Clément Turpin in the middle for Russia - Denmark, second game for him at EURO 2020.
Group B
Copenhagen, 21 June 2021 21:00 CET
RUSSIA - DENMARK
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Fifth Official: Stéphane de Almeida (SUI)
Video Assistant Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bo Karlsson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Jovan Šurbatović (SRB)
Correct YC for Kudryashov for me.
ReplyDeleteMany fouls whistled in the first 25 minutes, some rather easy. That suits the Russian very well, trying to disregulate the flow of the game.
ReplyDeleteNow a correct first YC of the match to Kudryashov, recklessly jumping into his opponent.
Sooner or later Turpin will have to take action against Russian time-wasting.
ReplyDeleteNot if he keeps giving last warnings, he’s issued 3 of them already!
DeleteI was about to exactly write the same. At the throw in at 33. the wasting of time was just too obvious.
DeleteTurpin likes to give each player 2 warnings first..
DeleteSorry but Turpin has no feeling for the game. Everything on safe... he makes the match boring to watch. Take some risk please and allow some physical duels. If you whistle for every contact the match will never flow.
ReplyDeleteI dislike his attitude. I know is has to do with personal taste, but he has a particular arrogance with his body language; finger pointing all the time in slow motion (unnatural) and the way he looks isn’t pleasant.
ReplyDeleteI love his nonchalant nnd slightly arrogant style. It gives players the idea that he is not a man to play with.
DeleteStill that’s what the Russian seemed to do in the first half…
DeleteOverall, solid performance by Turpin so far in a not too difficult match.
ReplyDeleteHe opted for a strict approach and whistled some light fouls. I think that this didn't contribute to the match, but I don't think that one should blame Turpin too much for that.
Beside that, one correct YC issued.
I would like to add that his management of time wasting/DtR/kicking-the-ball-away offences were not good and proactive at all, but fitted to the tournament line so far.
And that’s (last sentence) were you’re wrong IMO. I don’t mind too much when referees don’t make that big a deal of time wasting/DtR/kicking ball away etc in INDIVIDUAL cases, but when it’s STRUCTURAL and you recognize that a particular team makes it their tactics you should strongly act in my view. And that’s what I missed in the first half.
DeleteVery solid performance from Turpin. No major incidents.
ReplyDeleteMissed 2nd yc for #13
ReplyDeleteThe foul in 64' looks like a mandatory 2nd YC to me.
ReplyDeletePoor perfomence from turpin.. Missed clearly second yelleow card for russia player
ReplyDeleteMissed 2yc from turpin now
ReplyDeleteYes, 100%.
ReplyDelete65’ IMO missed 2nd caution Kudryashov for blatant holding and SPA
ReplyDeleteClear missed red card for Russia... Bad game for Turpin
ReplyDeleteClear 2nd missed for blatant holding; stopping promising attack and even lack of respect of the game. For a same holding he gave Denmark player a YC. This is weak refereeing of Turpin and I am afraid he waste his KO ticket.
ReplyDeleteCrystal clear tactical foul and so clear 2nd YC missed by Turpin now, a crucial mistake! (Kudryakov against Hojbjerg)
ReplyDeleteVery bad performance of C. Turpin today. End of his tournament I think.
ReplyDeleteWrong penalty whistled by Turpin, there is nothing, but VAR should confirm.
ReplyDeleteAnd now a very very soft PK call for Russia. For me no PK!!!
ReplyDeletePenalty is WRONG!
ReplyDeleteThis is not a penalty. Too soft
ReplyDeleteObvious 2nd yellow card missed and now a wrong penalty call!! Very bad 3 min of Turpin. VAR should have overturned this penalty. Very very soft, even wrong in my opinion!
ReplyDeleteVery very soft..
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ReplyDeleteNot best evening for Turpin.
ReplyDeleteTurpin as bad as I've barely seen him during the last minutes. Insecure. Does not fit the standard of the tournament. Surely his last appearance this summer.
ReplyDeleteI am really really disappointed by turpin :(
ReplyDeleteTerrible minutes for Turpin - and for Denmark. Rather clear 2YC missed for Russia, and a wrong penalty for Russia.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shameful penalty...
ReplyDeleteSCANDAL!!!
ReplyDeleteVery Very poor performance from Turpin. Bad body language, just walking around, has to be his last match
ReplyDeleteTwo crucial mistakes by Turpin. Missed 2nd YC and wrong penalty. This could cost him the KO phase.
