Group E: Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine

[marsh]

So it wasn't all Roberto Martinez fault haha

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

I am all for it if consistent. I am completely against it if not.

We already have inconsistent referees. That's a necessary evil - we have to have refs. We do not have to have another layer of inconsistency. That's utterly optional.

These refs can manage it

If ours can’t then it’s time to drop them and bring foreign refs in

We bring in foreign players, coaches and pundits, so why not refs?

 

[Huyton Layne]

Not even real country

They left the Netherlands in 1830, mate, let it go

 

[Librarian]

Player KO’d in the goal mouth, about 3 cases of cramp, 2 VAR reviews and about 6 subs

= 7 minutes

Should be a 12 at least

 

[Del-boy]

Who’s this dope they have got on talking about VAR.

 

[Drico]

These refs can manage it

If ours can’t then it’s time to drop them and bring foreign refs in

We bring in foreign players, coaches and pundits, so why not refs?

I agree with all that.

I think the decision today was good. He handled it. They could prove it. No issue from me.

But Michael Oliver using this toy? Hello Championship...

 

[Del-boy]

Belgium are the Spurs of international football.

 

[Alan Whittle]

The handball law?

No, the law as it is currently applied v the intention of the law. If you understand the spirit of the game you understand the difference.

 

[Drico]

So it wasn't all Roberto Martinez fault haha

A lot of very big egos exposed again today will now spend their time railing against VAR when the simple truth is they flopped yet again on the big stage.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Let’s have it right, Belgium’s performance deserved nothing there. Just can’t help but fume at seeing an IDENTICAL infraction get called in this game, that was deemed no handball vs Arsenal for us.

 

[Alan Whittle]

Here technology has possibly saved the Slovaks from being robbed of a famous win

Your anger is misplaced and is simply allowing the referees to win

It’s parochial

They wouldn’t have been robbed Mikey. They were battered.

 

[Tommy Chong]

Absolutely love the snickometer.

I thought I accidentally changed the channel and was watching the NZ T20 cricket match there for a sec.

What's next? Each team gets 5 reviews to challenge the ref's decisions?

 

[TheBigIguana]

No, the law as it is currently applied v the intention of the law. If you understand the spirit of the game you understand the difference.

I think the spirit of the game necessitates a handball law in some form.

 

[ste d' indica]

 

[Blue83]

Harsh handball that but Belgium have only themselves to blame for such a poor performance