Penalties

[jimmylibel]

Reckon we should have had two I reckon. Bennett trying to be preening and looking at everything as a dive when it wasn't.

 

There is clearly contact with both Xabi in the first half and Dirk towards the end of the match. Both were right in front of him but he still messed up.

 

Getting a load of praise from Motson and Lawrenson but he bottled both of those decisions.

[Hassony]

why didn't he book kuyt if it was a dive ? both should have been pens

[lfc003]

no chance on the 2nd one, Dirk went to ground under the slightest of touches, no way a penalty.

[Logic]

Two clear penalties.

 

Shocking performance by that c*nt.

[Guest Sabre]

no chance on the 2nd one, Dirk went to ground under the slightest of touches, no way a penalty.

 

Anywhere else on the pitch and that's a foul.

[jimmylibel]

no chance on the 2nd one, Dirk went to ground under the slightest of touches, no way a penalty.

 

He got kicked on the back of his calf and there was no contact with the ball. Penalty.

[Hassony]

He got kicked on the back of his calf and there was no contact with the ball. Penalty.

i think the fact that it was henry helped the ref in making the wrong call there

[jimmylibel]

i think the fact that it was henry helped the ref in making the wrong call there

 

Agreed - it was a complete 'forward's tackle'

[Andy-oh-six]

Thought the ref was absolute s**** all round!

 

Booking Alonso when there was clear contact was a joke of a decision.

[lfc003]

he got a slight touch on the calf and made a tired slum to the ground, i would be livid if we had conceded a penalty like that because it was such a soft tackle

[Guest Sabre]

he got a slight touch on the calf and made a tired slum to the ground, i would be livid if we had conceded a penalty like that because it was such a soft tackle

 

But it would be understandable as it was clumsy from Henry and would be a foul anywhere else on the pitch.

[Swipe]

He gave an Arsenal foul for every 50/50.

 

Terrible performance by us and Rafa should take responsibility - but the ref was still shocking.

[jimmylibel]

he got a slight touch on the calf and made a tired slum to the ground, i would be livid if we had conceded a penalty like that because it was such a soft tackle

 

It was more than a 'slight touch' he was kicked. I'd be livid if one of our forwards did something like that in the box when there's no need - it's a penalty waiting to happen and should have been given.

[Guest JV]

Ref was a cvnt sadly like most of them.

[madskilz]

He gave an Arsenal foul for every 50/50.

but the ref was still shocking.

 

He always is, he along with Riley, Poll and Rennie are the worst referees around

[AnfieldWestGaffer]

Penalty or no penalty. Fact is, we have to resort to these complaints because we're failing elsewhere on the pitch. We shouldn't have to rely on penalty decisions for goals...which we have such a great record of capitalizing on anyway.

[Guest Ross17]

hate to say it but tinted glasses for most people, if the Alonso penalty claim had been the other way round everyone would be saying dive, if he had stayed on his feet knocked the ball away and then let Gilberto slide into him then thats more of a valid claim

[CarraLegend]

How the f*** he's reffing at this level i'll never know, he is horrendous and in the last 2 games he's reffed of ours v Arsenal he's given them absolutely everything including sending off Alonso because their players basically asked him to. He's not the reason we lost today however but he is still a bad biff. How Gilberto "1 million fouls" Silva got away without a booking today will also remain one of the greatest mysterys ever.

Edited January 6, 2007 by CarraLegend

[jimmylibel]

hate to say it but tinted glasses for most people, if the Alonso penalty claim had been the other way round everyone would be saying dive, if he had stayed on his feet knocked the ball away and then let Gilberto slide into him then thats more of a valid claim

 

He did and then went to ground after Gilberto made contact.