[Merged] Ronaldo - Page 11

Legendary_PSR · 03-07-2006, 16:47

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Because he can't play the ball - he's got to get his foot in a position to play the ball. It wasn't a tackle - just scrabbling for the ball.

he goes to play the ball but instead changes his mind and decides to swing his foot as far away from one ball

as possible

a good sign as to how deliberate it was is his lack of an argument. if anything, he just goes to ask the ref what he got sent off for and accepted it

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Have to admit im not really a cricket fan but have been poor since the ashes, The world cup will be the true test cause it won't be againist one team on home turf!

yeah but it's a different type of game is the world cup to the ashes

weirdworldstate · 03-07-2006, 16:47

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Originally Posted by gazzae

Sorry there are no friends when you are on opposite teams.

They don't have to be enemies either. It's not war!

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Do you think Rooney thought when playing arsenal, oh Sol is my England team mate, I better not dive, don't want to betray him?

I would much rather that all players of any team/country would choose not to try and rely on theatrics.

If I see any player dive I get annoyed and frustrated - it make a joke of football. How can you take a sport serious where someone's ability to fake an elbow to the face is rated equally to their ability to score a goal?

Legendary_PSR · 03-07-2006, 16:50

the problem with diving is how inconsistent the refs are with it.

adraino got booked for a blatant dive, as did that ghana player, yet cristiano ronaldo dives blatantly twice and didn't even get warned for it

akane1984 · 03-07-2006, 16:52

lol I too will be glad to see back of Shearer and Wright they make me sick only turn up to pundit England games and don't bother to try and talk sense about other nations.

Remember Wright when Mighty N.Ireland went 1-0 at Windsor? i wish i could have got that moment framed.

As for attacking someones spelling, if i may twist the words of Alan Shearer maybe its just N.Ireland we are too honest here but we wouldn't attack someone over spelling over here it just does'nt happen here! LOL

kenhaz84 · 03-07-2006, 16:53

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Originally Posted by weirdworldstate

I suspect many other prepubescent boys who think they're any good at football would agree with you.[/color]

Unfortunately, Ronaldo also lack the maturity, like his fanbase.
And NI is so brilliant? At what?

Anyway, aren't you supposed to be in school? I didn't think the summer holidays started for another week or so.

Firstly we produced the best footballer that britian has ever had and indeed we are the smallest team to reach the 1/4 finals. The difference is we know are limits and don't cry when they aren't reached! we are ranked just inside the top 100 and therefore shouldn't qualify for the wc or beat teams like england...thats right we did!

By the way im 22 and go to uni!

Nugget · 03-07-2006, 16:53

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Originally Posted by kenhaz84

Football - Would you have settled for that a month ago? - Frankly yes - I'd have preferred to go further, but at least we haven't done worse than 2 or 4 years ago

Rugby - Haven't won many matches since and are slipping further down the six nations table every year - As much as I know about Rugby (not really a fan tbh), you're right. However, I'm happy to accept that these things go in cycles, so it's someone elses turn at the minute

Cricket - Have to admit im not really a cricket fan but have been poor since the ashes, The world cup will be the true test cause it won't be againist one team on home turf! - Ignoring the fact that that's the nature of test cricket, I wouldn't have said they were poor. They won their first test in India for God knows how many years, so that's surely an advance. As for the World Cup, we'll just have to wait and see

Legendary_PSR · 03-07-2006, 16:53

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As for attacking someones spelling, if i may twist the words of Alan Shearer maybe its just N.Ireland we are too honest here but we wouldn't attack someone over spelling over here it just does'nt happen here! LOL

Bias!

gazzae · 03-07-2006, 16:56

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the problem with diving is how inconsistent the refs are with it.

adraino got booked for a blatant dive, as did that ghana player, yet cristiano ronaldo dives blatantly twice and didn't even get warned for it

The worst dive of the tournament has got to be the other Ronaldo on Saturday night.

Retrospective punishments is the only way to sort it out. Have a team review each games and dish out bans and fines for diving and faking injury.

akane1984 · 03-07-2006, 16:57

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Bias!

Legendary_PSR · 03-07-2006, 16:58

1. i haven't seen the ronaldo incident
2. teams or the FA

weirdworldstate · 03-07-2006, 16:59

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By the way im 22 and go to uni!

Like I said - neither of those shows in your posts here, so far.

sherer · 03-07-2006, 17:03

i've seen the Rooney clip time and again and i'm still not sure if it was on purpose or not.. sometimes i see it from one angle and it is and sometimes i see the other side and think he didn't do it on purpose

anyone seen anything official yet to say if Rooney was sent off for a push on Ronaldo or a foul on Carvalho ?

despite this the facts are

if Rooney wasn't playing as a lone striker.. something he can't do he wouldn't be so wound up
we played rubbish in all 5 games.. consistent but still rubbish
we still can't play for 90 mins let alone 120
we didn't score against Portugal
we didn't perform well enough to win the tournament
Sven didn't have a clue what he was doing
Jenas and Walcott had a free holiday

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The worst dive of the tournament has got to be the other Ronaldo on Saturday night.

Retrospective punishments is the only way to sort it out. Have a team review each games and dish out bans and fines for diving and faking injury.

not seen that one but Veira has been doing plenty this tournament.. how about his i'm injured i'm going to roll about.. hang on henry has scored i'll get up now

akane1984 · 03-07-2006, 17:07

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Like I said - neither of those shows in your posts here, so far.

And your posts have showed maturity??? this is a forum for discussion not personal attacks. . . You have only posted around 60 odd times who you to judge if persons posts are

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I don't think you will know full story about Ronaldo til Portugal win or get put out of WC.

Legendary_PSR · 03-07-2006, 17:11

the football in the tournament has been good, but it's a shame that diving is a valid talking point

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i've seen the Rooney clip time and again and i'm still not sure if it was on purpose or not.. sometimes i see it from one angle and it is and sometimes i see the other side and think he didn't do it on purpose

i do agree that from the back it does look like an accident, but it's difficult to judge a backwards swing from behind

akane1984 · 03-07-2006, 17:14

only time will tell. ill be interested to hear Rooneys official statement.