Gomes Red Card

[guiltyparty]

I thought it was harsh at the time - that Ekotto would have covered, that he hadn't knocked the ball hard enough and he wouldn't have got it, etc. Seen it a few times now and it looks worse every time.

 

[Arazi440]

Yes it was Ekotto original mistake, which gave Gomes no choice but to come out and challenge, Gomes wasn't brave enough imo, if he had of come out and dived at the players feet with his hands, we may of got away with it, or if he had of stood up the player may have messed up a lob or he may have been pushed wide, but he came out lunging with his feet and gave the ref no choice

 

[double0]

The punishment was double jeopardy I reckon needs to be looked at...dampered the spirit of the game IMO.

 

[talkshowhost86]

The punishment was double jeopardy I reckon needs to be looked at...dampered the spirit of the game IMO.

There's nothing else they can do. If you don't send the player off and they miss the penalty then the keeper/defender gets away with his foul.

People would make those challenges all the time and take their chances with the penalty.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

Apart from the debate about the red - and having watched it again there is perhaps a case for a yellow for Gomes as Ekotto is clearly covering - a minute before that Bale is clearly fouled at the other end by Lucio and the ref bottles it.

I thought there were several "home" decisions last night. Like the foul given against jenas when he made a great tackle on Coutinho.

 

[ravo]

Correct decision.

 

[al_pacino]

There's nothing else they can do. If you don't send the player off and they miss the penalty then the keeper/defender gets away with his foul.

People would make those challenges all the time and take their chances with the penalty.

you're sent off for denying a goal scoring opportunity but in the penalty area you're given another (sometimes) better chance for the goal than you had when the foul was commited.

I'm sure fifa are looking in to the triple punishement for this type of affence

 

[sim0n]

During the confusion over the Red card, did anyone else see that prick Benitez waving an imaginary card? Classy.

Like a patron asking the server for the check after a meal, Benitez was just reminding the ref what Inter paid for... "Clearly Senior Referee, any contact with the visiting keeper at the San Siro is a penalty and a red,... remember?"

 

[Caboose]

But there was no confusion between the fowl and the sending off, the ref blew his whistle, ran straight to Gomes and showed him a red card. Gomes tried causing confusion by not leaving the field which I was pretty embarassed about. The ref had shown him the red card. Don't walk back to line pretending he never saw it.

I said this on the front page, Benitez's action wasn't aimed at anyone, he didn't go up to any official and say he had to be sent of, it was just the action of any fan or person when they see a fowl that looks like a sending off. He waved his hand in the air, aimed at no-one.

Penalty definitely, sending off definitely, Benitez hand gesture influnce none, confusion none, ref acted immediately.

 

[Damian99]

I said this on the front page, Benitez's action wasn't aimed at anyone, he didn't go up to any official and say he had to be sent of, it was just the action of any fan or person when they see a fowl that looks like a sending off. He waved his hand in the air, aimed at no-one.

Penalty definitely, sending off definitely, Benitez hand gesture influnce none, confusion none, ref acted immediately.

Gomes was going even if Rafa had been taking a dump at the time, but stood there on the side of the pitch gesturing for a card and i presume he wanted it to be red is out of order. What fucking fans do is totally different, a manager of a club should behave in a better manner, fat fucking wanker(rafa not you)

 

[Caboose]

Gomes was going even if Rafa had been taking a dump at the time, but stood there on the side of the pitch gesturing for a card and i presume he wanted it to be red is out of order. What fucking fans do is totally different, a manager of a club should behave in a better manner, fat fucking wanker(rafa not you)

I'm not fat, but I am a wanker.

I just don't see it as being that bad. The TV showed it, but it was a replay no? I'm sure it happened when the fowl occured.

I see it as no different to when someone like Bale or Lennon are running down the wing, get taken out and sit there flapping their arms about when the ref only gives a free kick, they're not waving an imaginary card, but their showing their anger to the ref that they've only got a free kick and the player hasn't been booked.

Anyway, football should have it's villains, I've nothing against Rafa, he left Liverpool in a very very poor state, I'm forever grateful to him

 

[si_yidarmy]

i think if it were not at the san siro with god knows how many italians being lairy, it would have been a yellow card.... oh and benitez, see you next tuesday

 

[camaj]

Gomes wasn't brave enough imo, if he had of come out and dived at the players feet with his hands, we may of got away with it

Nothing to do with bravery, if Gomes had dived at his feet he'd be risking a red so he stood his ground. I can only assume that the ref believed Gomes ran into the inter player rather than the other way around

 

[Arazi440]

Nothing to do with bravery, if Gomes had dived at his feet he'd be risking a red so he stood his ground. I can only assume that the ref believed Gomes ran into the inter player rather than the other way around

It has everything to do with bravery, diving at a strikers feet you need balls and Gomes showed he had none, its far easier to get a hand on the ball with your hands than with your feet, all he needed to go was put a hand on the ball before contact, and he didnt stand up, he lunged with both feet.

 

[camaj]

In my reply I pointed out that he didn't dive at his feet because it would have been the wrong decision, not because he wasn't brave. Like I say, nothing to do with bravery.

Watching again though he does take the guys leg with his foot so the ref probably got it right.

 

[southparkspurs]

The Ref would not have sent of cesar if Bale had been running through at 0-0, also as much as crouch was frustrating last night, he got absolutely nothing from the ref, a cert penalty at one point.
Ref treated us like we didnt mind losing!!

 

[Damian99]

Ref treated us like we didnt mind losing!!

Until the second half it looked like we didn't mind losing either.

 

[tooey]

Definate red, stopped a clear goal scoring oppertunity. If it was the other way round and the ref had given a yellow everybody would be fuming.

 

[SpurSince57]

Yes it was Ekotto original mistake, which gave Gomes no choice but to come out and challenge, Gomes wasn't brave enough imo, if he had of come out and dived at the players feet with his hands, we may of got away with it, or if he had of stood up the player may have messed up a lob or he may have been pushed wide, but he came out lunging with his feet and gave the ref no choice

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

:stupid:

:duh:

 

[eireyiddo]

It was the correct decision. Rafa is an absolute cock though! Flashing the card is bad enough from a player on the pitch but to see a manager who should be settting an example for his team and people watching. Really unnecessary! He was going anyway, weather the whiskey face paella eating F$@ker did this!