Champions League Final | Pre-Match Thread

[blue b4 the moon]

Oh shit ref is Lahoz !!!

Well blow me down with a feather...fancy that.

 

[kaz7]

Guardiola later insisted he had not insulted Lahoz during the half-time break, but went on to sarcastically label the Spanish official a "special guy" for his decisions against City at the Etihad Stadium.
"In the right moment we miss the right decisions," he told BT Sport.
"The referee is a special guy, he likes to be different.
"Whenever people see the things, he will decide the opposite."

 

[MAG]

 

[blue b4 the moon]

How the fuck can that piss poor referee get to ref such occasion? He is shit in every single game he referees.

You & all of us know the answer....our hope is that UEFA are ready to give us a win following us running in & then out of the SL to fuck it all up.

 

[Blue Coop]

We should still batter them.

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[RayCTID]

We never do things the easy way. Lahoz has made the task a bit more difficult.

 

[chaddblue]

City fans are sometimes accused of paranoia about agendas etc.. especially where UEFA are concerned

But the appointment of this bellend is genuinely concerning

 

[dubblue]

He’s either as bent as Byron Moreno or one of the worst referees is living memory. This is not good news either way.

 

[Gumzy97]

Spanish Mike Dean

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Possibly the worst decision I have ever seen - never mentioned by the twats revelling in our exit from the competition at the quarter final stage on away goals.

 

[HelloCity]

 

[Big-P]

Jesus wept, you couldn’t write it could you.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Just rewatching that now and I can see why it could be perceived as a dive. Aguero actually hurdles the keeper and touches him with the toe of his boots. It’s obviously a penalty and Aguero did that to protect himself, but he did make a bit of a meal of it.

 

[chickaroon]

Brilliant

My thoughts exactly. Not in my wildest dreams.

 

[discopop]

Is that the twat who hates Pep?

 

[bluemanchester]

Looks like they are saving the big "fxxk you" for the final with this choice of referee

 

[come-on-barney]

Might possibly work in our favour as he knows given the comments from Pep he will be under scrutiny. Always the chance that any referee can make a bad decision. We just have to focus on our own game and play as we can. Going to be tough but Pep knows a thing or two about finals.

 

[Don Karleone]

Just rewatching that now and I can see why it could be perceived as a dive. Aguero actually hurdles the keeper and touches him with the toe of his boots. It’s obviously a penalty and Aguero did that to protect himself, but he did make a bit of a meal of it.

Can't agree with that. Just don't see it.

 

[Big-P]

Might possibly work in our favour as he knows given the comments from Pep he will be under scrutiny. Always the chance that any referee can make a bad decision. We just have to focus on our own game and play as we can. Going to be tough but Pep knows a thing or two about finals.

The bloke is as bent as a nine bob note, everything he’s done in the past two quarters he’s officiated has been done on purpose with the knowledge he’s safe from scrutiny from his employers.