*Official* Women's Football World Cup 2019 thread

[Magrat Garlick]

deserves its own thread, so the Aussies can post and it doesn't get torn between two seasons of the EPL thread.

I'm going to two games in Reims

 

[andmark]

That penalty for Italy against Jamaica was a farce. The foul was borderline and then (possibly the first time I've ever seen this) the goalkeeper is given a yellow card for leaving her line during the (saved) penalty. The penalty is retaken and scored. I get that the rule about the keeper remaining on the line is the rule, but it's pretty much never enforced, so to give a yellow card is harsh.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

That penalty for Italy against Jamaica was a farce. The foul was borderline and then (possibly the first time I've ever seen this) the goalkeeper is given a yellow card for leaving her line during the (saved) penalty. The penalty is retaken and scored. I get that the rule about the keeper remaining on the line is the rule, but it's pretty much never enforced, so to give a yellow card is harsh.

new guidelines to referees, they're supposed to enforce it more heavily from this year (and with VAR it'll presumably be easier to control)

bit of a kick in the teeth to the women to have VAR here when literally no one have played with it before though

 

[sledger]

Have really enjoyed the few matches I have watched so far. Have had to watch alone though. The comments from the usual suspects in the pub etc have been too difficult to stomach

 

[Lillian Thomson]

No offence to the elderly of the female species, but Phil Neville does genuinely look like an old woman.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Been really enjoying it so far.

 

[andmark]

Yeah same. The BBC having football coverage has been decent for those of us peasants/urban proletariat without Sky. It was nice to see the Dutch team playing a similar fluid possession-based style as the Dutch men play.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

The standard is quite good as well imo. It's a touch slower and a little sloppy (for obvious reasons unrelated to ability) but that helps the product a lot, especially in the tournament setting. Adds a sense of excitement.

 

[wpdavid]

Yeah same. The BBC having football coverage has been decent for those of us peasants/urban proletariat without Sky. It was nice to see the Dutch team playing a similar fluid possession-based style as the Dutch men play.

I thinking along similar lines watching Argentina last night; similar attitude to their male counterparts over the years.

Good game this afternoon. Miedema is quite something.

 

[Burgey]

Norway next for our lot then.

 

[sledger]

The sports bulletins on the radio in the morning just spend time banging on about VAR rather than the matches themselves. Annoying.

 

[Johnners]

Magrats loyalties sure to be divided

 

[andmark]

The standard is quite good as well imo. It's a touch slower and a little sloppy (for obvious reasons unrelated to ability) but that helps the product a lot, especially in the tournament setting. Adds a sense of excitement.

I was wondering whether it makes sense tactically to play on the counterattack given that other than against a few select teams (obvious example is the USA) you can rely on the opponent making a sloppy error. That said, I'm not sure I've seen that idea work so far in the tournament. NZ for example played more defensively than a team managed by a Sam Allardyce and Mourinho hybrid but it didn't work out for them.

 

[andmark]

Decent assist for the English (first I hope) goal. She was under physical pressure as well as having stumbled, yet managed to play an accurate through ball with the right power.

 

[Furball]

That penalty for Italy against Jamaica was a farce. The foul was borderline and then (possibly the first time I've ever seen this) the goalkeeper is given a yellow card for leaving her line during the (saved) penalty. The penalty is retaken and scored. I get that the rule about the keeper remaining on the line is the rule, but it's pretty much never enforced, so to give a yellow card is harsh.

It's not a farce, goalkeepers are supposed to stay on their line. They've been getting away with it for far too long.

 

[andmark]

It's not a farce, goalkeepers are supposed to stay on their line. They've been getting away with it for far too long.

I agree that the rule is for the goalkeeper to stay on the line, although I was unaware of the new guidelines Magrat mentioned which led to that judgement. If not for the new guidelines, I'd still say the yellow card was harsh for a rule which is barely enforced. That said, in order for me to maintain this revised opinion, the rule will have to be enforced much more now.

 

[Pothas]

Oh Scotland.

 

[Furball]

VAR can **** off.

 

[Furball]

This referee is a joke.

 

[Furball]

If what Alexander has done there is against the rules then they need looked at.

VAR isn't for for purpose as it's currently being applied.