Comments on: Euro 2008: Netherlands 3-0 Italy - Azzurri Crushed in their Tournament Opener, Or: Cannavaro Where Art Thou? http://www.mcalcio.com/euro-2008-netherlands-3-0-italy-azzurri-crushed-in-their-tournament-opener-or-cannavaro-where-art-thou/ Serie A & World Soccer News Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:06:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Netherlands 3-0 Italy: ADP’s Euro 2008 Adventure Didn’t Start in the Best of Ways… - - The Offside - Alessandro Del Piero Fan Blog http://www.mcalcio.com/euro-2008-netherlands-3-0-italy-azzurri-crushed-in-their-tournament-opener-or-cannavaro-where-art-thou/#comment-4778 Netherlands 3-0 Italy: ADP’s Euro 2008 Adventure Didn’t Start in the Best of Ways… - - The Offside - Alessandro Del Piero Fan Blog Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:01:39 +0000 http://www.mcalcio.com/?p=2489#comment-4778 [...] You can read my full review of Netherlands vs. Italy in the following post: Euro 2008: Netherlands 3-0 Italy - Azzurri Crushed in their Tournament Opener, Or: Cannavaro Where A... [...] […] You can read my full review of Netherlands vs. Italy in the following post: Euro 2008: Netherlands 3-0 Italy - Azzurri Crushed in their Tournament Opener, Or: Cannavaro Where A… […]

]]> By: Marco Pantanella http://www.mcalcio.com/euro-2008-netherlands-3-0-italy-azzurri-crushed-in-their-tournament-opener-or-cannavaro-where-art-thou/#comment-4738 Marco Pantanella Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:08:44 +0000 http://www.mcalcio.com/?p=2489#comment-4738 Corey, see my response in the "Netherlands 3-0 Italy: The Aftermath" post. Corey, see my response in the “Netherlands 3-0 Italy: The Aftermath” post.

]]> By: Corey http://www.mcalcio.com/euro-2008-netherlands-3-0-italy-azzurri-crushed-in-their-tournament-opener-or-cannavaro-where-art-thou/#comment-4737 Corey Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:06:20 +0000 http://www.mcalcio.com/?p=2489#comment-4737 In my view, there was nothing controversial about the first goal. It brought up an unusual issue - i.e. what happens regarding offsides when a player crosses the touchline - but it wasn't controversial. Watch the replay. Buffon effectively takes out his own player who falls and is two meters across the touchline; within a few seconds, a shot is fired and RVN taps it in. It was right not to call offsides. It wasn't as if the Italian player had been off the pitch for a minute or more. It was a few seconds. And it wasn't as if a malicious play by the opposing side caused it; his own goalkeeper did. Interpreting or rewriting the rule in a way that would have disallowed the first goal could call into question a host of goals. The last defender could simply cross the touchline on a corner-kick or set play, rendering the other team offside. Of course, the real saving grace was Holland's complete and utter domination. P.S. Since when did Holland have a defense? In my view, there was nothing controversial about the first goal. It brought up an unusual issue - i.e. what happens regarding offsides when a player crosses the touchline - but it wasn’t controversial.

Watch the replay. Buffon effectively takes out his own player who falls and is two meters across the touchline; within a few seconds, a shot is fired and RVN taps it in. It was right not to call offsides. It wasn’t as if the Italian player had been off the pitch for a minute or more. It was a few seconds. And it wasn’t as if a malicious play by the opposing side caused it; his own goalkeeper did.

Interpreting or rewriting the rule in a way that would have disallowed the first goal could call into question a host of goals. The last defender could simply cross the touchline on a corner-kick or set play, rendering the other team offside.

Of course, the real saving grace was Holland’s complete and utter domination.

P.S. Since when did Holland have a defense?

]]> By: Footballer http://www.mcalcio.com/euro-2008-netherlands-3-0-italy-azzurri-crushed-in-their-tournament-opener-or-cannavaro-where-art-thou/#comment-4733 Footballer Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:07:53 +0000 http://www.mcalcio.com/?p=2489#comment-4733 I watched the game from start to end and no idea what happened to the Italian team. Where they too cocky? One thing is that they were mashed by the Netherlands and now they are going to have a hard time qualifying because 3 goals against can make the difference in such complicated group, having France and Romania on a clean sheet. - Footballer www.footballerworld.com I watched the game from start to end and no idea what happened to the Italian team. Where they too cocky? One thing is that they were mashed by the Netherlands and now they are going to have a hard time qualifying because 3 goals against can make the difference in such complicated group, having France and Romania on a clean sheet.

- Footballer

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