German Goal Keeper taking a little paper out of his sock?

Question

What do you think about the German goal keeper taking a little paper out of his sock each time an Argentine player had to shoot a penalty? Apparently they had been spying the Argentine team for 3 years and this guy had each name of the Argentine players and the usual side they shoot to? Is this like cheating at school?

Answer 1

i don`t think it is cheating at all , its just the pattern of shooting directions of every player of the argentinan team and believe me all teams do that but not all of them use papers in the sock as the german goalkeeper did

i used to play tennis and some tennis coaches like to write papers like these you have seen to their players about their most common mistakes that they should avoid and also about the weak points in their opponents techniques but most players don`t show these papers in the breaks

but if you saw roland garros in france about a month ago you would see hennin the belgian player read a paper in the break and she is the one of the most talented females now

so its actually a sign of hard work and accuracy not cheating

Answer 2

Well if in fact that is what he was doing, his research or "scouting" of his opponents should have been done and known before the match. To me it just proves the win is worth anything and the end justifies the means to some people. That looks like he lacks a little confidence in his ability to read the shot. Bit sneaky if you ask me.

Answer 3

Yeah, it's like cheating at school, only in front of the entire planet. And the Germans say *we're* "filth"? Disgusting!

Answer 4

no, it's called scouting, like when a college goes to a high school to watch the players

Answer 5

I guess my English friends can learn from that