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Previously on "O flower of Scotland"

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  • wendigo100
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    Originally posted by Francko View Post
    Those things do happen when you actually play proper football. Sure if you go for the english style kick-from-the-midfield-and-hope-it-scores then you have less chances of using those tactics.*

    * You might have missed the most recent competitions otherwise you might remember how Ballack flew in mid air for nothing in the attempt to get a foul or the brasilian guy who pretended to be hit in the face and fell on the floor or Owen doing similar things.... the list is long.
    No, I saw all that. Like I said, the rest of the world has learned a lot from the Italians!

    Apart from Owen, I just wish the English were any good at it.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by Francko View Post
    the list is long.
    But noone does it better than italians

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  • Francko
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    Originally posted by wendigo100 View Post
    Sly little kicks, elbows, punching, pinching, scratching, hair-pulling, shirt-pulling, diving, stamping, spitting, ref-baiting ... yep, the world has learned a lot from Italian football!
    Those things do happen when you actually play proper football. Sure if you go for the english style kick-from-the-midfield-and-hope-it-scores then you have less chances of using those tactics.*

    * You might have missed the most recent competitions otherwise you might remember how Ballack flew in mid air for nothing in the attempt to get a foul or the brasilian guy who pretended to be hit in the face and fell on the floor or Owen doing similar things.... the list is long.

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  • wendigo100
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    Oh, I forgot corruption and match-fixing.

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  • wendigo100
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    Originally posted by Francko View Post
    When Totti at the last euro cup spit on the danish footballer nobody showed all the kicks he was given from the beginning while the referee was unable to keep him quiet.
    Sly little kicks, elbows, punching, pinching, scratching, hair-pulling, shirt-pulling, diving, stamping, spitting, ref-baiting ... yep, the world has learned a lot from Italian football!

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    You mean Georgia?
    Was it Georgia?. These ex-USSR countries are all a blur to me.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    Yeah excellent campaign by Scotland - twas the Ukraine game that did you.
    You mean Georgia?

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
    Well, it was no disgrace, we played a good game.

    Yeah excellent campaign by Scotland - twas the Ukraine game that did you.

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  • Cliphead
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    Well, it was no disgrace, we played a good game.

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  • snaw
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    Bunch of time wasting knuts.

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  • AtW
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    Originally posted by Francko View Post
    They are emotional reactions. To me they are preferable than playing unfair.


    These

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  • Francko
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    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    A sly kick is preferable to spitting in my opinion. Totti showed his class there, not


    Or thinking about it, even a headbutt is better. It shows manliness, spitting shows girliness.
    They are emotional reactions. To me they are preferable than playing unfair.

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by AtW View Post
    Scotland scores!

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  • AtW
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    Scotland scores!

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by Francko View Post
    They don't do any of those things more than any other team. They just do it with style and emotions, that's why it gets noticed more often. When Totti at the last euro cup spit on the danish footballer nobody showed all the kicks he was given from the beginning while the referee was unable to keep him quiet. Of course it's preferrable to show the spectacular reactions but not what was really going on.

    A sly kick is preferable to spitting in my opinion. Totti showed his class there, not


    Or thinking about it, even a headbutt is better. It shows manliness, spitting shows girliness.

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