He was the boss out there. Controlled the game and didn’t let the occasion get the better of him.
‘You lot’. Pfft. Take your anti English prejudice elsewhere thank you very much.
Refs and VAR at the World Cup
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He was the boss out there. Controlled the game and didn’t let the occasion get the better of him.
‘You lot’. Pfft. Take your anti English prejudice elsewhere thank you very much.
France beat you.
No idea either. Bizarre thing to imply
Felt he was a bit lenient with booking Argentinian players, but that aside I thought he was excellent. That dive was the ref moment of the tournament (they should introduce something like that) and his generally imposing figure and demeanor kept discussions and bitching to a minimum
Hahaha you are so fecking sensitive.
You are so insensitive
Ref was outstanding. Think every big call he got correct. The refs (overall) had some leniency with aggression this has also been evident in the prem but this game has no contraversy surrounding it. That is a testament to the referees contribution.
Yup especially in that pressure cooker , amazing call.
Refereeing has been poor and inconsistent overall in the tournament.
There were some shockers, agreed, but don't think today was one of them
I’m neither salty nor an English fan. You just insulted me twice for no reason.
An unsurprising bias in the final no doubt
I guess I am just baffled by the praise in here when he was so one sided. At least if it was English fans happy France got some of their own after the quarterfinal I could at least understand it :b
He clattered right into him didn't he? Or did he stop him from advancing? Not sure which way to look at it.. Enlighten me
First Argentina penalty was soft. The biggest mistake was Martinez should have been booked twice in the shootout and been sent off, only got 1 yellow.
I just love that you have an agenda against Argentina and it means nothing because they’ve won the World Cup. Enjoy your tears.
Haha your assumptions are wild, I have no agenda against anyone. Yes they have won but have been given a massive helping hand.I just love that you have an agenda against Argentina and it means nothing because they’ve won the World Cup. Enjoy your tears.
Enjoy your tears? Are you 5 years old?
Overall did a good job in the final
You're not allowed to speak facts on this forum, you will shortly be accused of having an anti Argentina agenda!
So proud of Marciniak. He's been amazing over the years, deserved this final and was amazing.
I thought the penalty for Argentina was debateable, but debateable isn't the same as a bad call. If he decided not to give it then that would have been debateable too, as the defender certainly clipped Di Maria. I probably wouldn't overturn it whichever way the ref decided.
Beyond that he got all the major decisions right, including a relatively soft penalty for France too, and kept a high tension game under control. Unlike the ref in the Netherlands/Argentina game say.
Beyond that he got all the major decisions right, including a relatively soft penalty for France too, and kept a high tension game under control. Unlike the ref in the Netherlands/Argentina game say.
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I thought he was fantastic and consistent. One or two minor things like Messi maybe being booked , or things like that
Otherwise fantastic from the ref
Otherwise fantastic from the ref
He did great
It was just obvious that you’d come into the thread right on cue to moan about another penalty.
agree with this.
I shouted penalty when I saw it first. Fantastic call from him. Could have taken the easy route of giving nothing then waiting for a replay.
All three pens were soft but more pens than not. Think he did a very good job.
Really? The first two were as clear as they get for me.
di Maria and the first French penalty were both debatable/soft, but it's good he gave both rather than selective nonsense. No terrible decisions. Can't ask for more.
That game was so insane I'd actually forgotten he gave a third penalty.
And the penalty against Poland was blatant too?It was just obvious that you’d come into the thread right on cue to moan about another penalty.
Thought he was excellent which isn’t something I say very often or in fact ever about refs.
Can we hire him for the prem? Could teach a thing or two to some of the refs in this country.
Can we hire him for the prem? Could teach a thing or two to some of the refs in this country.
The lack of letting the play on when a couple of counters were one is what annoys me the most
It’s sad that you believe there is a penalty conspiracy in favour of Argentina.
For such a high pressure match with so many critical decisions thought the ref did brilliant.
Not perfect but definitely a very good performance. Some of his flaws tonight matched with what we've seen all tournament - leniency on hard fouls (I think Rabiot's yellow is arguably a red, and Paredes on Camavinga looked very rough too, but haven't seen a proper replay) and reluctancy to allow for advantages or quick FKs (last potential counter at 90+ for France), so it must have been actual FIFA guidelines.
They're allowed to play handball too without getting booked.
That one on Coman was almost criminal. Coman was basically back up and running and he blew the whistle, stopped what could've been a great counter.