D-train wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 10:22 pm
mostonmike wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:53 pm
D-train wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 7:38 pm
Man you 0-0 prediction looking good. USA controlling the ball but such limited opportunities....
You can jinx the football forum as well
Good finish from the lad there. Weah’s dad was a phenomenal player. USA deserve their halftime lead but Wales haven’t turned up yet. The Welsh don’t have a particularly strong bench so they are going to find it tough to turn it around.
What did you think of the foul that cost us the win? Seems insane to me that they play 100 minutes and that costs us the victory. Would be like a pitcher hitting a batter with not outs in extra innings and the hitter gets to go to third base. Punishment doesn't fit the crime. imo.
What is the rate of success on PKs? 90%+
Probably slightly less on penalty success rates, I'd be guessing 80-85%. Masses of data is now available on where players shoot - that sounds familiar, eh?
The added time thing is something that's developed over the last 20 years. Games would have run the full flat 90 minutes but cynicism started to creep in with deliberate time wasting when teams were in the lead. So they started adding on the minutes to try and act as a deterrent. You would generally only get 2 or 3 added minutes but since the introduction of Video Replay and increasing the number of allowed substituions, added time has started to become silly. They have considered stopping the clock like NFL but games would go on for hours. The ball is generally only in live play for 60 of the 90 minutes.
As for the foul, your defender was very naive there unfortunately. Bale was very clever knowing that he could shield the ball and draw a foul if the defender lunged in. He needed to stay on his feet because he was always likely to give away the pen if he tried the tackle. I don't watch much NBA but I sense their players often draw fouls in similar fashion. He fell for it and with more experience at the highest level, he wouldn't have done that
Wales were better second half. It's going to be tight now for qualifying. Might come down to goals scored and conceded.