Man...the world has gone crazy and people are a bunch of wimps.
Everybody is furious with Piero Alva for making a goal as a result of the Comercio goalkeeper collapsing. All the idiots of the media are saying that it was "unsportsmanlike" and that he should have just "taken it easy" when the opposing team's goalkeeper collapsed on the field.
NO.
The REFEREES should have BLOWN A FRICKIN' WHISTLE!
It's not the player's responsibility to stop playing just because somebody falls down. Seriously folks, have you ever played in any kind of sporting activity in your life?
Just for the record, do you know how many articles there are on a daily basis on how soccer is rigged and the players are throwing matches? What that creates is pressure, and that's a good thing for sport because we're watching it to be entertained...we're not watching it to see people trot about half-assed.
What's next? The guy should ease up if his opponents become short of breath?
Strikers have enough to worry about. They have to worry about whether or not they'll be cut for not performing, or whether or not they will be replaced by a younger and probably cheaper player. Hey, I don't pity them, they could have studied to become dentists and had cushy jobs. But they didn't, they're soccer players, and that means they SCORE WHEN THEY HAVE THE CHANCE.
People who say otherwise are stupid, and they're the same people who are probably complaining the loudest when a game isn't played at full speed because "they're not getting their money's worth."
Hey...it's not Piero Alva's fault that the goalkeeper was in bad condition. That's the responsibility of the trainers and coaches of the other team. The issue here is that the guy fainted. Somebody should have noticed he was in a poor state of health. Piero Alva did NOTHING wrong. If you want to be critical of somebody, be critical of the defenders who didn't hustle to clear out the ball. NEVER be critical of the guy who actually does something.
That's my two cents.
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Everybody is furious with Piero Alva for making a goal as a result of the Comercio goalkeeper collapsing. All the idiots of the media are saying that it was "unsportsmanlike" and that he should have just "taken it easy" when the opposing team's goalkeeper collapsed on the field.
NO.
The REFEREES should have BLOWN A FRICKIN' WHISTLE!
It's not the player's responsibility to stop playing just because somebody falls down. Seriously folks, have you ever played in any kind of sporting activity in your life?
Just for the record, do you know how many articles there are on a daily basis on how soccer is rigged and the players are throwing matches? What that creates is pressure, and that's a good thing for sport because we're watching it to be entertained...we're not watching it to see people trot about half-assed.
What's next? The guy should ease up if his opponents become short of breath?
Strikers have enough to worry about. They have to worry about whether or not they'll be cut for not performing, or whether or not they will be replaced by a younger and probably cheaper player. Hey, I don't pity them, they could have studied to become dentists and had cushy jobs. But they didn't, they're soccer players, and that means they SCORE WHEN THEY HAVE THE CHANCE.
People who say otherwise are stupid, and they're the same people who are probably complaining the loudest when a game isn't played at full speed because "they're not getting their money's worth."
Hey...it's not Piero Alva's fault that the goalkeeper was in bad condition. That's the responsibility of the trainers and coaches of the other team. The issue here is that the guy fainted. Somebody should have noticed he was in a poor state of health. Piero Alva did NOTHING wrong. If you want to be critical of somebody, be critical of the defenders who didn't hustle to clear out the ball. NEVER be critical of the guy who actually does something.
That's my two cents.
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Very interesting indeed! Actually, I'm completely confused because I have no idea why the goal tender dropped to his knees and started holding in face as if he got hit by the ball or something. From what I saw, nothing irregular happened that should have stopped the game. If one of the teams was able to get a goal out of that ridiculous situation, more power to it.
ReplyDeleteI'm not much of a sports fan, although I respect true athleticism, but I think there's just too much irrefutable evidence that professional sports is awash in graft, corruption and drugs. You'll have to convince me otherwise, but in my opinion professional sports is "rigged". I think we all know it, but we're in such denial because we want to believe our sports icons are "real" heroes that we mythically live vicariously through. Come on, Barry Bonds, Lance Armstrong, Jose Conseco and now Oscar Pistorious and his murderous "roid rage". Jeez, talk about worshiping false idols. And let's not forget that "sports betting" has become the gambling industries most lucrative "cash cow" ever, growing exponentially year after year. Even our beloved Olympic Games can no longer come off without some "doping" scandal. Hey, I know there are exceptions and I don't mean to cast aspersions on all the legitimate athletes of the world, but professional sports has become "big entertainment" whose fans pay "big money" and expect to see "big" goals, home runs, touch downs and split second dashes to the finish line, and the truth is, we've turned a blind eye to to how our athletes achieve it. Now that's just my opinion and I could be wrong, but regardless, have a nice day and love the one you're with.
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It's bizarre. I mean, at least Piero Alva reacted to something. The linesman does nothing -- he really should have raised his flag for a collapsed player. Then the referee runs over, signals the goal then runs off, completely ignoring the stricken goalkeeper. Awful, awful refereeing. As if that wasn't harsh enough, ALL of the players then start arguing about the goal, once again completely ignoring the goalie. What the...? It's almost one full minute before anyone actually checks to see if he's OK. Poor bastard!
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