The Manchester United midfielder was sent off in the second half against Real Madrid for a high challenge on Arbeloa, but did the tackle warrant a straight red card? Have your say!
Real Madrid came for a goal down to earn a 2-1 win and knock Manchester United out of the Champions League by three goals to two on aggregate.
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in any other league game that would have been a justified red card but because this game had two big teams playing in a great game that the fans loved watching, suddenly the rules should change and dangerous plays with intent to injure no longer should be red carded.
The ref made the right call. The person you people should be upset with is Nani jumping in the air with his cleats out kicking players in the chest. If he didn't do that stupid play, then there wouldn't have been an issue.
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Skip to 0:47 seconds! Nani looks at the running Arbeloa for a split-second!
2nd video at real time!
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Edit* Something ITV wouldn't show, they never showed this angle before the actually challenge!
first of all he didn't even touch the ball , and he kicked arbeloa on purpose that was obvious
What is he thinkin its kung fou out there !!
he didnt know arbeloa was there and had his eye on the ball to bring it down and arbeloa ran into him...
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Nani's actions simply don't fall in line with this law. It was a fifty fifty ball and not even a tackle or challenge.
If you think it was a red, you are probably a bit thick.
Current, Ex-pros and refs that thought the decision was incorrect:
Dermot Gallagher
Mike Phelan
David Moyes
Alan McInally
Gary Lineker
Gary Neville
Dietmar Hamann
Lou Macari
Joey Barton
Paddy Crerand
Lee Dixon
Gareth Southgate
Bryan Robson
Michael Owen
Steve Mcmanaman
Xabi Alonso and Mourinho are both rather noncomittal on condemning Nani, I would imagine that many of Madrid's players were rather surprised as well. Ozil certainly looked it!
Unfortunately only one man's opinion counted, Cuneyt Cakir.
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Now tell me he didn't see Arbeloa!
Too bad FIFA and UEFA disagree and support the referee's decision! No one is bigger than the law of the game and both bodies see the law was carried out correctly!
You can list any pro or ex-pro you want. Funnily enough, all played in England and most have paid jobs in England now! Integrity seems misplaced I feel!
The law is the law, get over it! You had one decision go against you and you feel cheated. United wouldn't know the meaning of cheated compared to your opponents over the years.
You have the right to feel disappointed and nothing more!
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After Nani's red card, ManU players dedicated their time to acting like victims with every other play. Example: Carrick getting a yellow card for protesting that there was a PK when the ball hit Khedira in the arms, which he held behind him and pressed up against his body which is legal (unlike the Rafael situation).
ManU played embarrassingly defensive in both games and it made me lose respect for them. They can complain about Nani all they want, but the Gods of football rewarded the braver.
Utd and PL teams in general are so arrogant. When Arsenal go out of the CL that will be all the PL teams out. So we have the English Euro champs out, the PL champs out, the soon to be PL champs out and Arsenal; all before the quarters. The PL has the best teams I hear fanboys say?? Whatever.
maybe a yellow card at most but nothing more.
normally for bad tackles the opposing team would protest to the ref and make card gestures for a card to be given.
here, everyone was calm waiting for the game to go on. there were no ill-feelings between the two teams/players
the red card just came out of nowhere.
Bad call by the ref.
Still, there's no doubt the card changed the game but thats football for you i guess.
You should not have your feet up like that.
Utd would not have won anyway.
Madrid won't win CL.
I've said this before, the best team in this comp is Dortmund.
Get on them if your a betting man. Easy money.
Mourinho stated in his post match interview that they were 2nd best to United and that United employed good tactics until the red which swung the game their way. I suggest you also do some research before making stupid claims that "United would have lost anyway".
OMG. I can't believe it. Its so ****ing simple. The Madrid players and staff was baffled by the red, half the stadium was baffled by the red, a dozen soccer pundits and some ex-referee's was baffled by the red.
Madrid didnt even celebrate the win, neither did their coach Mourinho.
What the **** does that all say?? Is that not enough evidence to come to the conclusion that this was a horrendously poor call from the ref. The reactions of the players and staff of both clubs after the game spoke volumes.
Jezus, one would think that in today's day and age you can just use plain old common sense but it seems it escapes most people today.
This sport will never be fair until game changing decisions can be reviewed. Red cards, penalties and controversial goals should all be reviewable.
I suppose it doesn't help when it happens against play acting Spaniards in a tournament that Blatter and co. like the Spanish giants to get far in, he probably has wet dreams about an El Classico final and orders the officials to try to make it so.