Stuttgart player booked for walking ball into goal...! But no leniency given for comedy.

Participant · 7 Dec 2020 at 16:42

I had no idea that scoring too slowly was a bookable offence

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Unsporting behaviour has been cited, but it's the Stuttgart team that chose to give up rather chase him down, and wasn't it a valid tactic to buy his team some more rest before the restart?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/55214584

Rescind the yellow I say. The Bremen player getting 'all up in his face' should be the one booked for trying to start a fight.

PC777 · 7 Dec 2020 at 16:46

A rare chance for a footballer to do the rare celebrate before scoring that you see a lot in NFL.

A chance for personal expression, that could also be said to be wasting game time.

Possibly taunting an opponent with the look back at the keeper?

Not sure if warrants a yellow, it's such a rare occurrence to get a walk in like that, likely could be excused with a warning.

Ayahuasca · 7 Dec 2020 at 16:47

You're meant to get on all fours and head it in.

PC777 · 7 Dec 2020 at 16:49

Or a Robbie Fowler style first on the goal line then heading it in on all fours.

Ayahuasca · 7 Dec 2020 at 16:50

PC777 said:
Or a Robbie Fowler style snorting a line first on the goal line then heading it in on all fours.

Not worth the ban.

PC777 · 7 Dec 2020 at 16:53

You mean me or Robbie Fowler? I've edited my post if it's against the rules.

Seen quoted posts get edited so maybe you should delete yours too. Unless you're trying to get people banned?

Shamikebab · 7 Dec 2020 at 17:04

Yeah that is a weird yellow, he did nothing wrong. Entirely on the defenders and goalkeeper for just stopping.

Ayahuasca · 7 Dec 2020 at 17:07

PC777 said:
You mean me or Robbie Fowler? I've edited my post if it's against the rules.

Seen quoted posts get edited so maybe you should delete yours too. Unless you're trying to get people banned?

I meant it wouldn’t be worth the player getting a ban. Calm down fella

marl · 7 Dec 2020 at 17:08

Shamikebab said:
Yeah that is a weird yellow, he did nothing wrong. Entirely on the defenders and goalkeeper for just stopping.

Yeah - he did nothing wrong! Some of the goal celebrations nowadays are way over the top, are they going to start booking them?

PC777 · 7 Dec 2020 at 17:09

Ayahuasca said:
I meant it wouldn’t be worth the playing getting a ban. Calm down fella

Alright mate my apologies, sometimes it's hard to tell round here, within a username like yours I didn't think you'd be too bothered about it!

Trusty · 7 Dec 2020 at 17:43

fair enough in my view.

..just score the goal, swanning about waiting for a Bremen player to chase you down.

planty · 7 Dec 2020 at 17:48

Crazy to get a yellow for that. It's no different to a goalie standing with the ball at his feet and then picking it up when an opposing player gets near him.

HangTime · 8 Dec 2020 at 10:57

Ridiculous. As noted above, this is no different from any other 'in play' time-wasting that goes on. It's arguably less dodgy than the 'corner flag' routine you see where players are physically obstructing their opponent whilst shielding the ball.

fez · 8 Dec 2020 at 12:29

Trusty said:
fair enough in my view.

..just score the goal, swanning about waiting for a Bremen player to chase you down.

Completely agree. The guy was being a ***** and there are enough of them in football already without encouraging it. Thats not been done to entertain the crowd, its just a player being a dick.

McBain · 8 Dec 2020 at 21:24

Refs aren’t known for having a laugh, wasn’t it Gazza who got booked for showing the ref a yellow card after he dropped it?

Moothead2 · 8 Dec 2020 at 21:26

Trusty said:
fair enough in my view.

..just score the goal, swanning about waiting for a Bremen player to chase you down.

Or you know, wasting time like literally everyone does in every single game.

fez said:
Completely agree. The guy was being a ***** and there are enough of them in football already without encouraging it. Thats not been done to entertain the crowd, its just a player being a dick.

Grow up.

Trusty · 8 Dec 2020 at 22:25

Moothead2 said:
Or you know, wasting time like literally everyone does in every single game.

The difference is nuanced. Its just my opinion that i can understand why the ref has booked him

Moothead2 · 8 Dec 2020 at 23:42

Trusty said:
The difference is nuanced. Its just my opinion that i can understand why the ref has booked him

It really isn't though. He hardly took the **** and didn't even celebrate. All he did was run down a few second because the Werder players were stood there like statues. He wouldn't get a card if he spent 10 times longer celebrating the goal than he did walking it into the net. It's no different to the endless amounts of time wasting that goes on in every game. Players walking off the pitch as slowly as possible, taking the longest route they can when they get subbed is infinitely worse sportsmanship than what went on here.

The Werder player running the length of the pitch to get in his face deserves a red if this deserves a yellow.

Trusty · 9 Dec 2020 at 01:25

Moothead2 said:
It really isn't though. He hardly took the **** and didn't even celebrate. All he did was run down a few second because the Werder players were stood there like statues. He wouldn't get a card if he spent 10 times longer celebrating the goal than he did walking it into the net. It's no different to the endless amounts of time wasting that goes on in every game. Players walking off the pitch as slowly as possible, taking the longest route they can when they get subbed is infinitely worse sportsmanship than what went on here.

The Werder player running the length of the pitch to get in his face deserves a red if this deserves a yellow.

Its not about the wasting of time, its about attitudes