ReplyDeleteEven referee teacher of DFB now saying in German TV:
ReplyDeleteClear blatant holding=2nd YC=RC
And not enough for PK afterwards.
#13 Russia must be out with second YC, it's a big mistake by Turpin. And only two minutes later another big mistake by Turpin. That could never be a PK! These performance sounds like the last one of Turpin in this competition.
ReplyDeletePoor performance by Turpin, that penalty was very, very soft at best
ReplyDeleteControversial minutes for Turpin, 2nd YC was expected, Russia got a penalty which is very soft. VAR confirmed correctly. Lutz Wagner, DFB referee instructor said 2nd YC to be given, penalty too soft but correct no intervention. I think he knows very well what UEFA expects.
ReplyDeleteThis will be the first very controversial referee performance. Unfortunately, I doubt that we will see Turpin again. I guess he wanted to show UEFA that he complies with the instruction to punish holding but it was too soft in such an important game.
DeleteI disagree with Mr Wagner. For me VAR should have jumped in (and saved Turpin from being sent home). IMO there is no significant holding, just two hands touching the Russian thigh, after which the Russian attacker chose to go down himself. For me this is a clear and obvious mistake.
DeleteGOOD BYE TURPIN..
ReplyDeleteSuch a weak performance
ReplyDeleteNow another foul in 77' by a player that was already booked, but I think a 2nd YC would be harsh here.
ReplyDeleteThe question is more why he even whistled it...
DeleteI do think it is a foul (two-handed push by the Russian defender), so I agree with Turpin here.
DeleteTurpin’s tournament is over.
ReplyDeleteNot the best Turpin. He could be in trouble for a KO appointment. I didn't expect that.
ReplyDeleteA KO appointment should not be in consideration at this point, at this point we can only hope he doesn’t influence anything.
DeleteAfter all, committee can even be happy, based on group stage performances a lot of Refs currently deserve a KO Game
DeleteIf Turpin gets a KO match after this performance which is by far worse than anyone ive seen this EURO, than so much is wrong. Luckily Danmark despite everything is doing what they can and should do
DeleteNever saw him so bad, even his body language and communication...
ReplyDeleteBut I am happy for Denmark now, after all they have gone through...
Only positive news for Turpin is that Denmark will probably win the match and go through as Belgium shot the 0-2.
ReplyDeleteThat was exactly what i thougt
DeleteMistakes didn't influence the game, he will be appointed again.
ReplyDeleteOff-topic: Serbian media said that assistant referees Milovan Ristić and Dalibor Đurđević, who used to be a part of the Milorad Mažić team, ended their careers as AR's. They were declared the best AR team that the Serbian referee association ever had, and they will continue to be involved as FIFA VAR referees.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to a wonderful carrier guys.
Congrats to Mr Ristić and Mr Djurdjević. They had fantastic career, especially bearing in mind that hey came from (in their time) weak Serbian championship (it is getting better now). For me, Milovan Ristić is one of the best ARs in this century, if not of all time.
DeleteBest ARs couple I've ever watched! Congrats to Milovan and Dalibor!!
Delete87’ Missed YC RUS26 for a foot stamp
ReplyDeleteWales - Denmark may be the final referee?
ReplyDeleteOk that penalty was very doubtful but I dont think Turpin was that bad as some comments indicate.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know, only if something changed in last days, missed second YC is not considered as crucial mistakd by UEFA. Yes, your mark will be lower by 0.3, but you wont get 7.8/7.9 as you would for real crucial mistake.
A missed 2nd YC always was and still is a crucial mistake.
DeleteWrong penalty should be deemed as such too (like no VAR intervention).
A pity because I think Clément was good in general and I love his style.
The sad thing is that some users are very happy to see Clément having made mistakes. Why? Shouldn't we respect each and every referee, especially at such level? I don't know if you like his style or not but, please, show minimum respect...
Those users really think they influence Rosetti? Turpin had a more challenging 2nd half...true but enalty is supportable, RC not mandatory by any means.
DeleteIf Mateu gets POR-FRA when he missed a penalty and influenced the outcome of the match, why would Turpin not be appointed for a KO game?
