NED v ARG

[Redster]

3 imaginary fouls against NED in a row. Especially Beurguis must be apoplectic.

Not sure I agree they weren't fouls. Agree Berghuis apoplectic, but that's been his whole time on the pitch

 

[QuaverRef]

I think Lahoz is fighting a battle he cant win, theres too many expectations on him now, and hes never gonna find this easy, both teams should incur heavy fines imo, off the back of their conduct

Even so and I understand it’s a difficult game but his attitude and body language do not help the management of the game. Going back to the conversations on Michael Oliver, a calming presence in the middle can go a long way if you’re trying not use reds

 

[george.g]

Even so and I understand it’s a difficult game but his attitude and body language do not help the management of the game. Going back to the conversations on Michael Oliver, a calming presence in the middle can go a long way if you’re trying not use reds

Yeah fair point, and I take it, but I feel like with he cautions hes shown, people are very quick to discredit the difficulty of this game (not you, but more talking fans and commentary)

 

[Redster]

What a game of football...

 

[es1]

What a game of football...

Can't knock it for entertainment

 

[deusex]

I am not enjoying how Lahuz is being portrayed here. It reads like he dosn't know how to referee. Anyone here has tried swimming with their hands tied behind their back? He is in a position of dammed if you do dammed if you don't. Yes he didn't do this and he didn't do that. From the games we have had so far this has been clearly the most difficult. No one knows how any other referee in his position would have done. Anyone remembers Webb only yellow carding a studs up karate kick to the chest?

He's not helped himself by bottling an obvious RC and cautioning anything that gets within 10 yards of Messi and generally falling for non stop diving by Argentina tbf.

 

[santa sangria]

Not sure I agree they weren't fouls. Agree Berghuis apoplectic, but that's been his whole time on the pitch

Ake in the box really?
The midfield dive given against Berghuuuus?

You can have the third as I can’t remember it!

 

[GraemeS]

Even so and I understand it’s a difficult game but his attitude and body language do not help the management of the game. Going back to the conversations on Michael Oliver, a calming presence in the middle can go a long way if you’re trying not use reds

Exactly. Looking tough, running around blasting the whistle, having a low bar for yellows and trying to be generally intimidating is all well and good, but once you start becoming visibly reluctant to give reds and second yellows it becomes a very obvious bluff.

And once that happens, you're far worse off than if you've just tried to be a calming presence with a consistent bar.

 

[deusex]

Keown calling that a clean tackle ...

And then tried to backtrack when he saw the replay. Utter clown

 

[socal lurker]

But will FIFA be happy that he got through the game with no bloodshed and still 11 v 11.

 

[Redster]

Ake in the box really?
The midfield dive given against Berghuuuus?

You can have the third as I can’t remember it!

Suppose it depends what 'the last there's were and at what time. There were a lot

 

[george.g]

But will FIFA be happy that he got through the game with no bloodshed and still 11 v 11.

Not if the press are on their back, I hope it backfires in a way to be honest, I don't like this 'keep them on directive'

 

[Redster]

Martin Tyler: "the orange are being squeezed here"

 

[george.g]

'Ive given up on the referee and his yellow cards to be fair' says the commentator.

Arguably this is some of the worst conduct weve seen from teams?

 

[Redster]

Dutch petulance after the final whistle. Embarrassing

 

[santa sangria]

NED didn’t look like a WC semi team. But Arg needed a helping hand.

 

[Rob123]

Lahoz with a tough game to manage but did his best. Don’t know any other referee who would have managed it any better.

 

[Therealcjhill]

NED didn’t look like a WC semi team. But Arg needed a helping hand.

Apart from one game, NED been awful all tournament.

 

[Mooseybaby]

Think the better side on the night got through, but wow! Who got the card in the shoot out?

 

[deusex]

Lahoz with a tough game to manage but did his best. Don’t know any other referee who would have managed it any better.

Prob any of the 3 other QF refs...