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Anonymous wrote:Why no one comments on goalkeepers performance? One of them saved PKs while the other one failed?

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Anonymous wrote:Chiellini should have received a red card for the horse collar tackle of Saka. It is either serious foul play or violent conduct under FIFA rules and just as likely to seriously injure someone as a two-footed tackle. Totally intended to hurt the kid and it is not even arguable it had anything to do with going after the ball or a legit tackle. Bad non-call, and even worse when it is grizzled veteran v teenager. Fair play is fair play and FIFA ought to demand better. This bad conduct has no part in the game.

https://youtu.be/1zW0Cs-LtCc

He wanted it more.

If you think that was awful, you are a complete novice to International high-level futbol.

The amount of physicality there is in high-level soccer has always been there and this wasn't even that aggregious as it was taking out a knee or ankle that would cause a career-wrecking injury. The shirt tugging and stuff is par for the course.

Americans are so naive and think it's a pretty little game.

We were taught to play physical back in the 70s/80s, I was taken down by my ponytail in several games, clawed with nails, jerseys ripped from tugging....AND I WAS A GIRL.

Chiellini wanted to WIN. It was a completely psychological tactic. Did you happen to see the way the Denmark players terrorized Harry Kane...even when he didn't have the ball he was two-handed pushed???

The ones that want it more are the ones that win.

He pulled the kid to the ground BY HIS NECK. It was disgusting. Chiellini should have been sent off.

Not a kid, young man is a professional. Bigotry of low expectations

We get it, keyboard warrior. Could you please find a new phrase?

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Anonymous wrote:Why no one comments on goalkeepers performance? One of them saved PKs while the other one failed?

Because the one that saved three saved three horribly taken penalties

And goalkeepers saving penalties involves a lot of luck. They have to guess which way to dive; they can learn a player's trends and make an educated guess, but at the end of the day it's a guess all the same. Gianluigi Donnarumma is an excellent goalkeeper (hence why UEFA named him Player of the Tournament) but England's loss had zero to do with any fault by Jordan Pickford.

Southgate's decision to sub on Sancho and Rashford in the last minute and have them take penalties basically cold is inexplicable, as is the decision to make 19-year-old Bukayo Saka take the match-deciding penalty. I hate Jose Mourinho but he is absolutely right and echoing what many others are saying: you do not put a teenager in that position of crushing pressure. It's not fair to anyone. It should have been Grealish or literally anyone else.

And England lost this match by parking the bus for 118 minutes. They scored early and then rested on their laurels. You can't do that with a team like Italy.

Italy's goal is a massive beast though. 6'5", thick and tall with raquetball-raquet size hands. He had 4 inches on Pickford. Pickford is great, but when skill is fairly equal in goal---size is going to matter.

Even England was worried pre-game if it went to penalties. They felt they were the weaker team in that area.

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Anonymous wrote:Chiellini should have received a red card for the horse collar tackle of Saka. It is either serious foul play or violent conduct under FIFA rules and just as likely to seriously injure someone as a two-footed tackle. Totally intended to hurt the kid and it is not even arguable it had anything to do with going after the ball or a legit tackle. Bad non-call, and even worse when it is grizzled veteran v teenager. Fair play is fair play and FIFA ought to demand better. This bad conduct has no part in the game.

https://youtu.be/1zW0Cs-LtCc

He wanted it more.

If you think that was awful, you are a complete novice to International high-level futbol.

The amount of physicality there is in high-level soccer has always been there and this wasn't even that aggregious as it was taking out a knee or ankle that would cause a career-wrecking injury. The shirt tugging and stuff is par for the course.

Americans are so naive and think it's a pretty little game.

We were taught to play physical back in the 70s/80s, I was taken down by my ponytail in several games, clawed with nails, jerseys ripped from tugging....AND I WAS A GIRL.

Chiellini wanted to WIN. It was a completely psychological tactic. Did you happen to see the way the Denmark players terrorized Harry Kane...even when he didn't have the ball he was two-handed pushed???

The ones that want it more are the ones that win.

He pulled the kid to the ground BY HIS NECK. It was disgusting. Chiellini should have been sent off.

No not a goal scoring situation. Clear yellow card.

+1. many other times players (of both teams) took down an opposing team's players who had started an offensive action. referee called a fault ad that was it. a red card is for an outrageous action. when Zidane head-hit Materazzi during the France-Italy final, he was rightfully expelled.