*penalty
DeleteIn the end a poor performance of Turpin and his team. Not pro active enough against time wasting of the Russian team, obvious 2nd YC not given, very cheap penalty and if you give penalty it’s a RC for holding obvious goal scoring opportunity and the Russian coach was protesting the whole match without any warning.
ReplyDeleteResults tonight confirm that the winner of SCO-CRO definitely goes through, draw useless for both. Big test for Rapallini
ReplyDeleteBest regards to all Dutch supporters here. I wish Kuipers and Danny both get final. It's a pity FIFA stopped with an experiment with two referees on the field of play!
ReplyDeleteNobody mentioned their names in this topic. Strange comment. And by the way, Brych deserves the final.
Delete?
DeleteWhile it is true that Turpin is VERY disliked in the Netherlands (due to history with both Ajax and Feyenoord, the two biggest teams), the same probably applies to Denmark as of today. This simply was an abysmal performance and I’m not saying that because I want Kuipers to referee the final (I think Brych deserves it at least as much as Kuipers).
Based on performance so far, final would have to go to Cakir. But there's a lot still to come.
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ReplyDelete"you didn't expect that because you clearly have not a clue about refereeing"
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What was the matter with this comment? Not saying that I agree, but it was stating an opinion, maybe harsh but not insulting by legal means. Are you so insecure that you can't handle the freedom of speech? As a lawyer I'm shocked.
DeleteAs a blog admin it is completely your right to delete it. But I don't see a reason to delete someone opinion - at the end a blog is exactly about this - to express your opinion. It is not necessary that all the peolple agree and this is exatly the point. Just deleting something because you don't like it is a behaviour of an insulted child.
DeleteThank you, Sale. You have said it better than me..
DeleteDifferent opinion is OK. Lack of respect towards match officials and blog administration surely not. If you enter the blog only to insult people, then find another place.
DeleteSo, the blog is only about people who show utmost respect to referees... All the others are deleted. Yep, it is pretty much the same in the referees'commitees. That's why we still see such performances.
DeleteYou can criticize a referee in a substantive manner (what Mikael and me often do, pointing out mistakes and analysing them). But when your target is to roughly bash a referee for a bad performance and insult blog administration, then yes, the blog is not about it.
DeleteSale, please - I respect your comments very much but this was nothing to do with criticising a PERFORMANCE, but extremely, and unnecessarily, personal. That will not be tolerated on our blog, I am very firm on that.
DeleteAs I understand if you are explaning the rules of the blog to me, you are one od the admins writing under Anonymous. Am I right? Because if I am not right I don't care what an Anonymous thinks about the rules of the blog..
DeleteYou care about nothing. Learn how to respect people and come back when you are mature enough.
DeleteMikael, if you say to me "Sale, you haven't got a clue about law", this is an opinion based on my actions, statements. I may strongly disagree, but still it is a tolerable opinion. On the other hand, it you would say "Sale, you are an idiot", this is an insult. Legally the distincion is clear. However, you are in charge on this blog. Regards
DeleteSad to read so much cynicism in the comments... If a fellow referee has such a bad day, there is no need to pick on him even more.
ReplyDelete+1
Deleteshocked by the level of comments, some people are really happy now...
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Delete"H e is a highly paid professional who is uncapable of performing his duties."
DeleteDeleted.
If you delete a comment and then quote exactly the reason why you deleted it then what is the point of deleting it?
DeleteHa! I can't win!
DeleteIf I don't delete any comments besides ultra-vulgar or abuse (our previous policy) then I allow the quality blog to destroy itself, my aim is firmly to not allow that to happen.
If I delete the comments without explaining why then I am accused of censorship, if I delete the comments and explain why to regular readers who might want an explanation, then somebody asks why I do it.
Running a popular blog as 100% volunteer isn't easy, and I don't at all claim to be faultless, but I hope readers can rest assured that Chefren and I try to straddle the lines to provide the best possible service for our readers.
I think most people appreciate that, to be honest.
Isn't it better to just delete comments without having the notification text ''deleted by a blog administrator''. Then those people will realise it's pointless to write such comments here.
DeleteHmm, in general yes (and that is our approach), but on such an evening where the blog is 'on fire', I think more visible action, stating clearly what crosses the line, works better. But we are open to improvement for sure!
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ReplyDeleteInsinuating that the referee (tried to) "steal" the game from Denmark.
