Referee Performance Review: Barcelona v Arsenal

I'm on about the first leg you idiot. When Walcott dived for the penalty.

coolhead33 wrote:I'm on about the first leg you idiot. When Walcott dived for the penalty.

Agreed. I mean diving for a penalty that wasnt even given is cheating

EdinsonCavani wrote:

coolhead33 wrote:I'm on about the first leg you idiot. When Walcott dived for the penalty.

Agreed. I mean diving for a penalty that wasnt even given is cheating

He still attempted to cheat.

Fanatic wrote:

EdinsonCavani wrote:

coolhead33 wrote:I'm on about the first leg you idiot. When Walcott dived for the penalty.

Agreed. I mean diving for a penalty that wasnt even given is cheating

He still attempted to cheat.

No impact on the game. Therfore leeds just need to accept their shit

Christ your a whiney bunch of bastards, you didn't have a shot on goal...if you hadn't been so gutless in your performance it might of been different.

EdinsonCavani wrote:

coolhead33 wrote:I'm on about the first leg you idiot. When Walcott dived for the penalty.

Agreed. I mean diving for a penalty that wasnt even given is cheating

It was given though. Get your facts right.

coolhead33 wrote:

EdinsonCavani wrote:

coolhead33 wrote:I'm on about the first leg you idiot. When Walcott dived for the penalty.

Agreed. I mean diving for a penalty that wasnt even given is cheating

It was given though. Get your facts right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaZClt0mdIo Around 2.55 is walcotts dive and around 3.15 is the real penalty
I think you may have to get your facts right my friend.

The second one was the dive...

He even admitted he won the penalty by diving. What do you not get?

When Van Persie shoved the stupid mug in the face I jumped up into the air as if we scored a goal I was soo happy

If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be worrying more about the fact my team didn't have a single shot on goal than a red card that van Persie should've probably got for a different offence anyway.

Dan wrote:If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be worrying more about the fact my team didn't have a single shot on goal than a red card that van Persie should've probably got for a different offence anyway.

Against the second choice centre back pairing as well.

coolhead33 wrote:The second one was the dive...

He even admitted he won the penalty by diving. What do you not get?

I suggest you have a look through the archives on arsenal.com back to the walcott interview he clearly stated he ATTEMPTED to win a penalty.

coolhead33 wrote:

Dan wrote:If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be worrying more about the fact my team didn't have a single shot on goal than a red card that van Persie should've probably got for a different offence anyway.

Against the second choice centre back pairing as well.

Didn't even think of that.

Dan wrote:If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be worrying more about the fact my team didn't have a single shot on goal than a red card that van Persie should've probably got for a different offence anyway.

Everytime we built up momentum to attempt a shot, the ref broke it up by whistling for ludicrous 'fouls'

EdinsonCavani wrote:

Dan wrote:If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be worrying more about the fact my team didn't have a single shot on goal than a red card that van Persie should've probably got for a different offence anyway.

Everytime we built up momentum to attempt a shot, the ref broke it up by whistling for ludicrous 'fouls'

Oh yes. It had nothing to do with the fact you could barely string three passes together without losing it for the majority of the game..

Dan wrote:

EdinsonCavani wrote:

Dan wrote:If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be worrying more about the fact my team didn't have a single shot on goal than a red card that van Persie should've probably got for a different offence anyway.

Everytime we built up momentum to attempt a shot, the ref broke it up by whistling for ludicrous 'fouls'

Oh yes. It had nothing to do with the fact you could barely string three passes together without losing it for the majority of the game..

No i think you will find that is an exaggeration everytime a '50-50' took place it was more like a 100-0 in barca favour because they had the ref to rely on if Arsenal won it.
What is this ref doing on the pitch?

Me, being an Arsenal fan am more worried about the games we've got coming up then the fact we got done by the best team in the world currently and one of the best ever.

