The master at work (turkey v. england [R])

Discussion in 'Referee' started by wjarrettc, Oct 12, 2003.

  1. wjarrettc

    wjarrettc Member
    Staff Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Cliffs of Insanity
    Club:
    Carolina Railhawks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So often we read on this board about referee's blowing calls, etc. I thought it would be a nice change of pace to look at the other side.

    I had the privilege yesterday of watching the master (Pierluigi Collina) work a beautiful game in the England v. Turkey qualifier. It's amazing how much Collina comands the respect of the players.

    In a game that was a must win for Turkey, there was hardly a bit of dissent directed in Collina's direction when he whistled for a PK to England after Gerrard was brought down in the box (a correct call as the replay would indicate). Then on the other hand ,what at first looked like an obvious penalty to Turkey was correctly ruled no foul by Collina (and the replay would again confirm his call).

    His AR was spot on when they disallowed England's goal in the second half for offside. His "dressing down" of Alpay and Beckham at halftime seemed to calm down a match that was starting to simmer just before the break. Collina was in perfect position to call the handled ball that Turkey used to generate a dangerous sequence inside the penalty area in the second half.

    As a neutral observer of the match that didn't have a vested interest in either team, I really enjoyed watching the officiating. It is nice to see a match this big and not hear any rantings about the officials in the aftermath!
     
  2. Snuffles

    Snuffles New Member

    May 27, 2003
    UK
    He should have sent off Butt and Rustu though.
     
  3. wjarrettc

    wjarrettc Member
    Staff Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Cliffs of Insanity
    Club:
    Carolina Railhawks
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I have to admit that I was watching the game in a bar with about 125 other folks and must have missed what you are referring to with Butt. As for Rustu, I didn't think that play warranted a red card. Playing dangerously definitely, reckless perhaps, yellow, okay...but I didn't see it as a sending off.

    What happened with Butt that I missed?
     
  4. Manny

    Manny New Member

    Jun 7, 2002
    Denmark
    He did exactly the same thing as Rüstü, but he only hit Ergün in the chest.

    Butt and Rüstü didn't do it on purpose imo.
     
  5. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sounds like he had control of the game, and that he didn't need to send anyone off.
     
  6. Snuffles

    Snuffles New Member

    May 27, 2003
    UK
    Not very consistent though is it?
     
  7. propes

    propes New Member

    Jun 22, 1999
    St. Paul, MN, USA
    Consistency is, at best, overrated.
     
  8. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of petty referees."

    Pier Luigi Emerson. Or maybe it was Ralph Waldo Collina, I can't remember for sure.
     
  9. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    "On White Hart Lane"




















    ;)
     
  10. Noah Dahl

    Noah Dahl New Member

    Nov 1, 2001
    Pottersville
    I thought this would be a thread about Beckham taking penalties.
     
  11. Malaga CF fan

    Malaga CF fan Member

    Apr 19, 2000
    Fairfax, VA
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not only is he a great referee, he's an amazing philosopher, wow!!! Is there anything he can't do??

    Well, seriously though, excellent quote.
     
  12. Snuffles

    Snuffles New Member

    May 27, 2003
    UK
    The point is though that other refs don't control the game, so do have to send off a Butt-like tackle, so you end up with a system where Butt could or could not be sent off, not based on his own actions, but based on who was picked to ref.

    You end up where if you are playing Macedonia you can't tackle a certain way, but if you are playing Turkey in a "big match" you can, no consistency.
     
  13. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sometimes it's 95F; sometimes its 5F; sometimes it's raining; sometimes it's snowing; sometimes it's windy; sometimes the crowd is cheering against you sometimes the field is narrow; etc. There are a lot of things that change from game to game. The referee team is just one of them.
     
  14. Ombak

    Ombak Moderator
    Staff Member

    Flamengo
    Apr 19, 1999
    Irvine, CA
    Club:
    Flamengo Rio Janeiro
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Are you sure you saw the Rustu incident? The one replay I saw showed him kicking Dyer in the face.
     

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