The Euro 2012 thread

[lestatdark]

Kynes said:

lestatdark said:

Kynes said:

lestatdark said:

To be honest, these kind of things worry me for the next match. Busquest and some other spanish players have already stated that if they have to go hard on Ronaldo to stop him, they will, and most likely it'll be portuguese players to see yellow or red cards instead. Nothing that we didn't see back at WC 2010.

Portugal did nothing at the WC 2010 game against Spain. They didn't lose because the referee, they lost because they played a really bad game and didn't deserve to win. Don't make excuses before the match.

And whenever did I say otherwise? In fact, if you paid any attention to what I wrote before regarding that match, you'd clearly see that I always said that Portugal played poorly.

That still doesn't take out from the fact that Spain players are usually amongst the most protected when it comes to refereeing decisions, and that has been clearly shown even on this Euro. Not saying it's deliberate, but that what usually happens when a team reach a certain status. 

Same goes for Real Madrid and Barça players, they're usually very "protected" on CL matches or even on La Liga matches too. 

Edit - Oh and trust me, if it was the other way around, Spain fans would be terribly pissed off with the same decisions. I still remember the huge out cry that you people had over at WC 2002 (even if you were in fact robbed).

Come on, can you really compare the Korea-Spain match, with any match in which Spain has been treated by the referees favorably? Spain was robed two clear goals.

I still remember the De Jong kick to the torso of Xabi Alonso in the Worlds finals of 2010, or the several times Heitinga or Van Bommel should have been given a red card. Tell me again that Spain is favored in the important matches. I'm not talking about Barcelona, I'm talking of Spain NT.

Spain vs Croatia rings a bell? Two clear pens with one that should have been a direct red card to Ramos? 

That's probably the most recent case.

Edit - Also, like I said, refs usually favor the big teams. Holland is commonly associated in that group as well, and I agree that there were some controversial decisons in the WC 2010 final match.

Thankfully, this Euro has been one of the best when it comes to referee decisions (as it has been noted by most analysts), because outside a few games, there hasn't been that much badly judged decisions. I hope it continues to be so and that the best teams from both semis go through by winning clearly. If in the case of Portugal - Spain, Spain plays a much better and superior football than Portugal, then I will give my complete support and congratulations to them without any doubt.