Time for Benitez to go....

**Roadend** · 20/02/2008, 8:47 AM

Originally Posted by rambler14

Joke. Liverpool only won because the referee was crap.

Spot on, Inter didn't register their first shot in goal until the 49th minute, clearly down to the referee, not to mention the penalty for Vieira's handball, but anyhoo.....

**shakermaker1982** · 20/02/2008, 9:07 AM

well if they had 11 men on the pitch who knows what would have happened. Joke of a decision to send Materazzi off.

**OwlsFan** · 20/02/2008, 9:16 AM

Originally Posted by shakermaker1982

well if they had 11 men on the pitch who knows what would have happened. Joke of a decision to send Materazzi off.

Why? Every dog in the street knows that if you tug on a shirt from behind, you get a yellow. This is a UEFA guideline. Materazzi has only himself to blame. NO ONE every talks about the player's responsibility is such circumstances. He knows he's on a yellow and he tugs Torres' shirt. Stupidity of the highest order. Everyone then blames the ref for following his orders from UEFA. What about the stupid players? Innocuous challenges sure but they're the rules.

**Roadend** · 20/02/2008, 9:18 AM

Second one would have been a stonewall yellow if he wasn't already on one, pulling Torres back. On the one hand you have people saying harsh or a joke and on the other hand you have people whittering on about consistency. Can't win either way.

**shakermaker1982** · 20/02/2008, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

Why? Every dog in the street knows that if you tug on a shirt from behind, you get a yellow. This is a UEFA guideline. Materazzi has only himself to blame. NO ONE every talks about the player's responsibility is such circumstances. He knows he's on a yellow and he tugs Torres' shirt. Stupidity of the highest order. Everyone then blames the ref for following his orders from UEFA. What about the stupid players? Innocuous challenges sure but they're the rules.

He shouldn't have got a yellow for the first challenge. If you can call it a challenge - the guy tripped over Materazzi.

**OwlsFan** · 20/02/2008, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by shakermaker1982

He shouldn't have got a yellow for the first challenge. If you can call it a challenge - the guy tripped over Materazzi.

The first one is arguable I agree but at first sight (and that's all the ref has) it looked as if he was tripped. The second one was a definite yellow.

All ex-players (pundits) hate referees. They say they have no clue about professional footballers but it works both ways: professional footballers have no idea what it's like to be a referee and what a thankless job it is.

**shakermaker1982** · 20/02/2008, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

The first one is arguable I agree but at first sight (and that's all the ref has) it looked as if he was tripped. The second one was a definite yellow.

All ex-players (pundits) hate referees. They say they have no clue about professional footballers but it works both ways: professional footballers have no idea what it's like to be a referee and what a thankless job it is.

The linesman was looking straight at Torres/Materazzi! I thought the ref was too trigger happy with the cards early on and wasn't consistent. Mascherano (I think) went through somebody and no card came out - if your giving yellow cards for anything then at least be consistent. Even Beglin admitted the ref was a 'homer' after 25 minutes. You guys might complain about RTE's coverage but at least you don't have to listen to Clive ' I was at the Nou Camp in 99' Tyldesley for 90 minutes!!!