We still have to hold a lead a man down for 45+ minutes with a trigger happy ref. Don't be so sure about that.
Some referee's have massive ego's and make the game about them... this is clearly the case here. 7 yellows and a red in one half? Constant whistles? Get over yourself dude this is totally uncalled for
This is Saudi Arabia. Everyone calm down. They've not gotten near our goal yet, except for one fast break when our central defenders were up from the back.
You aren't breaking that to me. I've broken it to myself when I saw the roster revealed. At the same time, Saudi Arabia is twice as bad. They couldn't get near our goal in that half. Calm down. Everyone take a deep breathe. It'll be okay, we will win this game.
Is there any way that red could be taken away after the game? CCV out for first knockout round game... this ref is affecting a lot more than just this game.
Mexico isn't great, but I wouldn't want to face them with 3 starters out when New Zealand is on offer. That is still a big difference.
Yes, and it should be, but knowing FIFA, they'll say thats not an egregious call, therefore they don't want to undermine their bad referee.
I will say that before the yellow/red CCV was our best player with EPB and Lennon coming in second and third.
In the other game, Ecuador is unlucky to still be 0-0. The way their shots have gone this tournament, a win with a goal against the run of play by Senegal looks inevitable. If that happens and the Saudis can score two on us, then we drop to third and meet Uruguay, which is stronger than Mexico.
Mexico still dangerous. Don't kid yourself. Right now, we are a man down with a whistle happy ref. Not having CCV is a double loss because we don't have Jones which means we can't bring our captain to midfield. And we still have another half to go.