Giggs Free-kick - You Be the Ref!
Dave the ManYoo partisan won't like it, but after reviewing this Giggs free-kick from yesterday's match against Lille, I think it should have been retaken. Most of the blame falls on the referee. FIFA rules specify that the referee is to raise his arm and blow his whistle once sharply to indicate a direct free kick. This clown does neither but just sort of shuffles out of the way. I'm not sure he's even watching when the ball goes in. The rule is there but it's rarely enforced. I've seen the opposite where the ref has raised his arm, blown his whistle and called back a perfectly good goal because the wall wasn't set. That's equally wrong. A little consistency, referee?!
posted by gatorbob @ 7:42 PM
2 Comments:
I feel you can see Giggs asking the ref if he needs to wait for a whistle
You can see Giggs conferring with the referee alright, but that's a moot point. The arm raised over head and whistle are vital to the defending team because they don't know what they're defending without it. The goal should have been called back.
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