Could echo a lot of the points being made here.... the REF didn't have a very good game despite what the 'hopeless' UK Channel 5 team say.
We should have had 2 pens, both occassions the Man City player never made any contact with the ball and there was contact made with the player....Penalties
The time when Grygera got booked for lumping someone up in the air, it was a booking... but this had just came after Iaquinta had been fouled in the exact same manner and not even a free kick was given.
Channel 5 were complimenting the referee because of his no nonsense approach to people going down which is something I would welcome... BUT not in this game. The game was played in good spirit and there wasn't any play acting going on. The ref should be clamping down on this when it occurs not clamping down on every player who ends up on the ground. Adebayor stood on Marchisios knee and the clown is standing over him waving him up. The refs actions also led to the Man City fans wrongfully booing Krasic and Marchisio because the referee had basically labelled them as cheats.
In relation to the game I would say i'm happy with the result. I would have taken it beforehand, with the way the game went though I just wish we'd shown a bit more belief in the 2nd half and a bit more intelligence in midfield. Our opening 20 mins.... terrific. I just wish we'd kept going instead of being happy with 1 goal. We played well but I believe we can play even better, which is the encouraging thing. Still very anxious about our defence though. De Ceglie did alright but kept allowing Johnson to come in on his left likewise Grygera with Tevez. They should have been forcing these guys down the line. It was like they didn't know what there stronger foot was
We should have had 2 pens, both occassions the Man City player never made any contact with the ball and there was contact made with the player....Penalties
The time when Grygera got booked for lumping someone up in the air, it was a booking... but this had just came after Iaquinta had been fouled in the exact same manner and not even a free kick was given.
Channel 5 were complimenting the referee because of his no nonsense approach to people going down which is something I would welcome... BUT not in this game. The game was played in good spirit and there wasn't any play acting going on. The ref should be clamping down on this when it occurs not clamping down on every player who ends up on the ground. Adebayor stood on Marchisios knee and the clown is standing over him waving him up. The refs actions also led to the Man City fans wrongfully booing Krasic and Marchisio because the referee had basically labelled them as cheats.
In relation to the game I would say i'm happy with the result. I would have taken it beforehand, with the way the game went though I just wish we'd shown a bit more belief in the 2nd half and a bit more intelligence in midfield. Our opening 20 mins.... terrific. I just wish we'd kept going instead of being happy with 1 goal. We played well but I believe we can play even better, which is the encouraging thing. Still very anxious about our defence though. De Ceglie did alright but kept allowing Johnson to come in on his left likewise Grygera with Tevez. They should have been forcing these guys down the line. It was like they didn't know what there stronger foot was
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