http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12024_6292868,00.html
I agree with this fully,very ill-disciplined match especially by Holland
I agree with this fully,very ill-disciplined match especially by Holland
It's the ******* referee who should have been fined.
What a shame.
It's the ******* referee who should have been fined.
What a shame.
Howard Webb had no choice and its amiracle he did not pull out a red card earlier
Yeah, that blue card he gave Heitinga was a bit of a wierd one.
The referee should have done something to cut all the violent actions by punishing them accordingly.
If the match gets violent the ref must stop it. If it continues during all the match, it's not as player's fault, it's the ref not doing his job.
Alcaraz, the fact that he didn't show a red car earlier is not a miracle, it's just that he did'nt do his job properly, because a red car should have been shown much earlier (when De Jong kicked Alonso, i.e.)
Dunc, of course Alcaraz knows there was a red car. If you read, he said "earlier".
I personally find it ridiculous that they are fining players for a feisty affair even though no red cards were shown in the match.
The Dutch players adopted a physical style and kept to it throughout, it was a good tactic to use against a technically superior Spanish side and they don't deserve this. However, considering it is a relatively tiny sum for them, then I guess it's barely a punishment.