World Cup 2018 | 2nd July | R16: Brazil vs Mexico, KO 15:00 (BST)

[aguero93:20]

That was fucking shocking and should have been dealt with in the courts.

 

[Crouchinho]

It certainly makes me love the sport less and less every time I see someone doing it: Neymar, CRonaldo, Suarez, even Otamendi... there needs to a new new gender made up for these soft ****s

Makes me love it less too. The thing is it's not about them being soft it's just cheating or gamesmanship to influence the ref. Some of these players take it to the next level.

 

[taconinja]

It has to be some kind of call on that step even if Neymar did his usual histrionics. You can't just let players step on someone on the ground intentionally.

This Lozano kid really looks the real deal. Buying off WC performance is always dangerous but if Mahrez deal really is difficult I'd love to see us back in for this kid.

I've watched Lozano for a while now. His play here isn't unusual. He's got a ton of potential.

 

[chicagoblue23]

I feel like I'm reading the Sun talking about Sterling most times I'm on these match threads.

I'm not sure how you could possibly have watched this world cup and not figured out why everyone hates Neymar. He's an utterly pathetic disgrace. If you can't see that you're part of the fucking problem.

 

[SebastianBlue]

We'd be screaming from bias because they're City players.

That was my point—we are merely screaming from the other side of bias right now.

I am asserting that from an objective standpoint that was a cyncial action at best (as you described it), and should have have been punished.

Either for Kev or Neymar, it was foul play.

 

[aguero93:20]

Perhaps that is the reasonable medium.

It should have been a card, though, as if you allow that sort of thing, the game breaks down pretty quickly.

Card 100%, but if you start handing out reds for that you won't reach 90 minutes, there's similar every time an attacker takes the ball with their back to goal.

 

[BigJoe#1]

I never, ever thought I'd say this, I've always been a fan of Brazil since Pele and Tostao (sp) through to Zico and Socrates, but you know what, even with the City lads in the team I fuckin hate Brazil, they are a complete and utter disgrace to football. Yes they can play the game but their rolling around and play acting is disgraceful.

COME ON MEXICO!

 

[MCFC1993]

Gabby’s day is done

Appears not, being kept on the left for his work-rate now.

 

[cleavers]

The amount of force used has to be taken into account.
There was hardly any.

I don't think it does need to be taken into account, no matter the force its a "stamp" which is violent contact in the rules, and therefore a red. It would have been embarrassing to get (or give) a red for it though.

If it was me, I wouldn't have been so snide about it, if you're going to do it, do it properly, at least earn the red card you deserve.

 

[taconinja]

I'm not sure how you could possibly have watched this world cup and not figured out why everyone hates Neymar. He's an utterly pathetic disgrace. If you can't see that you're part of the fucking problem.

It goes too far. Of course, he dives. I don't defend that, but some of the nonsense posted is at least as off-putting, even more when they're defending something like what Layun did as not even deserving a card. I can accept the argument of a yellow card. That's fine, but some of this is just too much.