Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
When I saw the sending off later, I thought, well, you CAN see why he was sent off. Its not a cert red, and most probably a yellow generally, but the ref is there to make a call, and from some angles it looks like a kung fu kick.... so, its not an UNREASONABLE red.
As i said its never a red.
Of COURSE Nani is going for the ball. Of COURSE he had no intention of making contact with Arbeloa, but he did, and it was dangerous.
Of course, my view is completely in the minority, but that's the joy of footy opinions. Just a different side to the argument. I can completely see where the anger is and I understand why people don't think it is red. All I'm saying is, on a technicality, it could be a red.
Pretty much what I thought. I don't think it's a definite red but I don't see how people can seriously complain that going into a challenge with your studs facing a player at least 4ft off the floor isn't a red card
Looked a marginal red to me in real time, especially as Nani appears to follow through with his leg a bit rather than his leg naturally retracting.
All perfectly reasoned arguments and opinions on that red.
And an absolutely CLASSIC example as to why introducing TV replays for decisions such as this would be completely and utterly unworkable, and would resolve nothing.