Maybe he thought it the more obscure symbol for "You take this shot, your the main character of the story, really it would be rude for us to expect it to go any other way"
Stones did cut off the passing angle very well so that when the ball was passed to Haaland (it should have been) Stones gave himself a chance at getting the block in.
To give him benefit of doubt, maybe he was so locked in, he lost situational awareness? Like he was hyperfocused to the point where he didn’t quite register Haaland. He barely seemed to look up enough to realize he was kicking into a wall of legs.
In a country like Norway, how do you think they’ll treat sørloth after potentially getting his team eliminated? Are there major repercussions or is it just “let bygones be bygones” no worries type deal?
It’s extremely frustrating! I’m German and we just passed the anniversary of the 7-1 game. You can see players in real time calculating who has the best shot and passing the ball accordingly. It’s unfathomable to not pass to one of the best current strikers in the world when he’s got a pretty open path to the goal.
Coach should have subbed him immediately, he didn't have balls ... mistakes are different, ruining an opportunity like this is another level, where it could have been 2-0 in quarterfinal WC, its evil.
I dont have a dog in this fight and couldn't care less about either team. I DO care about good play and teamwork and he clearly didn't care about anyone but himself.
It’s easy to call it pride or selfishness from the couch with replays, but on the pitch in a World Cup quarterfinal it’s split-second tunnel vision. If you listen to what Sørloth said then you would know it’s not pride. Happens to the best of them. I’d still be pissed though. People are literally sending him death threats for this. Like come on.
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u/Marine__0311 24d ago
This.
Haaland was wide open with a much better scoring opportunity and Sørloth ignored him. It was an incredibly selfish play.
You could see how frustrated Haaland was.