Paul Macdonald har skrevet en artikel om kampen på goal.com, og han siger nogle interessante ting. F.eks;
But Madrid unwittingly followed him into the abyss of self-implosion. Ronaldo can cry foul play, and Pepe may launch insults towards those he believes are against him and his team, but Romero's only saving grace lies in the impartiality of his ineptness. Both sides were burned by his decision-making, yet Madrid were the ones that took it personally.
They allowed emotion and, perhaps, expectation, to get in the way of seeing out what would have been a monumental win in the confines of the title race. The lead had been theirs. The points were within their grasp. Had they simply performed in their own ominous style from the off, Villarreal, a team clinging onto a season that descended into freefall almost as soon as it had began, would have folded.
Og så har dommern og oversætteren en lille "fortid" sammen. Den samme dommer udviste oversætteren i en pokal kamp for 2 år siden.
Mourinho and Romero have past history - the official sent the Portuguese to the stands in November 2010 during a Copa del Rey fixture versus Murcia, and the coaches' gesticulations in the technical area once more gathered the attention of the man in the middle.
Og så til Faria drengen, han er altså nu blevet udvist hele 4 gange i denne sæson, lige netop i hans tilfælde er dommeren måske uden skyld. Tænk at man kan have en ansat, som har fået så mange udvisninger, uden at man har gjort noget ved det. Man burde for længst have fortalt ham, at han skal holde sig lidt i ro.
But the altercations began slowly, simmering, before exploding like Krakatoa. Firstly, the ever-exuberant Rui Faria, Madrid's fitness coach, was expelled from the touchline for the fourth time this season.
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