coda Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: You have to ask why the defender is looking at Suarez rather than the ball and even contemplating putting an arm on him, knowing he's a cheat. He's giving the ref a decision to make, which is always bad when you're away to the big teams. So naive. Blaming the victim. That was all Suarez as usual. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: Its the problem with Barcelona after all these years that you cant watch a game and admire their brilliant players without having to watch the horrible cynical side of the game. I would love to applaud them for a brilliant 6-1 victory but you just cant after that also as they never showed a replay I think Mascherano chopped Di Maria from behind when he was one on one with the keeper near the end Don't think so...Di Maria completely messed that up. I completely forgot about that...think the game was only 3-1 at that stage so there's the tie right there. Really want to see a Dortmund-Barca match up next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 The 33/1 that I took on them winning the cup after the first leg looks a less silly bet now than it did back then. I cannot think of another team that could come back in quite the same way against opposition of that calibre and their boss said they would score 6 earlier today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, PaulC said: Neymar's was 100% a penalty I really don't think so https://streamable.com/0mmtq Here is the replay of goal and foul. Watch Neymar's legs. When Neymar plants his right foot, he clearly jumps. Muneir doesn't touch neymar. Instead Neymar jumps and lands so it looks like a foul. You can see here that Neymar hasn't been touched and yet is already going down. It's a dive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Great comeback. However I've mentioned it in the La Liga thread (I know this is CL) but again referees getting it all wrong. Suarez is probably one of the worst for it, it's pretty shameful. There should be retrospective punishment involved for situations like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Suarez will never change. Let's remember he's been banned for over a year from international football and he also had the long ban in England for racial abuse. It's just in latin players blood to always seek weakness from refs and prey on their mistakes particularly at crucial moments in games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, Czechlad said: I really don't think so https://streamable.com/0mmtq Here is the replay of goal and foul. Watch Neymar's legs. When Neymar plants his right foot, he clearly jumps. Muneir doesn't touch neymar. Instead Neymar jumps and lands so it looks like a foul. You can see here that Neymar hasn't been touched and yet is already going down. It's a dive. after watching it im close to agreeing, neymars bought the contact, can see exactly why its been given but i dont agree with it another one for the argument that theres no right answer to that, video ref will get it wrong too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHV Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Football is about entertainment and that was tremendous. Can you imagine being a Barca fan in the stadium watching that! Gave me goosebumps, it reminded me of Dalian popping up against Tranmere with that header. Unbelievable Jeff! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 1 minute ago, VillaChris said: It's just in latin players blood to always seek weakness from refs and prey on their mistakes particularly at crucial moments in games. Steven Gerrard, Roy Keane and John Terry arent Latin. It happens in every country not just Latin America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 8 minutes ago, coda said: Blaming the victim. That was all Suarez as usual. I'm blaming both. I've never understood why defenders don't watch the ball when a cross or long ball is coming in, it's one of the things refs look out for when it comes to making decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Of course all players try to bend the rules at times but look at the way Gerrard dived to how a South American dives. British players to me always seem to go down in instalments when trying to get a penalty while the SA players make it look like they've just been wiped out when there's little contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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penguin Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Defender slipped and Neymar couldn't believe his luck and ran into him. Wasn't this the one where the ref only changed his mind after being mobbed by 5 Barca players? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, penguin said: Defender slipped and Neymar couldn't believe his luck and ran into him. Wasn't this the one where the ref only changed his mind after being mobbed by 5 Barca players? He changed his mind after consulting with the bloke behind the goal. The right decision was reached in the end, so no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, penguin said: Defender slipped and Neymar couldn't believe his luck and ran into him. Wasn't this the one where the ref only changed his mind after being mobbed by 5 Barca players? the one where the ref had given a free-out for a dive until he was told by his ref behind the goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) The think is that is in slow motion, at full speed it didn't look that way. Edited March 8, 2017 by PaulC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I am genuinely gutted that I missed this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will87 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 How good was Neymar though, Barcelona had conceded defeat but he had other ideas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 9 hours ago, will87 said: How good was Neymar though, Barcelona had conceded defeat but he had other ideas. His FK goal was on a par with Beckham versus Greece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted March 9, 2017 His pass for the winner was brilliant too. He could have crossed it, but to cut inside and deliver that pass with his "weaker" foot instead. Lovely stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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