2017 Confederations Cup Official Thread

Ronaldo taking the piss here. Lovely back heel.

How the £#%&! is Quaresma getting in the team ahead of Bernardo Silva

Hernandez 1-1. Still lethal in the box

Nice from Cheech.

Pea

he's shit he only scores goals!

Originally Posted by LFOD

he's shit he only scores goals!

Good decision from LVG selling him

Edit: awful shot. LVG was right

Originally Posted by LFOD

he's shit he only scores goals!

Great timing

This video ref stuff will kill the game

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

This video ref stuff will kill the game

It's £#%&!ing awful. You can't even see what they're reviewing ffs. Absolute farce. Refs will use it all the time too because they're shithouse @#%&!s

Originally Posted by TheFatGoth

This video ref stuff will kill the game

This game or the game of association football in general?

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

I'll await the armchair nod and it's ON...

nod

Wtf is going on now in the chile game. About 3 mins after chile score they've disallowed it absolute £#%&!ing farce this video ref. Get £#%&!ing rid

This VAR stuff is absolutely shit

Won't even be able to properly celebrate goal because you don't know if it will be disallowed a minute later

That didn't even look offside

Originally Posted by Vedder

It's £#%&!ing awful. You can't even see what they're reviewing ffs. Absolute farce. Refs will use it all the time too because they're shithouse @#%&!s

Yes, that is completely unsatisfactory. I mean what WAS that review about earlier today?

Going to the VAR again ffs

Originally Posted by Vedder

Going to the VAR again ffs

Americans will be loving this, if it is universally implemented time outs will be next, kills the flow of the game which is the great strength of the sport.

Originally Posted by ZiggyStardust

This VAR stuff is absolutely shit

Won't even be able to properly celebrate goal because you don't know if it will be disallowed a minute later

That didn't even look offside

This is my big issue with it. Occasionally we get a bit of confusion, but for the most part the ball hits the net and you know it's goal. That instant elation is vital to a low-scoring game such as football. Without that full goon you lose a huge part of the game.

It'll get more common, too. Before long we'll have the video for twenty decisions per game.

Originally Posted by Vedder

Going to the VAR again ffs

It's shite isn't it?

Stick to goal line technology and wherever the ball goes out of play or not. The rest is pointless and what's the point of a referee?

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

It's shite isn't it?

Stick to goal line technology and wherever the ball goes out of play or not. The rest is pointless and what's the point of a referee?

Yep, all this.

do they go to it for every goal? or what?

varane getting sent off for france shows how stupid it is.

i wouldn't mind a limited appeals system but would scrap it completely as long as they are making basic mistakes

Russia: Akinfeev, Samedov, Dzhikija, Vasin, Kudryashov, Zhirkov, Shishkin, Glushakov, Golovin, Smolov, Kombarov.

Subs: Gabulov, Smolnikov, Gazinsky, Poloz, Kambolov, Bukharov, Kutepov, Miranchuk, Kanunnikov, Erokhin, Tarasov, Guilherme.

Portugal: Rui Patricio, Cedric, Pepe, Bruno Alves, Guerreiro, Bernardo Silva, William Carvalho, Adrien Silva, Andre Gomes, Ronaldo, Andre Silva.

Subs: Jose Sa, Luis Neto, Fonte, Joao Moutinho, Nelson Semedo, Danilo Pereira, Pizzi, Nani, Gelson Martins, Eliseu, Quaresma, Beto.

Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

100th cap for Akinfeev.

RIPIP Koppas