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02:52. Final whistle. But he added three minutes. Another del Cerro Grande. Do not understand what is going on with the timing.
ReplyDeleteAbout VAR in the penalty situation: I understand, that he hasn't intervened, because the referee had a clear view and there was not nothing, but a little holding.
ReplyDeleteHowever, if we see the comments here and elsewhere, (nearly) nobody thinks, that this should be a penalty after seeing the pictures. This is a good indicator for a clear and obvious error in my opinion. Such situations, where the public opinion is unambiguous, are actually the perfect scenario for a VAR intervention.
So if it's not clear enough for the intervention threshold given by UEFA (and also other associations), this threshold should be lowered.
I am the childish person tonight? :D
ReplyDeleteThere is a very sad person working as anonymous who knows exactly what he is doing, I am quite sure of it. I wait for the deluge back in my direction, but he knows, and no amount of comments will atone for his bitterness expressed in such a sad way on an independent blog.
And by the way - Turpin does have to be rejected after that performance.
Michael W, I always read with great interest your comments. Read, please again my comments - I didn't want to insult any body no matter that the used words were very harsh. Anyway I promise that I will never again express an opinion in this blog if you really think that I am provoking you or anything similar. I deeply regret if someone is feeling insulted.
DeleteYou are writing as an anonymous so how do you think anybody would even know if you wrote again?
DeleteAnonymous 23:45 - your comment started with "you didn't expect that because you clearly have not a clue about refereeing" aimed at Chefren.
DeleteTo state that Chefren, whose selfless hard work kept this blog alive since 2017, "doesn't have a clue about refereeing", is totally ridiculous, besides being needlessly personal and abusive towards him.
If you are not the same person who was not interested in analysing the performance but rather personally destroying his nemesis, then I apologise for tarnishing you with the same brush.
But I don't think your comment was that much better by the same token.
Mikael, yes - the respond was aimed at Chefren but 'you' was referred to the whole referee society as I tried to explain further. My only point was to show that evaluating a referee's performance should not EXCLUDE the opinion of the football players and coaches because for me they are the best judges. As for your work I can only express my greatest and deepest gratitude to you and Chefren for doing this voluntarily. I really can imagine how much efforts it cost. I always read all the comments with great interest because sometimes they are useful for my job. Again I want to excuse myself sincerely if somehow I insulted any of you on a personal level. Also I would like to point that as not a natural English speaker the words do not always express the exact opinion. Anyway, as people running this blog you have only my respect and gratitude. Sorry again
DeleteIf Mateu gets POR-FRA when he missed a penalty and thus influenced the outcome of the match, why would Turpin not be appointed for a KO game?
ReplyDeleteBecause in ENG-SCO there was no clear penalty situation. Today there was a clear missed 2nd YC and a wrong penalty.
DeleteIn ENG-SCO Mateu missed a PK. Stamping is always, always a foul no matter how intense it might be. Always a foul as stated by the Laws of the Game.
DeleteToday there was no wrong penalty. PK is actually supportable because there was defensive holding. One might say it is more or less intense. Does not matter. There was defensive holding indeed. Turpin spotted it and acted accordingly, he did not invent it.
DeletePlus, Mateu influenced the outcome of ENG-SCO. Turpin didn't influence the outcome of DEN-RUS.
Anon 00:26 - last time I checked the word stamp(ing) doesn't appear in the LOTG...
DeleteNot all types of contact are definied specifically in the laws of the game. It would be impossible. Stamping falls within "charges" or "impedes an opponent with contact". Yes, in football, stamping is always, always a foul.
Delete*defined
DeleteIn ENG-SCO there was a contact , the stamp was in Poland Spain , correct by Lahoz to play on the contact was too soft to give penalty , different from Orsato that missed a clear stamp by defender . Second point : I agree it could be a second YC , why do you think it's mandatory ? I don't see spa in the situation I have give it for C A , so I punish the Holding .
DeleteI have always been and will be a referee. My only team is the referees. When they do it well, I am very happy and when they do it badly, I feel sad.
ReplyDeleteI really do not understand that in a blog about refereeing, there are people who are happy when a referee makes a mistake, I am speechless ...
Turpin is a great referee, even if he was bad today. And remembering a game from 2015 to criticize him is painful.
We are seeing an excellent level of refereeing. At the moment, the referee team is one of the best teams in this European Championship
+1
DeleteIf you're not supporting referees, either through praising good performance or through constructive criticism, then why are you here?
