On Jun 5, 2010, at 5:01 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
>> It's the referees you should be blaming. After all
>> it's their responsibility that rules are enforced. Players are there to
>> play and win, it's the referee's role to see to the rules.
>
> No, Henry and the officials are both to blame. He is supposedly an
> ambassador for fair play, and is supposed to be setting an example to
> kids not to take up the diving and arguing and whining that is ruining
> football. Sepp Blatter and the idiots in FIFA who have a vested interest
> in making sure the big countries get through are a different story.
That's completely paranoid. For that to be true, it would imply that
the officials and all the players knew that Henry was going to handle the ball
at that moment, and carefully aligned themselves so that both the center and
the AR were screened. The analysis showed that neither official could have seen
the contact because of the players (many of whom were Irish) who were blocking
their view of the event.
Even if Henry told the official afterwards, the official is not allowed
to consider that information, nor can they review video that may be visible in
the stadium. It sucks when this goes wrong (and is not unique to football -
baseball just got a similar sucky situation due to a blown call), but that's
the game. The contrast between how the Irish handled their disappointment and
how the Detroit Tigers handled theirs is a valuable lesson in sportsmanship.
And yes, the WC is every 4 years, but the Tigers have gone over 100 years
without ever pitching a perfect game, so...
-- Ed Leafe
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