[kj] OT: USA draw v. Italy (fucking bullshit!!!)

[Jiri]

Completely agree. It was funny how later in the game he suddenly 
*wasn't* applying the letter of the law anymore (including an easy 
yellow on a dangerous tackle by an American just outside their box, 
which wasn't whistled at all)...almost realizing/saying to himself, 
"Boy, I can't very well go down to 9-on-7 or 8-on-8, can I?"

Considering Pope at least got the ball first (replays confirmed) on the 
tackle that sent him off--he could have at least gotten a verbal 
talking-to. That's what stunned me in this game and a few others: 
players not appearing to get any "that's your last chance" type of 
warnings, and now tons of key players are missing match 3.

That said, it was nice to see the U.S. play the way they're capable of. 
They're not flashy or very refined on the ball (lol), but when they play 
with tempo and cohesion, they can be the entertaining underdog--much 
better than sitting in a plodding defensive shell.

pssyche23 wrote:

> The referee applied the letter of the law, if not kept within the 
> spirit of the game. It was FIFA's dictate that specific types of foul 
> would be harshly penalised. In a tournament such as this, it could 
> lead to a rash of red cards & destroy the spectacle. Some of the other 
> refs though have been slightly more leniant, preferring a common sense 
> approach. I just thought it was such a shame that McBride was in an 
> "active" offside position as Buffon fumbled as the 9 man USA deserved 
> to win that match ... earlier, it was glorious to see an uninhibited 
> Ghana tearing the Czech Republic apart ... without the mighty Peter 
> Cech in goal it could have been 5-0.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "iPat" <pmdavies at gmail.com>
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>> i thought the red cards were ok. the goal was offside as the player
>> was interfering with play as he was in the line of sight and 'jumped'
>> to allow the ball to pass.
>>
>> Popes first yellow might have been given a red as last man, but he
>> took the player and its consistent with what the refs are doing every
>> game. the number 4 did a 2 footed lunge that took the player and could
>> have been very nasty.
>>
>> On 6/18/06, Thomas Kennedy <tkennedy1999 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> That match was the biggest joke of a farce I've EVER seen in the 
>>> World Cup!
>>>  Straight up, the US beat the Italians 2 - 1!!!!   That ref is 
>>> getting paid
>>> by someone.......those red cards on the U.S. were for the biggest 
>>> bullshit
>>> flops!!  I especially liked the "ass spray" they administered to one 
>>> of the
>>> "hurt" Italian players.   Fucking joke............
>>
>>
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>> Pat Davies
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