Federico Manfredo

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[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@mike_desouza Legal “shoulder-to-shoulder” contact. Indeed, none complains, not even Eze. But even if you were right, then the VAR should have shown both episodes and the ref should have decided. Making two bad decisions is not at all like making a good one! It is more like showing bad faith!

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

En un mundo con tanta injusticia, necesitamos que el fútbol — el deporte del pueblo — nos de confianza en que la humanidad puede cambiar. No que vuelva a recordarnos el acoso de los poderosos sobre el resto del mundo.
¡Vergonzoso no cobrar este penal contando también con el VAR!

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@IAmAkinade If you mean that we are all “falling” through space and that the ground accelerated Adu so to impede him to follow his natural geodesic, then yes, he was already going to the ground… like everybody else was!!! Which means is still a foul… LOL

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@Bigweiner20 America is a continent… and the offside arrives after.
A few advises of good practices before posting stuff:
1- check the facts.
2- make sure you do not write adjectives that could get right back at you.
3- get your language right. The post incites politically, not racially.

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@FunDisney3 @mcfadzean_neil @DeanoMck Players can get red cards after the whistle too. And certainly they can get suspensions. Care to guess if he will get any?

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@CambsResid18239 It really looks like a “shoulder-to-shoulder” LEGAL contact + no English player complains. But, again, they should have gone back and call the foul if that was the decision. Making that call means taking responsibility. Not making any decision shows bad faith

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@CambsResid18239 Not sure about that foul and, if that is the case, then the VAR could have intevined and could have had the ref evaluate both plays. Two wrongs that could have been fixed but were not do not make a right…

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@CBSSportsGolazo @ChristinaUnkel OMG! 110% certainty does not exist! It is simply impossible. And this here is a 100% pk. The impact is violent, the defender has his leg in the air with the ball on the ground, and indeed never gets close to touching ball. If you are not saying this, you’re part of the problem!

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@Amy44145716 I would agree with you if this was not, probably, the clearest pk I have ever seen. It is a violent foul, with the defender hitting the opponent on his thigh, while the ball is on the ground! The impact is very hard. This is a foul today, has always been, and will always be.

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@blueducx Lúcido y claro. ¡Te felicito!

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@CambsResid18239 Now, be honest and consider what wiuld have happened reversing the teams. No VAR would have been needed and a penalty wouldnhave been given to England. We both know it 😉

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@Alfred1910394 https://t.co/7ouIHFkfRH
Estas pasaron antes de la de Messi y nadie dijo “ni a”. La falta de Messi fue claramente accidental y pesó también en la decisión una carrera ejemplar de un jugador que nunca perdió la cabeza, a pesar de las patadas que siempre le han pegado

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@MNALIMAE @ImeobongSt Too easily? Can yiu see the vibration on Adu’s thigh? He is coming very fast and the English player places his leg across his body. The impact is so strong that Konsa is literally sent into the air after the contact he caused. Your comment demonstrates bad faith, clearly

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@ESchwaa It looks to me that Adu is pretty close to the ball, mate… indeed, he run like 20 yards with it and wss clearly in possession.

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@NestorValverd14 Fue a la pelota ≠ tocó la pelota. Es una ecuación bastante elemental querido Nestor

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@anguswalker Adu was not offside. Not at all! The offside comes after the foul, as Semenyo gets the ball after Adu manages to get a shot from the ground despite having being fouled

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@manaff4633 @Simster4 Correct! It is nice to see that someone gets its facts checked before posting stuff!

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@Spocklogics Neither has posession? Mate, I believe you missed the 20+ yards that Adu run with the ball… either that or you had a few too many celebrating 😅

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@grreger21 Your comment “like a girl” already says everything we need to know about the quality of your opinions…

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@RJReed68 The offside was given AFTER the foul and rightly so, because Semenyo was in offside position after the foul and after Adu, despite being fouled, managed to get a shot from the ground.
Maybe get the facts right before replying 😉

[Federico Manfredo @FedeManfredo]

@ImeobongSt A ver, explicame la regla que se aplica acá para que esto no sea penal. Iluminame por favor, que yo claramente no conozco las reglas…