was firmly in the latter camp. Without denying how tough it was going to be, I saw no reason why we couldn't compete and get out of the group.
Obviously it was a bit of a cheap shot though - I'm just fed up with the doom merchants who write us off before a ball has been kicked, slate players, etc., with very little to back it up.
I'm just watching the recording of BT live coverage yesterday. Why do they keep saying a win would guarantee we go through? If Dortmund or Apoel had won they could mathematically have caught us?
Irrelevant now I know but it's bugging me
Sorry, run that by us again?
The definition of handball is deliberate, end of.
Unfortunately the way this is enforced is the problem.
No they were correct and you were wrong.
Had Dortmund won, they would have been 6 points behind us with 2 games to play whilst Real were 3 behind us.
For Dortmund to finish above us they would then have to win both their games, including beating Madrid.
If that had happened then Madrid could at most get 3 points, thus being level on points with us but finishing below us because of the head to head record.
Ie if Dortmund had beaten Apoel and won both their remaining games, RM would have dropped intk Europa.
If we beat Madrid and Dortmund beat us and Madrid (had they won against Apoel) they'd have finished on 10 points, same as us.
It would then have gone to head to head between us and Dortmund to decide who finished higher.
If Madrid had beaten Apoel but, as I mentioned, lost to Dortmund, they too would have been on 10 points and gone head to head with Dortmund and us.
So I can't see How, had Dortmund have won yesterday, we would have been through.
Because RM would have finished below us because of the head to head. Having drawn and lost to us...
The only pundit with real integrity (Jenas isn't bad in that dept.either tbf).