Rodriguez [ENG:PAR, Match 3] Referee Analysis [R]

[MassachusettsRef]

Match 3:

Ref: RODRIGUEZ (MEX)
AR1: Camargo (MEX)
AR2: Leal (CRC)
4th: Codija (BEN)

[El Guero Naco]

Here we go, as all us Mexie fans know, Marco's just an accident waiting to happen.

[bostonsoccermdl]

Is it me or does this guy look like Eddie Munster with a tan?

[usatowin]

could be our first failure, more at the end

[Ref Flunkie]

Yeah baby, a 6 seconds call!

I think he's done fine in the first half. I'm still not clear on what is "elbowing" and what isn't based on his calls, but I can't say I've seen any major mistakes so far.

[ursula]

No controversies so far.

[mdref25]

A six-second call on the goalkeeper! I think I know what FIFA wants them to look for! And two foul throws in a game at this level! Wow

[Ref Flunkie]

A six-second call on the goalkeeper! I think I know what FIFA wants them to look for! And two foul throws in a game at this level! Wow

Yup, bout time too! Actually, I thought the one on England was trifiling, but the one of Paraguay definitely effected the long throw.

As for the 2nd half, I guess you could say there were more "questionable calls", but again, nothing surprising.

[usatowin]

six seconds, early in the game against the losing team, how are they trying to waste time?

4 foul throws (the 4th, when Univision finally showed the replay, was at midfield and his foot was up no more than an inch); the one in the corner, then two on the opposite side when they were showing replays, then the one at midfield that got replayed


too inflexible

fit, but rigid diagonal got him in the way

poor judgement of elbows; ie Ferdinand, feels Ecuador player with right hand, then swings around with left, goes unpunished I guess because his hand was open

wasted cards on stuff it wasn't needed for, probably 2-3 fouls, including Crouch later on that would have been better bookings

hair style: more fit for a club, draws more attention to him and reinforces the opinion that he thinks he is the show

Most importantly, he forgot it wasn't his game and ruined the enjoyment of those involved by imposing on them with his style.

4/10, not even close to an acceptable performance, but didn't totally blow it

[Teso Dos Bichos]

He was very solid and made no real mistakes. Good game and I was impressed with his performance.

[Stud83]

Bad. One of the reasons the game was so slow with constant stops was his fault. Whistled about 10 non-existant fouls, half of the yellow cards were a complete joke, and his bias against Crouch who seemed to be whistled for a foul even when he was 10 yards away from the play was absolutely ridiculous. Gave 3 or 4 calls on bad throw-ins, when there seemed nothing wrong. A joke of a free-kick early in the game for wasting time against a team that was losing.

[Englishref]

Just as I expected, minus all the cards.

It was just so fussy, pedanctic, inflexible and over-officious it's untrue. Giving an IDFK for holding the ball ever so slightly longer than 6 seconds, giving foul throws for gaining 2 or 3 yards on the halfway line, preventing players from drinking in 30C heat a couple of yeards onto the pitch. I understand that he's a replacement, so has to impress, and I'm sure FIFA will be delighted that he refereed to the letter of the LOAF, but it ruins the game.

And also, after two games where the referee was willing to use common sense, and more noticably man-management, Rodriguez clearly hasn't heard of either phrase. I don't think he once spoke to a player after giving a FK. It was a FK or a card.

He missed his ARs a couple of times as well, and was never in a good enough position to see whether Crouch was actually fouling, or being fouled.

And then he put the icing on the cake of the performance when he gave a FK to Paraguay against Crouch for getting the ball, then followed it up 5 mins later by waving play on after Downing was taken out.

For me, I'll give him 54/100.

[Forza Moskva]

I'm still confused as to why Gerrard got a card.

5/10 and I'm being nice

[bluedevils]

This match seemed much tougher than the GER/CRC and POL/ECU matches. Does anyone else feel the same way?

I wasn't glued to the set, but I didn't think the performance was that bad. Admittedly, I missed all 4 of the foul throws which sure sounds ridiculous for an international match. And a 6-second call seems equally ridiculous.

This match seemed to have a lot of physical contact and, especially in the first half, quite a few fouls. I liked most of his FK decisions, which is more than I can say for a lot of games I watch on TV.

[Alberto]

Just as I expected, minus all the cards.

It was just so fussy, pedanctic, inflexible and over-officious it's untrue. Giving an IDFK for holding the ball ever so slightly longer than 6 seconds, giving foul throws for gaining 2 or 3 yards on the halfway line, preventing players from drinking in 30C heat a couple of yeards onto the pitch. I understand that he's a replacement, so has to impress, and I'm sure FIFA will be delighted that he refereed to the letter of the LOAF, but it ruins the game.

And also, after two games where the referee was willing to use common sense, and more noticably man-management, Rodriguez clearly hasn't heard of either phrase. I don't think he once spoke to a player after giving a FK. It was a FK or a card.

He missed his ARs a couple of times as well, and was never in a good enough position to see whether Crouch was actually fouling, or being fouled.

And then he put the icing on the cake of the performance when he gave a FK to Paraguay against Crouch for getting the ball, then followed it up 5 mins later by waving play on after Downing was taken out.

For me, I'll give him 54/100.


That was a classic example of the over officious referee.

[usatowin]

That was a classic example of the over officious referee.

Exactly. It's not as much that he was technically wrong, but the fact that he ruined enjoyment for the spectators and the players.

[Redshift]

A great referee is hardly noticed, because everyone is focused on the action. This guy, on the other hand, decided that he wanted to take center stage in the spectacle. The 6 reversions on the throw ins has to be some sort of record.

Also, there was bad call on the offside call in the first half that would have left Paraguay's stiker with only the keeper to beat.

[FutbolArbitro]

The only good news is that he wasn't as "strict" as when he centered the Mexican Legaue final when he gave out red cards like candy on Halloween.

[KMJvet]

Best referreed match of the tourney so far (thru monday) bar none. You couldn't count the mistakes on the fingers of one hand even after a run in with a snow blower and none of them mattered.

[whitehound]

Best referreed match of the tourney so far (thru monday) bar none. You couldn't count the mistakes on the fingers of one hand even after a run in with a snow blower and none of them mattered.
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