Tim Krul

[joeluke]

Wasn't his 'gamesmanship' during the penalty shoot-out last night out of order, walking up to the taker, pointing his finger and mouthing off?

Ref should have ordered him to stay on his line

[ChillDoubt]

Totally agree. Why was it him handing the ball to the penalty taker and not the ref? Not on every pen but at least one, which shouldn't have been allowed.
Poor from the officials again.

[joeluke]

Wait for similar antics from other keepers in shoot-outs until refs actually stamp it out

[Mick-the-Miller]

Of course, it was down to the Referee to control the game - I would have thought that it was 'Ungentlemanly Conduct' or 'Bringing the Game into Disrepute' and he should have been booked for his actions.

You can't blame the player - he will try to get away with all that is allowed - it is the Referee to ensure the game is conducted properly.

[Canary42]

I agree - out of order

[factor-fiction]

A booking might have worked if he'd done it on the first offence and warned him he'd be sent off next. I was hoping he'd be sent off- that would have messed things up for Holland

[angie55]

It may be ungentlemanly conduct by Krul, but surely the majority of penalty takers are guilty with the stuttering run-ups? Until FIFA come up with a solution, then it will just continue. In my opinion, it started when they relaxed the rules on the goalkeeper being able to move left or right on the goal line. And don't get me started on the goalkeeper moving forward, so many of the saved penalties are because the keeper is moving forward and the officials are not enforcing a retake.

[x-ray]

Agree... but ungentlemanly conduct seems to prevail in todays game, cheating is the order of the day to most of modern day players

[douglas9401]

'Oh that's just Tim' they'll say. 'he doesn't mean any harm', which is BS but Holland are stars so get special treatment.

If his team-mates had worked harder it would have been over in the regulation 90 minutes.

That said, I have them in a sweep and I'm looking at £100 if they win so maybe look at this problem some time in August.

[Everhelpful]

You will have to go a very long way to meet anyone as arrogant as Krul,and I speak from Personal experience,

[davetuc]

Van Gaal getting a lot of credit for the 'tactical genius' of bringing on a sub keeper just for the penalties? A real tactical genius would surely have won the game in 120 minutes? Get the impression he's a bit of a smug, egotistical, grim-faced bore. Should fit right in at Manure!

[Everhelpful]

Well said,davetuc.

[DrFilth]

it is a shame tim is the newcastle united goalie and not the manchester united goalie or you could have had a real go at him :-)

[Ken4155]

With penalties looming, many managers will make that last minute substitution though it is usually a player who can score from the spot rather than someone who may be capable of saving them from the spot. Unusual substitution yes, brave even (could just as easily have backfired) but genius? No. And Krul's antics did leave a sour taste in my mouth but, as already pointed out on here, the officials should have acted.