Germany vs France - Euro 2016: Semi-Final - 07/07/16

[Dax777]

I think it's really harsh to say his hands are in an unnatural position. No, you don't run with your hands over your head, but the leaning and pushing and pulling in the box, along with jumping, will put his hands there. Things are unnatural when you make yourself big in order to deny space for a shot or pass. Schweinsteiger had little idea of what was going on and I believe had his eyes closed as the ball hit him. We've stretched the idea of "unnatural position" quite a bit through the years.

I come back to intent. I think there's almost no chance that he has an intention to handle the ball. Not enough bad things can happen to United players so whatever but that to me was a textbook ball to hand.

He had been beaten on the play, so he tried to make himself bigger by raising his hand and spreading. He knew he wasn't gonna reach the ball. That's enough for me. I'll call it every time.

 

[bluemoonmatt]

No love for either of these countries so I'd like to think I'm impartial but this ref clearly wants to get out of marseille alive

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

This Umtiti gas been brilliant

 

[yerwot?]

What? The one given against Micah at Anfield and the one at the swamp in the FA Cup in' 95 (?). Both of them way worse than tonight's.

many many more especially at the theatre of fergietime

 

[Dax777]

Boateng has hit better passes than Pogba in this game.

Fewer are better than Boateng at hitting a pass.

 

[malg]

I'm obviously going fucking blind. Are people on here genuinely, absolutely genuinely arguing that it wasn't a penalty...??? Has Tony Blair got accounts on here?

 

[super_city_si]

Come on ze Germans. Can't be doing with the French

 

[malg]

Germany obviously don't have a 'free kick specialist' otherwise Kroos would have went to ground there.

 

[Dax777]

Boateng.

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Fewer are better than Boateng at hitting a pass.

Or drinks trolleys.