What a toxic environment the blog Admin is dealing with. Much like CONCACAF refereeing this blog is in downward spiral. Lol ;)
ReplyDeleteIf only some of you would simply stop caring so much about, stop being so vested in, or being so enamored with referee's. You would give the blog Admin the much needed break they need. After all, these referee's don't care about your opinions and more than likely don't even know you exist.
Watch games in a "I don't care about the referee or care about what he/she does or doesn't do" manner. It's brought back the joy of watching football me.
The only referee I care and/or worry about, is myself. I only care and/or worry about what I do or don't do in my games. Because these are the only things I actually have any control over. I am no longer swayed, bothered, angered and or influenced by any of these referee's. Only The LoTG guide me.
Your friend and fellow referee,
Sheriff
No - this blog is travelling in an upwards direction because we have dedicated people running the blog who care about their work (I don't need a break, thank you), and take a zero tolerance attitude towards unacceptable comments.
DeleteOne extraneous evening in exceptional circumstances does not constitute a "downward spiral". On the contrary, I have been quite enthused with the level of comments on our blog during this EURO.
And finally - you know what they say about leopards and spots, don't you? :)
I fully agree you sheriff.
DeleteEither some are frustrated not to have reach this top level or forgot one day maybe you were less accurate.
This blog is ok when talking about performance and not to target one ref. We all prefer one or other refs but do not forget if they reach this very top level that very few reach, they deserve it.
@Chefren, Mikael: I think you are doing a very good job. I so much appreciate your firm action against low-quality comments. It's certainly a fine line for you, but if you ask me if I enjoyed reading comments here half a year ago compared to today, my answer now is yes, and was no some months ago. Please stick to your policies.
DeletePerhaps it would help to establish clear rules in the comments, such as: negative comments on refereeing and referee performances always must give
- evidence for the own point of view
- factual, contentual arguments for the own point of view
- a focus on the action/situation/decision instead of the person of the referee
- free of insultive, confrontative language
Just a suggestion
I know you want to keep the blog as open as possible, Mikael and Chefren. But IMO, you should consider closing again Anonymous comments. They flood the place with trolls that only come here to create trouble. Those Anonymous who really want to participate in a constructive and healthy way shouldn't have much trouble in using a Google account, while those who only want to disturb probably won't bother.
ReplyDeleteSome users with titles and names also post garbage.
DeleteYes, but far less often.
DeleteIt also comes down to what a VAR dares to do. At the World Cup, Makkelie should technically have supported Kuipers’ decision to award Neymar a penalty. He didn’t, which saved Kuipers’ tournament and was widely praised by the public (and probably FIFA based on further appointments). This time, supporting the decision is technically correct as well, but we all think it will cost Turpin any further games and it is the most criticized decision of the tournament. All in all, I think VAR should have called for an OFR and UEFA would have supported it.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion UEFA wouldn't have supported a call by VAR and it would have been marked as wrong, there is indeed a clear difference in VAR application between WC 2018 and this EURO. The guidelines by committee (Rosetti released clear statements about that) are to intervene only in case of REAL evidence, and this should be indeed the essence of VAR, but one should wonder whether mistakes like the penalty, made by Turpin, can stay without intervention if all people think that it was clearly wrong, as Philipp wrote.
DeleteHowever, I assume that we will have an intervention for annulling a penalty only in case of NO CONTACT, clear simulation. Otherwise, very difficult.
Rosetti should be aware about the consequences of that, yesterday luckily these mistakes were not important for the final score, but... in KO stage... what could happen?
The hallmark of refereeing in this tournament up to now has been unobtrusiveness and facilitating the game, ignoring some aspects of the LotG (DtR comes to mind) while intervening when necessary for the match. Of course, this can be the eternal goal of refereeing, but I rarely remember a tournament with so little focus on the third team. Unfortunately, Turpin's approach yesterday did not match the high standards we have become used to. His low foul threshold was the wrong tactical approach in the first half and he did not choose his moments well to make his point, leading to a pedantic and aloof impression, also emphasised by his "small" body language.
ReplyDeleteI think Turpin had bad luck in the first half that he was faced with a clear time-wasting tactic that he did not get a grip on, probably partly due to tournament instructions. Until now I have only seen an effective time-wasting approach by Vincic. Some warnings but no further action did not do wonders for Turpin's acceptance on the pitch and in the stadium.
