Champions League 2012/13

[HarrySX]

I haven't read this thread and I don't plan on doing so but I can only assume the topic in hand is Real Madrid vs Manchester United.

If so, that referee was a ****** and that was *not* a red card. Anybody that says otherwise is simply wrong. He had his eyes fixed on the ball. It was an unintentional foul and there is no way that warrants a sending off.

---------- Post added 06-03-2013 at 01:22 AM ----------

While the commentators were indeed bias ("it's the goal scorer himself" or whatever they said) that foul was not intentional.

[Kardan]

I haven't read this thread and I don't plan on doing so but I can only assume the topic in hand is Real Madrid vs Manchester United.

If so, that referee was a ****** and that was *not* a red card. Anybody that says otherwise is simply wrong. He had his eyes fixed on the ball. It was an unintentional foul and there is no way that warrants a sending off.

---------- Post added 06-03-2013 at 01:22 AM ----------

While the commentators were indeed bias ("it's the goal scorer himself" or whatever they said) that foul was not intentional.

Couldn't you argue that most fouls in football are unintentional?
I didn't realise that if you didn't mean to do it, then you shouldn't be punished Surely that means each time a goalkeeper fouls a striker it shouldn't be a oenalty as they were intending to get the ball and not the player...

[Reloaded]

The key to being a good ref is to know when and how to use the rules of the game, not just to know a rule.... You take into contest everything happening at the time and the situation of the tackle, its shouldn't of been a red. Anyone saying its the rules is stupid, if most ref's didn't use their brain with situations and just followed the rules by the word we would not have the great league Britain has today with the PL as it would just be ****.

[Kardan]

The key to being a good ref is to know when and how to use the rules of the game, not just to know a rule.... You take into contest everything happening at the time and the situation of the tackle, its shouldn't of been a red. Anyone saying its the rules is stupid, if most ref's didn't use their brain with situations and just followed the rules by the word we would not have the great league Britain has today with the PL as it would just be ****.

So you're saying it was a clear breach of the rules, but shouldn't have been a red?

[mrwoooooooo]

Rules are rules. Bitter scum fans

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[HarrySX]

Couldn't you argue that most fouls in football are unintentional?
I didn't realise that if you didn't mean to do it, then you shouldn't be punished Surely that means each time a goalkeeper fouls a striker it shouldn't be a oenalty as they were intending to get the ball and not the player...

I see what you're saying (and I agree... trust me) but in this case, as a poster above mentioned, a good referee will use their judgment. I personally think it's clear here that it was merely an accident. Should his boots have been that high up? Probably not, but they weren't in the air to cause injury, he really was simply trying to intercept the ball.

Trust me I'm no real avid football supporter and have no bias towards either team, but I can appreciate a good game.

---------- Post added 06-03-2013 at 03:47 PM ----------

Rules are rules. Bitter scum fans

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That's probably true for the majority.

[Ardemax]

Not a United fan but it was like the red for Warburton in the World Cup... wrong.

He had no idea there was a player there and the ref really did ruin the game for me. Yellow at most.

[Matthew]

I don't support ether but it was complete 'accidental' he has his eyes on the ball the whole time...

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I haven't read this thread and I don't plan on doing so but I can only assume the topic in hand is Real Madrid vs Manchester United.

If so, that referee was a ****** and that was *not* a red card. Anybody that says otherwise is simply wrong. He had his eyes fixed on the ball. It was an unintentional foul and there is no way that warrants a sending off.

While the commentators were indeed bias ("it's the goal scorer himself" or whatever they said) that foul was not intentional.

Whether or not it was accidental/intentional or whatever is irrelevant. The rules of the game say that if you do anything which can be considered "dangerous" then the referee may take appropriate action in the form of a red card.

Nani could have been looking at the ball, at the sky, at arbeloa; he could have been playing fifa on his iPad or even wearing a blindfold for all anyone cares- it would still have been dangerous play and therefore would deserve a red.

Harsh justice. If anything, the laws of the game need reviewing, as I agree it was a harsh red, but nevertheless it was a fair red.

[GoldenMerc]

may aswel have kicked him in the head, would of got the same outcome

[Matthew]

may aswel have kicked him in the head, would of got the same outcome

haha yeah. i found it hilarious how Nani dived after clearly "stabbing" arbeloa in the chest though...