Metalartin
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Yeah I remember seeing the reactions from the Liverpool fans on the tweet about the ref choice. The thing is if it was a directive sent from above that set the tone for his performance that day then the same could happen to Liverpool and now they've already praised him as a "good ref" before the game. Maybe UEFA wants to give Italian football a leg up(seems so with some of the proposals for FFP2.0) and maybe the coach smashing was seen as an embarrassment in terms of fan behaviour that they don't want risked in the final? Just as our booing of the anthem probably was seen as an embarrassment they didn't want too far into the latter stages before they told the ref to screw us over.It's the same ref that fucked us over at Klanfield. Thats UEFA taking the piss out of us.
I know the ref wasn't Liverpool's fault and it's not like they can turn down incorrect decisions even if they wanted to but in that second half at Anfield they did use the ref liberally to stop any momentum City tried to build as they sat back and held out for a clean sheet. As I've said before that was in stark contrast to first half where he was letting everything go, all the niggly fouls they did from behind to win back the ball and keep that momentum going in that 20 min spell they had. I've even seen praise for him from Liverpool fans regarding that game for "Letting the game flow" does that not tell you everything you need to know? Did they even watch that second half? So the players deserve it(the same treatment ours got) and the fans making out they "battered" us fair and square deserve it in my book.
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