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I think that there are too many yellow cards being handed out this time around.

Theres a lot of players who wont be at their 3rd games, and many games end with teams having 10 players.

Theres waaay too many cards, I've been seeing this in all the games I've watched. There should be more warnings, the game cant be played this way

Uh-oh, and right on the heels of *that* game....


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all teh sending offs have been justified and if players dont want a yllow the shouldnt be reckless or stupid

all teh sending offs have been justified and if players dont want a yllow the shouldnt be reckless or stupid

Indeed.

Are you kidding? There should be more! Let people know they're footballers, not fucking actors.

Uh-oh, and right on the heels of *that* game....


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I assume you mean USA-Italy

well, that was just some sort of pub fight, not a game

but in the rest, there seems to be too many

Since I'm sure we are really talking about one game in particular, yes the USA getting those two red cards was complete bullshit. Still managed to tie however. :)

Since I'm sure we are really talking about one game in particular, yes the USA getting those two red cards was complete bullshit. Still managed to tie however. :)
we're not, i dont give a crap about the USA

theres been a lot in too many games

I think that there are too many yellow cards being handed out this time around.

Theres a lot of players who wont be at their 3rd games, and many games end with teams having 10 players.

Theres waaay too many cards, I've been seeing this in all the games I've watched. There should be more warnings, the game cant be played this way
Says the expert. It can, but it will just be much less interesting. Not that tou can beat the boringness-osity of the cup as it is.

Liasia']Says the expert. It can, but it will just be much less interesting. Not that tou can beat the boringness-osity of the cup as it is.
You people should all watch South American football, theres no rules in those leagues

You people should all watch South American football, theres no rules in those leagues
Watch Scottish football, that shit's brutal

we're not, i dont give a crap about the USA

theres been a lot in too many games

I didn't say anything about you caring about the US but that the game was a great example of the cards coming out really fast.

I didn't say anything about you caring about the US but that the game was a great example of the cards coming out really fast.
The game did remind me of the situation, but that was really pushing it, that game was filled with fights

I assume you mean USA-Italy

well, that was just some sort of pub fight, not a game

but in the rest, there seems to be too many

Yeah, of course I did.

As for the rest - I'm not sure, actually.

On one hand, I think the rules are at times so strictly in favour of a yellow card that it takes away some of the referees' discretion - which, in some cases, is not the perfect outcome.

On the other hand, this reduction of referee discretion is often enough a good thing (well, duh, which is why they made the rules in the first place) seeing how it reduces those widely varying decisions we used to have which only depended on the individual referee.

I find it interesting that a ref that had been suspended for "Irregularites" in his calls several years ago is all of a sudden allowed to ref a Cup match. What a disaster. Hey you urugauyan POS ref :upyours:

Since I'm sure we are really talking about one game in particular, yes the USA getting those two red cards was complete bullshit. Still managed to tie however. :)
yeah, it was not like those cards were deserved or anything.....:rolleyes:

yeah, it was not like those cards were deserved or anything.....:rolleyes:

Deserved, right. That first one especially looked like it came from something I've seen before and would only get a yellow at most. I don't even know what that second one was about. That ref didn't know what the hell he was doing.

I find it interesting that a ref that had been suspended for "Irregularites" in his calls several years ago is all of a sudden allowed to ref a Cup match. What a disaster. Hey you urugauyan POS ref :upyours:
It's not 'all of a sudden'. There's a list as long of your arm of high profile games this guy has refereed since the suspension.

Deserved, right. That first one especially looked like it came from something I've seen before and would only get a yellow at most. I don't even know what that second one was about. That ref didn't know what the hell he was doing.
It looked like red to me (coming in with two legs), the second one was second yellow card and thus red.

132 yellows, 10 reds, in 26 games. 5 yellows per game, one red every 2.6 games. It's slightly above average (IIRC, league season averages are generally 3.5 yellows per game and one red every four games). Could be worse.

I tihnk they should hand out more!
But for diving and being 'gay' on the ground.
Either man on man action after a goal is scored or 'owwies mommy i'm not really hurt just faking it'.

132 yellows, 10 reds, in 26 games. 5 yellows per game, one red every 2.6 games. It's slightly above average (IIRC, league season averages are generally 3.5 yellows per game and one red every four games). Could be worse.
Are they EPL stats cause i think it might have something to do with the percentage of 'Europeans' collected in one place at a time?

Are they EPL stats cause i think it might have something to do with the percentage of 'Europeans' collected in one place at a time?
Nah, I'm sad and geekily interested in football stats, so I looked at the top division for England, Spain, Italy and Germany.

Nah, I'm sad and geekily interested in football stats, so I looked at the top division for England, Spain, Italy and Germany.
Well that is pretty definitive then isn't it?
How many of these have gone to African nations?
Angola had 5 players sent off against Portugal in a 'friendly' early this year apparently.

I'm not surprised. To get into the round of 16 is priority of all teams - for smaller teams like Australia, they are more likely to get a few cards.

I'm not surprised. To get into the round of 16 is priority of all teams - for smaller teams like Australia, they are more likely to get a few cards.
I was thinking about that but they didn't get that many did they i didn't see the game.

The Serbs however where getting alot.

I was thinking about that but they didn't get that many did they i didn't see the game.

The Serbs however where getting alot.

Some of those yellows were dubious ... 4 for Australia so far. Serbs are a little hot-headed so their tackles are nasty at times. Didn't work, Argies trashed them.

all teh sending offs have been justified and if players dont want a yllow the shouldnt be reckless or stupid

Oh, not all of them are justified... *cough*Ukraine*cough*

I'm not going to comment to much on this, but does anyone seriosly not think that the two USA redcards were complete shit. He shouldn't be officiating games at this level.

Oh, not all of them are justified... *cough*Ukraine*cough*
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Well that is pretty definitive then isn't it?
How many of these have gone to African nations?
Angola had 5 players sent off against Portugal in a 'friendly' early this year apparently.
Two reds have gone to Africans - one for Togo, one for Angola. 29 yellows to Africans, which is above the average. Assuming they were evenly distributed, there'd be five yellows per game, so 2.5 for each side. There have been eight games involving African teams, so they should have 20 yellows in total. Conclusion: African teams are 50% more likely than average to get yellows.

Two reds have gone to Africans - one for Togo, one for Angola. 29 yellows to Africans, which is above the average. Assuming they were evenly distributed, there'd be five yellows per game, so 2.5 for each side. There have been eight games involving African teams, so they should have 20 yellows in total. Conclusion: African teams are 50% more likely than average to get yellows.
That is bloody brilliant!
2 reds in 10 Is 20% but they only make up roughly 12% of the teams so they have a higher number for them too.
You didn't count Tunisia though.:p

That is bloody brilliant!
2 reds in 10 Is 20% but they only make up roughly 12% of the teams so they have a higher number for them too.
Yeah, I saw that, but I figured that it's too low a number to be significant. America have 2 red cards as well, and they make up 3.125% of the teams...

You didn't count Tunisia though.:p
Didn't I? I thought I had...

Yes, I did.

I think Angola have the worst discipline so far, with 8 yellows and one red. Serbia are close behind on 7/1.

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Man I hated the ref. of the US-Italy game...

The US wasnt playing against italy they had to play against the ref.

Yeah, I saw that, but I figured that it's too low a number to be significant. America have 2 red cards as well, and they make up 3.125% of the teams...


Didn't I? I thought I had...

Yes, I did.

I think Angola have the worst discipline so far, with 8 yellows and one red. Serbia are close behind on 7/1.
Angola
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Tunisia
Togo
What about now stat boy?:p