2014 Fifa World Cup Thread v16: Settle Down Argie Fans

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Something tells me she can put a beatdown!
 
even this overrated argentina team will devastate the iranians
 
lol at hope solo finding her way into the news during the one month americans will care about soccer this year.
 
I want to get excited for this match but i don't see how it can be even slightly competitive. Bleh
 
Title should be Iran devastated by a Messi Drone!
 
I was expecting Khomeini edition.
 
Space said:
No offense, but it seems personal bias is coloring your argument.
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Or experience, a lifetime of seeing referees at the highest possible level.

I've seen bad referees and good ones; once upon a time if you were F.I.F.A., you were good. In my opinion, good referees don't need instant replay, and I think it would make the game less enjoyable.

To be fair, it's been years since I watched soccer, I spent too many years watching too many games and it stopped being fun for me. F.I.F.A. seems to have soured and has become something of an international joke, so how the game is called may have changed. I'd be surprised, but it's possible.

In your opinion, what kind of calls are being missed and how would instant replay fix the problem?

Is the problem incompetent or corrupt referees?

Are replays needed to hold referees to a higher standard?
 
Loiosh said:
Or experience, a lifetime of seeing referees at the highest possible level.

I've seen bad referees and good ones; once upon a time if you were F.I.F.A., you were good. In my opinion, good referees don't need instant replay, and I think it would make the game less enjoyable.

To be fair, it's been years since I watched soccer, I spent too many years watching too many games and it stopped being fun for me. F.I.F.A. seems to have soured and has become something of an international joke, so how the game is called may have changed. I'd be surprised, but it's possible.

In your opinion, what kind of calls are being missed and how would instant replay fix the problem?

Is the problem incompetent or corrupt referees?

Are replays needed to hold referees to a higher standard?
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You should see how bad the ref'g was up until 1986. The final straw was a 1982 game reffed by an English guy who didn't move outside of the center circle. After that fiasco FIFAut in standards for 1986 including a fitness test.
 
Loiosh said:
Or experience, a lifetime of seeing referees at the highest possible level.

I've seen bad referees and good ones; once upon a time if you were F.I.F.A., you were good. In my opinion, good referees don't need instant replay, and I think it would make the game less enjoyable.

To be fair, it's been years since I watched soccer, I spent too many years watching too many games and it stopped being fun for me. F.I.F.A. seems to have soured and has become something of an international joke, so how the game is called may have changed. I'd be surprised, but it's possible.

In your opinion, what kind of calls are being missed and how would instant replay fix the problem?

Is the problem incompetent or corrupt referees?

Are replays needed to hold referees to a higher standard?
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The problem is the physical limitation of the human eye. It's apparent after numerous missed and bad calls so far in this World Cup that refs are human and they can't see everything that happens. Take the Mexico vs Cameroon game for example: bogus offside calls like those could have easily been overturned with instant replay.
 
Aguero deserves a red card for attacking the corner flag.
 
therealdope said:
You should see how bad the ref'g was up until 1986. The final straw was a 1982 game reffed by an English guy who didn't move outside of the center circle. After that fiasco FIFAut in standards for 1986 including a fitness test.
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They had fitness tests long before 1986.

The bare minimum was the Cooper Test; every F.I.F.A. referee had to pass that at the beginning of each season. My father ran ten miles a day to keep in shape; he retired before 1986 and he'd had to pass fitness tests every year of his career.
 
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