> First of all I don't think it's th efault of the referee if players
> turn to beasts. He had no chsoice as to show all these reds and
> yellows, they were all justified. He actually should have shown a few
> more.
If you're trying to tell me Figo should have been sent off for his "head butt", picture the world cup final - Ballack is in Figo's position and does exactly that. The ref would never, ever show him a straight red. It was soft.
The ref set his standard pretty low early on, and had no choice but to continue punishing tackles for either team - though I'm still trying to work out what Deco's second yellow was for - no wonder Scolari was incensed.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2006 11:29PM by gav.