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Aye Aye Ashley
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beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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though to be fair, cut of the same cloth as Barnes. thats why im surprised they both mis-seen it that way.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Poor punditry, ref got it spot on, if MOTD had balls they'd apologise to Barnes next week. Saying it's a career threatening tackle is out of order. I also loved Matic making an instant recovery after the "horror tackle".
If you were watching him pre-Madonna he must have been incredibly young.
Seagulls over Essex
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"Yea but no but..."
You haven't watched the full clip have you. It wasn't a challenge!
brightn'ove
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Can't believe how people are getting so up in arms, nothing about Barnes' movement suggests malice or being out of control.
Why are the pundits idiots? Because they have a different view to you?
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
All down to opinions I guess.
Just watched it.
It was nasty, but it wasn't a tackle.
Barnes gets to the ball first to pass it to a player, Matic intercepts and Barnes is foot follows through onto Matic's upper ankle. All in the blink of an eye. I'm not sure where Barnes was supposed to have put his foot to avoid a collision.
It was 50/50. The worst thing was that Barnes trotted off as if nothing had happened. Perhaps because he thought that if he had shown empathy with Matic then the ref would have put him in the book.
Either way, nothing had happened. After all, Matic sprung up and sprinted 5 yards to push Barnes in the back.
It was nasty, but it wasn't a tackle.
Barnes gets to the ball first to pass it to a player, Matic intercepts and Barnes is foot follows through onto Matic's upper ankle. All in the blink of an eye. I'm not sure where Barnes was supposed to have put his foot to avoid a collision.
It was 50/50. The worst thing was that Barnes trotted off as if nothing had happened. Perhaps because he thought that if he had shown empathy with Matic then the ref would have put him in the book.
Either way, nothing had happened. After all, Matic sprung up and sprinted 5 yards to push Barnes in the back.
mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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If their opinion is idiotic then yes, obviously.
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
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They were terrible and reminded me why i hardly ever watch MOTD.
To claim that the ball to hand incident by the Burnley player which wasn't on target was a penalty and then the slow, looping ball dropping on the arm of a Chelsea player wasn't just shows their big team bias. The Burnley player couldn't do anything about it (ball to hand, not denying a goal = no penalty) whereas the Chelsea player had a lot of time to make sure that he didn't handball it but failed. To me the Burnley shout was a penalty and the Chelsea one wasn't, the complete opposite to how the pundits saw it.
I wish that they would ensure the pundits were up to date with the rules of football, so that their comments were accurate, rather than continually questioning the ref and making the viewing public think the ref's are getting it wrong when in fact they are spot on in their rulings. How doesa that help our refs when others may make the right decisions lower down the football pyramid, but because those watching see it on match of the day and the pundits saying the ref is wrong, they give the ref undeserved abuse, which can make refs quit and affect the grass roots of the game.
I thought Costa went down extremely easily looking for a penalty, but depressingly i guess thats modern football for you and they can be given. Far too much conning of the ref in the modern game for my liking but so called skillful players who don't want to show their skill off to the spectators but rather try to cheat (including the fans) - I guess there is too much money in the game now and very point is worth millions so if cheating helps secure that extra cash, why wouldn't clubs want their players to cheat..
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
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So called experts who don't keep up with the changes in the rules of football that the refs have to follow and end up undermining the refs when the pundits opinions are wrong, like the 2 penalty shouts in the 2 penalty shouts in the Chelsea - Burnely game.
They influence supporters with inaccurate comemnt and can lead to abuse to matchday officials when the officials are spot on and at all levels of the game. No wonder it's hard to find, keep and develop refs and why they get so much abuse, leading many to quit.
Perhaps give the bbc a call and offer your services as a pundit. Clearly you have more knowledge than the current ones. After all, they only played the game at the top level, eat, sleep and breathe football.
I think you'd stand a good chance of getting in........
MORTY
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I thought Barnes first challenge in the first half was a lot worse - the one when he led with his knee. Booking for me. I Didn't think the Matic challenge was a foul at all, although yu get the feeling Ashley had probably been niggling at them for most of the game. Probably aded to Matic's reaction.
Barrel of Fun
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Former Chelsea player, Pat Nevin, believes Barnes deserves a substantial ban for his 'tackle' on Matic.