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Send Atiba Back to Hospital: Atiba's Real Madrid Red Card
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Send Atiba Back to Hospital: Atiba's Real Madrid Red Card

Old 08-14-2006, 02:33 PM  #11
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I care that is why I posted about it. I don't like it when stars get preferential treatment in the NBA and I really didn't like it when Real Madrid got it from some of the fans and from the ref on Saturday. I do agree with you though that in general and especially in the MLS, we can't focus on the refs as much.
Chalan... check the foul count please.
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Old 08-14-2006, 02:39 PM  #12
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I can't find the stats online, but rewatching the match, the fould count was 23 Real Madrid, 7 or 9 for RSL.

Where is the preferential treatment?
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Old 08-14-2006, 02:51 PM  #13
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Fouls

RSL 7
Draft-FreeAgent 18

Apparently the software for the stats program couldn't handle Real Madrid.

You can usually find those totals on mlsnet.com.

The Xango stats are here.
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Old 08-14-2006, 02:55 PM  #14
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that's right, the 23 were the Shots vs RSL's 9.

So, for every three wistles that went our way, they got one....

the ref needs to be more fair... for Real Madrid 😉
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Old 08-14-2006, 03:04 PM  #15
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Wouldn't it be nice to have a vested interest in a team that can generate shots that easily?
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Old 08-14-2006, 04:12 PM  #16
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When I made the comment I was thinking about the cards not the fouls. I hadn't seen the foul count. I think the refs were reluctant to give cards to Madrid and a bit hasty with Atiba's card. I was also specifically talking about how frustrating it was for Atiba to get a straight red and then for Beckham to make a sloppy two footed challenge and not get even a yellow.
Old 08-14-2006, 04:55 PM  #17
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When I made the comment I was thinking about the cards not the fouls. I hadn't seen the foul count. I think the refs were reluctant to give cards to Madrid and a bit hasty with Atiba's card. I was also specifically talking about how frustrating it was for Atiba to get a straight red and then for Beckham to make a sloppy two footed challenge and not get even a yellow.
Honestly I'm glad the ref gave Harris a straight red for that tackle. It got him off the field. RM paid $34 million for Sergio Ramos......imagine if that tackle had broken his leg or torn his ACL. RM's return trip to Salt Lake in 2008 would've been cancelled so fast your head would've spun.

I don't like watching superstars getting favorable treatment from refs (I'm looking at you, NBA), but you have to understand RM holds all the aces and it's in RSL's best interests to make sure the organization had a good, productive time, and the players leave injury free.
Old 08-14-2006, 04:55 PM  #18
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Does anyone remember being happy when Harris made the roster over Melvin Tarley?
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Old 08-14-2006, 05:12 PM  #19
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Honestly I'm glad the ref gave Harris a straight red for that tackle. It got him off the field. RM paid $34 million for Sergio Ramos......imagine if that tackle had broken his leg or torn his ACL. RM's return trip to Salt Lake in 2008 would've been cancelled so fast your head would've spun.

I don't like watching superstars getting favorable treatment from refs (I'm looking at you, NBA), but you have to understand RM holds all the aces and it's in RSL's best interests to make sure the organization had a good, productive time, and the players leave injury free.

IBIK, you make a good point. I was upset with Harris for being reckless. I didn't think it was a straight red card offense and I don't like the idea of the Galacticos getting protected BUT it was a friendly and it was embarrassing to have one of our players acting like that. Sadly that wasn't the first of his reckless challenges in the short time he was in. He could have damaged RSL relationship with RM and future matches with them.

I think what upset me more than Atiba being sent off, was that Beckham made a similarly bad challenge and didn't even get a yellow. I was just trying to get my "it didn't seem fair and it frustrated me" vent on...and now I think I feel a whole lot better about it. 🙂
Old 08-14-2006, 05:44 PM  #20
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We've always wanted an "authentic European soccer experience" here in Utah.

Now we know what Malaga, Racing de Santander, Zaragoza, Cadiz, etc feel like when one of their players is a bit late with a tackle.
 
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