Olham 164 Posted July 11, 2010 (edited) I didn't find him "trigger-happy". I mean, the way the Netherlands played, he could (and perhaps should) have dealt out several more yellow, and at least one red card. The kick into the chest was without any example I had ever seen before - you can kill with a kick like that! He rather tried NOT to destroy the match, and so he was perhaps too careful rather. I was really glad, when in the end that team had won, that deserved it. It could have been a nice match, if the ref had told the Dutch, that is was a football match. European football - not American. Edited July 11, 2010 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morris 2 Posted July 11, 2010 The kick to the chest was ridiculous and should have been Red. I'm saying that he the ref allowed the game to turn into something that spoiled a beautiful final. Maybe like Pol said the ref should have calmed things down in the beginning for both teams. But at the end the ref was running like a headless chicken with his wings spread giving yellows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 12, 2010 Well, it must be a hard job to do such a cup final. Had he wistled like the ref in the first German play, it would have become a disaster. I think, as an English ref, he knows that such matches will have some rougher tacklings, and didn't want to pull tickets too easily. Then towards the end he realised, he should have pulled some earlier, and now, after enough warning words, he produced them. I'm sure they showed him some of the nasty scenes in slomo in the break. But had he wistled too much, they would have had a word with him about that then. A job with little gratitude - seems, whatever you do: everyone hates you. I think, he could have done a far worse job today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 12, 2010 PS: It was wonderful to see the after-match fireworks, Morris, and I was wondering: your side it's winter now; I saw people with scarfs; Loew has caught a flue - what are the temperatures down south these days? Here in Berlin, we have "Hundstage" - dog days of summer: 37° Celsius! I can't even open the windows during the night - the incoming air still feels like luke warm honey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morris 2 Posted July 12, 2010 Well, Olham. Having luke warm honey into ur bedroom at night is not a bad thing if you know what I mean..... Its cold 2night in the JHB area at soccer city. South Africa has had very cold evenings and mornings under -5 degrees celsius and a new cold front has moved over for the next coming week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyby PC 23 Posted July 12, 2010 Well done Spain! And well done South Africa! Mind you, all that money and expense, when we could have got the same result but saved all the bother just by watching Paul the octopus getting fed. Anyone know if Paul does the Olympics? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 12, 2010 No, Paul is an oldtimer already; he won't live much longer. The Spanish team wanted to buy him, by the way, for 30.000 Euro - some German football fans wanted to frie after his oracle. Here you can see him once again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAQf2ovAEz0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonOben 55 Posted July 12, 2010 I was really glad, when in the end that team had won, that deserved it. Me too Spain was a worthy winner! Cheers vonOben Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
