I have just seen the incident and well i guess its alright i was not watching the game live cos i would have gone mental
Anyway to be fair, he has never been my fave referee as he is an ass, in the wc , the game b/w germany v cameroun, he booked 16 players
But then again its still our fault for not going for the jugular, 1-0 is not enough against any team, this is not the 80s and its ridiculous that we are still talking about the same defending a slender lead.
I just read Lippi talking about having more players coming back from injuries and how he tends to rotate and play as many systems as possible, whilst this might sound clever and impressive to ppl, this is the biggest reason Italian teams fail in Europe, too many of their coaches make football sound like science
Its not science, its simple, play a simple system, with your best players in the right positions, outscore your opponents at all times, stop making unnecessary substitutions and stop fighting with your most influential players
Recipe for sucess
Look at most Spanish sides like Valencia, how many players their are world renowned , but they all know what they are doing apart from Carew, and they are all comfortable in their positions and football just seems easy and good to watch