Each to their own though

EdinsonCavani wrote:

Dan wrote:

EdinsonCavani wrote:

Dan wrote:If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be worrying more about the fact my team didn't have a single shot on goal than a red card that van Persie should've probably got for a different offence anyway.

Everytime we built up momentum to attempt a shot, the ref broke it up by whistling for ludicrous 'fouls'

Oh yes. It had nothing to do with the fact you could barely string three passes together without losing it for the majority of the game..

No i think you will find that is an exaggeration everytime a '50-50' took place it was more like a 100-0 in barca favour because they had the ref to rely on if Arsenal won it.
What is this ref doing on the pitch?

Is that why your pass completion was only 71% of 199? With 24% overall possession? And that your highest passer, Fabregas (30) had less than every single Barca player bar Valdes?

Because of the referee?

blackskar wrote:Me, being an Arsenal fan am more worried about the games we've got coming up then the fact we got done by the best team in the world currently and one of the best ever.

Each to their own though

So, the fact that the manner of this defeat (after the Carling Cup Final as well) doesn't worry you at all?

EdinsonCavani wrote:

Dan wrote:

EdinsonCavani wrote:

Dan wrote:If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be worrying more about the fact my team didn't have a single shot on goal than a red card that van Persie should've probably got for a different offence anyway.

Everytime we built up momentum to attempt a shot, the ref broke it up by whistling for ludicrous 'fouls'

Oh yes. It had nothing to do with the fact you could barely string three passes together without losing it for the majority of the game..

No i think you will find that is an exaggeration everytime a '50-50' took place it was more like a 100-0 in barca favour because they had the ref to rely on if Arsenal won it.
What is this ref doing on the pitch?

Hmm. I thought Arsenal fans never blamed the ref ...

Dan wrote:

blackskar wrote:Me, being an Arsenal fan am more worried about the games we've got coming up then the fact we got done by the best team in the world currently and one of the best ever.

Each to their own though

So, the fact that the manner of this defeat (after the Carling Cup Final as well) doesn't worry you at all?

Not to the extent people are saying it should, no. Always expected it to go that way, obviously not as bad as that. We lost, we've got just as important games coming up thick and fast and if we get back to playing how we know we can then we'll be in them both right to the end.

EdinsonCavani wrote:

coolhead33 wrote:The second one was the dive...

He even admitted he won the penalty by diving. What do you not get?

I suggest you have a look through the archives on arsenal.com back to the walcott interview he clearly stated he ATTEMPTED to win a penalty.

Either way he still admitted that he cheated and you can't blame the referee when your team attempts to cheat.

coolhead33 wrote:

EdinsonCavani wrote:

coolhead33 wrote:The second one was the dive...

He even admitted he won the penalty by diving. What do you not get?

I suggest you have a look through the archives on arsenal.com back to the walcott interview he clearly stated he ATTEMPTED to win a penalty.

Either way he still admitted that he cheated and you can't blame the referee when your team attempts to cheat.

Then no team ever should complain about anything the ref does. Because every club has a catalogue of decisions that go for them too. Doesn't stop the fans placing blame.

blackskar wrote:

coolhead33 wrote:

EdinsonCavani wrote:

coolhead33 wrote:The second one was the dive...

He even admitted he won the penalty by diving. What do you not get?

I suggest you have a look through the archives on arsenal.com back to the walcott interview he clearly stated he ATTEMPTED to win a penalty.

Either way he still admitted that he cheated and you can't blame the referee when your team attempts to cheat.

Then no team ever should complain about anything the ref does. Because every club has a catalogue of decisions that go for them too. Doesn't stop the fans placing blame.

Most clubs do not every club. What happened to the respect the ref campaign? I know I hate the referees we get but we don't dive to win penalties over it. Ask a fan of every team we have played this season and I doubt you'll find any that thought we dived during the entire game.

I personally think managers influence divers. Before Grayson came in we had Becchio rolling around on the floor each game but now he only does it when he gets an elbow to the face or whatever. Some players will always dive no matter who is in charge though.

Just my opinion.