I was watching this with about 25 referees/mentors, etc. Pretty easy red card. I think the referee was screened on the play (upon looking at it again). I have to imagine that if he saw this clearly he would have sent this hacking clown off the field. He's a disaster waiting to happen, I hope he costs Man City sometime this year.
If that isn't a red card I am a little afraid of what is.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the 25 refs/mentors you were with would have called several things differently. For selfish reasons, I think Edu's goal callback was the worst of the tournament. Lampard's goal was the most obvious, but I think they just missed it. Happened fast, the goalie did well to keep playing, and the ref choked because he didn't see it. The call against Bradley (or Dempsey or who knows) seemed premeditated.
ReplyDeleteAs I said when it happened, if he karate kicked him in the head, I could see the case for a red (or aggravated assault).
ReplyDeletePeter's comments:
ReplyDelete"I think the Tevez goal against Mexico was probably the most egregious miss of the tournament. He was off by a good 3 yards. I thought Webb had a pretty good game yesterday - he got zero help from the players and did what he could do. I still think he would have sent DeKiller off if he had seen the full force of the Kung Fu kick.
I laugh when I see that picture, look how ridiculous that looks!"