The missed second yellow card and wrong penalty have been discussed a lot already, I think they were both crucial mistakes and both Turpin and the committee are lucky that they were not crucial to the end result. Especially with Denmark, I think the public response could have been disastrous.
I would like to say it is wrong to see matches from more than six years ago dredged up to attack a referee. I know that Turpin is not the Netherlands' favourite referee, but to talk about Feyenoord-Roma every time Turpin makes a mistake is boring and does not add anything to be honest. I don't see those same commenters bring up Chelsea-PSG when Kuipers makes a mistake, for example.
PS. I think it's a compliment to the blog that many users who swore never to be back cannot help themselves to comment once again! Whether it's a complement also is another matter entirely.
Unpopular opinion: I think Turpin did well yesterday!
ReplyDeletePK indeed was soft, but not wrong. I would've preferred no PK, but IMO it was in line with his 'tight' approach in the match.
I agree with Turpin not sending off Russia #13. Ofcourse it's SPA and it should be a yellow card, but IMO a second yellow card for this foul would be too harsh.
Time-wasting management is obviously a point for improvement, but to not that bad it should overshadow the rest of his performance.
Tuprin's performance was absolutely not perfect, but in the end I think this was a 8.3 performance. I expect Turpin for a QF, but at this moment not good enough to go through to SF/F.
'Unpopular' should mean 'trying to defend Turpin at all cost'.
DeleteYou made me smile! You say it was SPA and YC but because second YC, no card. Please wake up and look at reality!
It's a way of managing...
DeleteWhere there real complaints from the Danish when he didn't give the second YC? No.
Would the Russian complain when he would've given the second YC? Problably.
Would the match get more difficult for Turpin when he would've given the second YC? Again: probably.
Maybe it's just Dutch approach, but here the guideline is that a second YC should be very clear. Sometimes it's just better not to give a second YC. I think Turpin felt that really well. But readers (especially commenters) on this blog don't care about managing a match with the use (or not to use) cards, while I think that is one of the best ways to manage a match.
Unpopular just means that everyone is bitching at Turpin, where I just think that's undeserved.
@anonymous 11:55: I respect you utter an opinion, it benefits discussion. Thank you.
DeleteBut I'd like to ask you to unfold WHY you think Turpin did well. You mentioned the penalty is soft, but not wrong. Can you maybe analyse, contentual, what exactly the "offender" did do in the situation? What exactly was the offense, what was the effect, why did the attacker fall.
That's what I meant earlier today, I think comments should always give arguments, and not just "I think it is correct".
My opinion: The defender made contact with two flat hands, touching the attacker's torso. Then the attacker falls. I haven't seen a pushing, holding, grabbing... nothing. Maybe you can enlighten us, because then a debate really goes about the content, not about the person Clément Turpin. Let's try to speak about refereing, not referees
I can only speak for myself. My feeling yesterday: Special atmosphere in the Parken, after what happened last week. Nice atmosphere, fair football, tension. And then a referee who does not penalize a CLEAR BLATANT shirt pulling - that's not SPA, almost lack of respect - and who issues a very unclear, soft, cheap penalty with a free line of vision. Which he has done earlier, I rememmber ManCity-Schalke, Copenhagen-Manunited. Cheap penalties deciding games. And this combined with not the most modest body language made me personally upset. Because I expect more from a referee. Maybe this explains why certain people went a bit more out of their skin than in other games.
Delete@anonymous 12:50 Thanks for your reaction, at least you want to get into a good discussion.
DeleteTo me: the Denmark defender places his hand around the body of Russia attacker, in first on his belly and later on his hip. The Danish hand on his hip hinder the Russia attacker to turn and make the shot.
As I said, it's really soft and I wouldn't have given the PK myself, but to me it's a supportable decision.
Referees are human beings and everyone has a bad day sometimes and makes mistakes.
ReplyDeleteBut yesterday, Turpin was the first one to show a very bad performance with two crucial mistakes. A pitty, because he is a great referee and showed an excellent last season (with EL final). But due to the great level of refereeing in the tournament so far, Rosetti, in fact, has no opportunity but to send the Frenchman home after to matches in Group Stage - totally unexpected, but refs like Siebert or Rapallini should continue their EURO based on the shown performances.
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