See, even before the incident I was saying how sensibly the ref was controlling the match. He was talking to the players, understanding the situation, and very quick to deal with any issues/fouls.
I/m happy to see Uefa come out and defend him to an extent thus far and hopefully he won't be...
True, but then I would throw in that a clash of heads is arguably the most painful, yet that would never warrant a yellow.
"Studs up" is basically THE red alert for refs now, whether that is right or wrong.
I suppose the only way I can get my head round it is to think of use of the studs as...
You can't really compare sky SPORTS (SPORTS) to a commercial tv channel.
I was watching sky sports news this morning an they were talking about it a lot more than daybreak....
But it shouldn't have.
If I was Fergie I would have been FAR more livid with the fact that my team looked as though they'd ACCEPTED that they 'should' lose with 10 men.
You're WINNING. You're AT HOME. Keep playing.
They lost a WINGER. If you lose a CB or CM then yes, that's bad. You're SPINE...
The overhead kick example is different in my opinion. That is a the flat face of the boot(the top). Even if that hits you, it's nowhere near as bad at the studs making contact.
Nani's foot planted onto Arbeloa studs-up.
Of COURSE Nani is going for the ball. Of COURSE he had no intention of...