tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746801991353979435.post6972128606792159227..comments2023-05-01T07:05:20.196-04:00Comments on Starting Eleven: Spirit of Euro 2008 Sapped by Italy-Holland RefereeStarting11http://www.blogger.com/profile/06424996798459297486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746801991353979435.post-37424938229829621302008-06-10T15:04:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:04:00.000-04:00How is this judged to be such a bad decision, it's...How is this judged to be such a bad decision, it's based on a subtle interpretation of the rules- there have been many clear-cut bad decisions in the past (Maradonna Hand of God anyone?). This one could be argued either way. I personally think that if we was injured and in danger, play should have been stopped, but if he wasn't injured, he's still in play and therefore was keeping Van Nistelrooy onside. There's no concept of whether a defender is "interfering with play" or not, like there is for an attacker.<BR/><BR/>The best team won at the end of the day anyway, I'm neutral but could see that Holland outclassed Italy.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11332989055383398419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746801991353979435.post-42516026050160756722008-06-10T11:13:00.000-04:002008-06-10T11:13:00.000-04:00Suppose the clubbing left him in play on the line?...Suppose the clubbing left him in play on the line? Does that change anything? The ref made the right call. Complain about the rule all you want, but don't complain about a correct call by the referee.Micah Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658372700158740229noreply@blogger.com