Comments on: 10 Things We Learned In Serie A This Weekend

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:02:33 +0000

In the case of the Inter game. personally thought it was all hand until the replay, and I had the luxury of a nice clear direct view for the camera shot. I don’t think you can say that the ref even caught that it didn’t just strike his hand. He jumped with his hand out like he was trying to handle the ball, that tends to draw the eye, you know.

By: ben

ben — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:42:30 +0000

when you dive at a shot with your arm outstretched, you cant get mad if the ref doesnt catch that it deflected of your head an instant before hitting your arm. the ref cant watch 8000 slo-mo replays like everyone else

as dubious penalties go, it was nothing compared to the crap del piero pulled the other week

By: chris

chris — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:00:40 +0000

Ehsan, then maybe you should recheck your facts, because, you know, it wasn’t a penalty. If the ball hits another part of the body, then then hand involuntarily, it’s nothing (you missed that big part about hitting another part of the body first).

“In the post match comments, Di Carlo said Collina had sent out a memo to all Serie A coaches that went over what is and is not a voluntary handball in the box, and Couto’s clearly is not.”

Sorry, bro. The Inter fans can’t shake this one. It was a terribly incorrect call. One of many this year. There’s probably a reason why that ref is being sat down by Collina for a few weeks, right? You know because, as he said, they made mistakes. That’s a huge one.

By: Ehsan

Ehsan — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:44:12 +0000

Wow, chris, why the bias against Inter?

The whole premise of your article is wrong because anyone who knows anything about football and rules confirmed it was a correct penalty.

I don’t have my FIFA stuff handy, but I recall it was along the lines of “Any shot heading towards the ‘general’ direction of the goal which is obstructed by a player’s EXTENDED arm voluntary OR INVOLUNTARY is considered an immediate penalty kid and results in a red card”

Let alone the player himself confessing, or the video replays confirming it, or the head of serie a telling everyone to shut up about the calcipoli crap.

I feel like I’m reading goal.com, not the offside… can we get some facts please.

By: mele419

mele419 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:14:01 +0000

The only thing I can hope for is people keep talking about this new Calciopoli and it doesn’t just get swept under the rug. And I was livid when there wasn’t a penalty given when Kaka was taken out in the box…
As for Ronaldo’s hair, I liked the afro! The cornrows, not so much.

Hamsik irritates me. Just the way he looks. idk.

Palermo are going down the shitter faster and faster. At this rate, I don’t know if they’ll even be making the UEFA Cup. It’s sad, really.

By: Francesco

Francesco — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:41:56 +0000

Loria has always been a defender that scores goals. And the goals he scores are always spectacular. That bicycle kick last season with Atalanta vs. Chievo was just beautiful. Although on the defensive side of things, he commits too many fouls.

By: shehan

shehan — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:23:16 +0000

^^^^ materazzi anyone? germany, ‘06..?

By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:41:26 +0000

I looked up Loria’s goal totals after that — he’s got a TON for his career and obviously knows how to get his head on the ball (he’s about 6′8″, from what I can tell, and built like a steer), but that’s gotta be his best one ever. Plus, it’s great to see a man that big and dumb-looking running around looking for people to hug.