Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
- Laurence J Peter
Monday, November 1, 2010
One Final Observation
Why do the FA, FIFA and all the old farts running football still allow any player to confront the referee? In most sports it is only the captain who is allowed this privilege and even then it's not a given right.
At the Spurs' match, hordes of players from both sides were in the umpire's face, which has to stop.
But what really made me chuckle is that the Tottenham captain on the pitch at the time was little Luka Modric who is Croatian and I'm not sure how strong his English is, to communicate with the ref. He left it to all the other players but at the end, when order had been restored he did calmly approach the ref. By this time the ref was fed up and refused to talk to Modric- then he showed him a yellow card. Poor sod.
At the Spurs' match, hordes of players from both sides were in the umpire's face, which has to stop.
But what really made me chuckle is that the Tottenham captain on the pitch at the time was little Luka Modric who is Croatian and I'm not sure how strong his English is, to communicate with the ref. He left it to all the other players but at the end, when order had been restored he did calmly approach the ref. By this time the ref was fed up and refused to talk to Modric- then he showed him a yellow card. Poor sod.
That "Goal"
I watched the replay of the Man Utd v Spurs match and couldn't believe that the ESPN cameras missed the incident. They were showing a replay of the penalty appeal and the next minute it's all dummies being spat out by the Tottenham players with the ball in the back of the net.
Subsequent angles didn't pick it up clearly either but it seems Nani, who went over in the box reached out and grabbed the ball, which is clearly a free kick. At least Gomes, our "keeper" thought so as he placed the ball to take the kick and then tried to steal some extra yardage (in my book, cheating) before lining up to take his punt up the field.
Nani then looks at the ref who waved play on and that's what he did, by sticking the ball into an empty net.
Yes, Nani handled and it should have been a free kick, but the ref missed it and so play goes on. As said, one plays to the ref's whistle and nothing else. The goal was correct but not the actions of the Tottenham players who acted like brats and embarrassed the club. Gallas even started stamping his feet like a little girl? WTF is all that about?
Redknapp reacted just as petulantly in his interview and if that is the example he sets his players. no wonder they act so shamefully. Very poor.
Subsequent angles didn't pick it up clearly either but it seems Nani, who went over in the box reached out and grabbed the ball, which is clearly a free kick. At least Gomes, our "keeper" thought so as he placed the ball to take the kick and then tried to steal some extra yardage (in my book, cheating) before lining up to take his punt up the field.
Nani then looks at the ref who waved play on and that's what he did, by sticking the ball into an empty net.
Yes, Nani handled and it should have been a free kick, but the ref missed it and so play goes on. As said, one plays to the ref's whistle and nothing else. The goal was correct but not the actions of the Tottenham players who acted like brats and embarrassed the club. Gallas even started stamping his feet like a little girl? WTF is all that about?
Redknapp reacted just as petulantly in his interview and if that is the example he sets his players. no wonder they act so shamefully. Very poor.
I Wonder Why?
89% of clocks and watches that use Roman Numerals incorrectly show "IIII" instead of "IV" at the 4 o'clock position.
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