My overall view isn't that conclusive. I 100% agree with your summary though

Where to start analysing it. Early in the game I agreed with the Puyol, Van Persie and Van Bommel bookings. I thought maybe if the game was going to go that way, there's nothing anyone can do

Then came De Jong's awful smash, enough said, he should have gone

But then, second half, this is where, although I wanted Spain to win, they did a couple of things that could have been Hollands world cup, and mirrored the Brazil game

Iniesta, no matter how little it was, didn't like a tackle on him, and lashed out at the player when he didn't get the whistle. Webb evened up the De Jong thing instantly, by not even booking him. Anything could have happened in that moment, from a yellow to a straight red, and Iniesta was a lucky boy, and his face said it all "he thought he was going"

Then Robben one on one was being fouled the whole time, which is what he bleated about constantly for the rest of the game

By the end, I thought your last summary nailed it really. He dealt with incidents consistently, which largely meant he was in control of it all. Bommel got away with everything again, but so did others

Posted By: pants on July 12th 2010 at 11:43:51

Message Thread

So what does the wisdom of the Wrath think about Howard Webb's performance? (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:16:03
- I fucking hate the guy but thought he handled last night pretty well (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jul 12, 12:56:06
- I think he did well considering the players were disgraceful (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Jul 12, 12:16:58
- If he'd seen that foot to chest it would have been straight red... (Other Football) - Old Man, Jul 12, 12:14:07
  - was that incident any more (or less) clearcut (Other Football) - jayson blair, Jul 12, 12:40:03
- If he didnt visit each dressing room at half time i would like to know why (n/m) (Other Football) - Buckscanary, Jul 12, 12:08:24
- My overall view isn't that conclusive. I 100% agree with your summary though (Other Football) - pants, Jul 12, 11:43:51
  - You were dead right though (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:53:43
    - Iniesta was saved because Webb knew what a massive cunt Van Bommell had been (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jul 12, 13:52:16
    - I'd sort of accepted his way (Other Football) - pants, Jul 12, 12:00:15
  - speech marks typo (Other Football) - pants, Jul 12, 11:45:30
- I also think from last night that the dutch have taken lots of (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 12, 11:41:06
  - The foul was outside the box for sure, I watched it several times last night to check (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:48:32
  - agreed, he'd have certainly had Spain to 10, and could have been a biggy (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jul 12, 11:46:24
  - wasnt the foul outside the box anyway (Other Football) - grimsbycanary3, Jul 12, 11:42:27
    - ^^^ yes (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:48:42
    - proper sything down contact was actually in the box, was just hassling outside the (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 12, 11:45:57
      - onlt cintact in the box was Robben trying to stamp on the keeper (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 12, 11:46:38
        
        Here's a link (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 12:04:06
        
        You what luv? (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Jul 12, 11:56:21
        
        only contact (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jul 12, 11:59:30
    - it was well outside the box (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 12, 11:43:58
      - he put his legs across him inside the box, just an arm round outside the box (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 12, 11:47:02
        
        not sure we are talking about the same incident (Other Football) - grimsbycanary3, Jul 12, 11:50:33
        
        No he didn't (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:50:06
        
        Van Persie of course did the opposite. Away on the right side and dives (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 12, 12:02:56
        
        Ah, Schteve! Are the clogsters absolutely furious with Webby, or do they accept that they (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 12:09:01
- Agree... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jul 12, 11:27:57
- Thought he did a good job (Other Football) - Basil Wrathbone, Jul 12, 11:26:17
- thought he did a good job considering how difficult the players made it for him (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 12, 11:22:43
- Had he sent someone off early, he?d have been accused of ruining the World Cup Final. (Other Football) - lurd, Jul 12, 11:21:12
  - or to take the opposite view (Other Football) - grimsbycanary3, Jul 12, 11:36:38
    - the 'red card' offence by De Jong was fairly late in the first half I thought? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 12, 11:42:33
      - there were plenty of ocassions where a dutch player could have been shown 2 yellows before (Other Football) - grimsbycanary3, Jul 12, 11:43:41
        
        Van Bommell alone could have been sent off twice before that! (n/m) (Other Football) - woody, Jul 12, 11:47:39
- I think he tried to be reasonable with Holland to start with (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jul 12, 11:20:32
- Not great, but had a hard job. (n/m) (Other Football) - stringersrevenge, Jul 12, 11:19:19
- Agree (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 12, 11:18:23

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