Comments on: Mexican Referees for the match against England… http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html World Cup 2006 - Germany Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:20:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Christian http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-242 Christian Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:13:00 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-242 I'm sure you did see the match, Akbar. And you also saw the many inexplicable foul throw-in's, Peter Crouch's continual jumping up "fouling", Steven Gerrard's tackling the ball yellow-card "foul", the incident where lil Joe Cole leapt up for the ball bullying two massive defenders sandwiched around him to the ground. That Joe Cole is such a bully. And of course, Frank Lampard falling to the floor and "fouling" the three defenders around him by landing on the ball, and struggling to get to his feet. And you know it's a bad sign when the crowd cheers ironically after receiving their first decision after about 80 minutes of football. Of course there were 98 minutes of football in England vs Paraguay's opener for some reason. But no one is blaming the referee for it all going wrong, because it didn't all go wrong. England won quite easily - Paraguay were a class below - and all going well against Trinidad, we'll be in the second round by the end of tomorrow, all of which doesn't change the fact that the referee was very very poor. I’m sure you did see the match, Akbar. And you also saw the many inexplicable foul throw-in’s, Peter Crouch’s continual jumping up “fouling”, Steven Gerrard’s tackling the ball yellow-card “foul”, the incident where lil Joe Cole leapt up for the ball bullying two massive defenders sandwiched around him to the ground. That Joe Cole is such a bully. And of course, Frank Lampard falling to the floor and “fouling” the three defenders around him by landing on the ball, and struggling to get to his feet. And you know it’s a bad sign when the crowd cheers ironically after receiving their first decision after about 80 minutes of football. Of course there were 98 minutes of football in England vs Paraguay’s opener for some reason.

But no one is blaming the referee for it all going wrong, because it didn’t all go wrong. England won quite easily – Paraguay were a class below – and all going well against Trinidad, we’ll be in the second round by the end of tomorrow,
all of which doesn’t change the fact that the referee was very very poor.

]]> By: Akbar http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-231 Akbar Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:51:36 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-231 Mr. Imtiaz Hashem, assure yourself, we all saw the match, otherwise we wouldn't be commenting on it. Mr. Rodriguez is the perfect example of a non-emotional straightforward referee who will call a foul a foul. The modern game has become too abstract. Referees will ignore shirt-tugging in the box, simply because they don't want to "affect the match" or make a "controversial decision" by giving a penalty. As a result, everyone has become used to things like shurt-tugging and diving which the referees totally seem to ignore. Your facts and figures are, of course, wrong. The referee only whistled around 3 throw-ins, and you make the point yourself: these are professional footballers. If the referee is whistling their throws it means they've been getting away with it for so long that it's become a habit to do them wrong. Mr. Rodriguez and the likes should be congratulated for not reacting to pressure and for reinforcing the true rules of the game. The more referees like him, the more the rules will be obeyed. Mr. Imtiaz Hashem, assure yourself, we all saw the match, otherwise we wouldn’t be commenting on it.

Mr. Rodriguez is the perfect example of a non-emotional straightforward referee who will call a foul a foul.

The modern game has become too abstract. Referees will ignore shirt-tugging in the box, simply because they don’t want to “affect the match” or make a “controversial decision” by giving a penalty. As a result, everyone has become used to things like shurt-tugging and diving which the referees totally seem to ignore.

Your facts and figures are, of course, wrong. The referee only whistled around 3 throw-ins, and you make the point yourself: these are professional footballers. If the referee is whistling their throws it means they’ve been getting away with it for so long that it’s become a habit to do them wrong.

Mr. Rodriguez and the likes should be congratulated for not reacting to pressure and for reinforcing the true rules of the game.

The more referees like him, the more the rules will be obeyed.

]]> By: Daniel http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-225 Daniel Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:45:46 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-225 This type of referees are in my opinion the most stupids, because it seems like them want to become the protagonist of the match, when the players are the protagonist and they only need to view the game without any influence. I saw a few elbows that he didn't call foul, and in the throw-in he was very stupid. What about the ring of Beckham, isn't that a FIFA prohibition? This type of referees are in my opinion the most stupids, because it seems like them want to become the protagonist of the match, when the players are the protagonist and they only need to view the game without any influence.

I saw a few elbows that he didn’t call foul, and in the throw-in he was very stupid.

What about the ring of Beckham, isn’t that a FIFA prohibition?

]]> By: Imtiaz Hasham http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-224 Imtiaz Hasham Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:55:50 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-224 Dear Akber / Nolan, If you saw the match for yourselves, you might have noticed the referee was soooooooo unfair. He fowled 4 to 6 throw-ins by professional footballers and I don't think any footballer can make that many mistakes in a simple throw-in... Finally, I appreciate England played bogus in the second half but well... P.S: Did you notice the referee actually stepped on the Cole after he was down? Dear Akber / Nolan,

If you saw the match for yourselves, you might have noticed the referee was soooooooo unfair. He fowled 4 to 6 throw-ins by professional footballers and I don’t think any footballer can make that many mistakes in a simple throw-in…

Finally, I appreciate England played bogus in the second half but well…

P.S: Did you notice the referee actually stepped on the Cole after he was down?

]]> By: Mark http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-220 Mark Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:25:59 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-220 Akbar and Nolan, we're not blaming the referee for loosing, because we didn't. But he disrupted the whole flow of the match. Crouch answered back the referee for no good reason, and I'd call him an idiot for that. But seven fouls against Crouch? You must be kidding me... Akbar and Nolan, we’re not blaming the referee for loosing, because we didn’t. But he disrupted the whole flow of the match. Crouch answered back the referee for no good reason, and I’d call him an idiot for that. But seven fouls against Crouch? You must be kidding me…

]]> By: Nolan http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-217 Nolan Sun, 11 Jun 2006 11:36:55 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-217 I agree 100% with Akbar. Refs aren't always perfect, but maybe it's time to take responsability for England's many shortcommings instead of blaming the referee. I agree 100% with Akbar. Refs aren’t always perfect, but maybe it’s time to take responsability for England’s many shortcommings instead of blaming the referee.

]]> By: Akbar http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-216 Akbar Sun, 11 Jun 2006 04:35:34 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-216 The Brits seem to suffer from a particular disease that they haven't quite recovered from yet: -Always blame the referee. It is about time you looked at your own players rather than constantly blaming the officials. It doesn't help that it is commonplace in your football league to badmouth referees, wether you're a coach or a sorry excuse of a "fan". The Brits seem to suffer from a particular disease that they haven’t quite recovered from yet:

-Always blame the referee.

It is about time you looked at your own players rather than constantly blaming the officials.

It doesn’t help that it is commonplace in your football league to badmouth referees, wether you’re a coach or a sorry excuse of a “fan”.

]]> By: john http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-215 john Sun, 11 Jun 2006 01:48:37 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-215 worst ref iv'e ever seen and ive seen some bad ref's.idiot. worst ref iv’e ever seen and ive seen some bad ref’s.idiot.

]]> By: John http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-214 John Sun, 11 Jun 2006 01:19:43 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-214 What about standing on Coles hand when he was on the floor? What about standing on Coles hand when he was on the floor?

]]> By: Mark http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html/comment-page-1#comment-213 Mark Sat, 10 Jun 2006 23:06:08 +0000 http://paraguay.worldcupblog.org/1/mexican-referees-for-the-match-against-england.html#comment-213 The referee was a basterd with the English, especially Crouch. Fuck him The referee was a basterd with the English, especially Crouch. Fuck him

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