We all had a good laugh at Celtic with their 3-0 loss to Portuguese side Braga in second round CL qualifying yesterday.
Then we had an even better laugh when we saw that the first goal came on a PK and we all made the obvious joke that it shouldn’t have been a penalty and if not for that Celtic would have won.
If you recall last season, Celtic went to the Emirates in third round CL qualifying having lost the home leg 1-0. Within the first ten minutes they conceded a penalty that turned out to be a bit of a dive from Eduardo. Arsenal converted, went on to win 3-1. Celtic’s lone goal came from what turned out be their first shot on goal in the match, which also happened to be the very last kick in the match. Point being, they were dismantled. Completely shut down. Never in it. Yet, Celtic, the Scottish press and their fans were probably whinging about the dive and how it cost them the match up until yesterday.
Now they have something new to complain about because they are indeed saying yesterday’s penalty wasn’t a penalty.
From new signing Joe Ledley: “We didn’t plan it to be that way and we are disappointed because we just didn’t play well. It was one of those days and we conceded three sloppy goals from set plays, but the first definitely wasn’t a penalty.”
You can see the handball that led to the penalty a few seconds into the above video. Granted, it’s soft, but it’s a handball in the box.
Lest you think Ledley is alone in his victimization, here’s a comment from youtuber SDRQuinn1: “And How Did We Get Hammered ? 1st Goal – Shouldn’t Have Been A Penalty. 2nd Goal – Bad Defence By The “Amazing” Glenn Loovens. 3rd Goal – Bad Keeping By A Bad Keeper.”
I love how he capitalizes all of the errors, like they are their own volumes in a trilogy of suck. “Bad Keeping by a Bad Keeper” will probably be reprised in the return leg if you missed its debut yesterday (and the third volume wasn’t half as much bad keeping but a pretty sweet free kick from distance).
But Celtic are defiant they can come back. Ledley added, “It is only half-time, if you like, and anything can happen in the next 90 minutes. I believe in my ability. I had the chance to go to other clubs, but I came here to win trophies and play in the Champions League. I really hope to do that with Celtic.”
So I would guess that by the rule that little feint one step before shooting the PK is allowed. It shouldn’t be. It’s a douche move and bs.
Sure your youtube stream didn’t just freeze up? If there is any kind of hesitation/feint, it’s about the most subtle I’ve ever seen. But I don’t watch football.
PR – come on. I give you it’s hard to tell from the side, but from the camera angle at the back (:47 in), it’s cleary distinguishable and clearly affects the goalkeeper (he starts his dive on the feint).
Yes in slow mo, that he slows on the last step is visible. First shot, first angle, full speed… Still subtle. Guess I’m alone in thinking this isn’t dickish. I mean I used to, but if FIFA is clearly allowing it as “part of the game” then all players have the same tool at their disposal.
Ya that was BS, he definitely stuttered
It’s explicitly sanctioned in the addendum to the rule that went in place before the World Cup. Am I the only person who gets that. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills.
Is there a link to the rule you have handy?
Spelled out in the Houston Youth post from yesterday. The addendum is in the post and there is also a link to the Laws of the Game on the FIFA site (it even has the page number where the rule is located)… So, ‘yes’ is the answer to your question.
The way the rule reads, you should be allowed to make any sort of feint, hesitation, backflip, whatever, prior to finishing your run up. And once you finish the run up, you can’t “feint to kick the ball,” whatever the hell that means. But to me, taken together, it all means that you should be allowed to do virtually anything on the run-up, then you can’t fake-kick the ball once your run-up is done. I think it’s arguable whether you’re allowed to pause after the run-up, before kicking the ball, since “feint[ing] to kick the ball” implies you do something deceptive with respect to kicking the ball. If you just come to a dead stop, you arguably haven’t feinted to kick the ball.
I’m looking out the window for the apocalypse because Anonsters and I are basically agreeing on something.
If you look at my first comment I concede that it is most likely legal. That’s not the point I was arguing. I’m saying it’s a s**t rule change. The guy feints to kick a step before he actually kicks. So yes, it was during the run up. But it had the same effect as if he feinted over the ball. The keeper moved, he goes the other way. And isn’t that what the rule is intended to prevent in the first place? Allowed, but unsporting and douchey as well.
Let’s have the same argument as last night!
This all misses the point: Celtic blows. And all the whining in the world won’t mask that.
Lol. Celtic does suck ass. No debating that.