> >On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 16:54:48 +0200, David Tiemroth
> >>>I still consider the korean reaction worse.
> >>And you're what nationality again?
> >So what?
> So I'm not surprised you think the Korean reaction is worse,
> considering your team was just knocked out of the WC.
> >I think Wilmot's goal was good and I'm not belgian.
> You have no emotional involvement and think it was good. OK.
> If a Brazilian argued that it was a clear foul, would you be
> surprised?
> >>>Anyway it's funny that here everybody agrees that a reciprocal foul
> >>>should lead to a non call, while on Materazzi's goal, it was right to
> >>>punish Inzaghi.
> >>Two different situations. I don't expect you to agree, of course, that
> >>would be admitting that Italy might have lost because of themselves...
> >Nice way to avoid answering the point. Why different?
> One was two reactionary fouls, the other was one reactionary foul.
> >>>When asked about the ref, they answered about the ref. When asked
> >>>about the chances wasted, they answered about the chances wasted.
> >>And when asked about why they are out of the World Cup, they answered
> >>about the ref. When asked what went wrong, they answered about the
> >>ref. Where's the "we just weren't good enough out there" comments? The
> >>"we made some mistakes and were punished for it. It sucks to be out,
> >>but that's the way things go" comments? Buried underneath the "the
> >>game was already decided! They wanted Italy out!" comments?
> >Maybe your channell didn't broadcast them,
> And no internet sites have them noted down anywhere. Funny, that.
> >Of course it was natural that everybody found the ref scandalous.
> Of course. Italy lost a game, of course everybody found the ref
> scandalous.
> >I'd like to check the interviews after england-Argentina and check out
> >how many players talked about their own mistakes...
> That's your great defense? "Your honor, at least we're only as bad as
> the Argentinians", and how many Argentinians said they lost to England
> because FIFA had decided the outcome of the match long before?
Why don't you just notch me up as one who did, since you have pretty much
summed up all my comments as being a bitter Argentinian!!
Time to take a good long hard look in the mirror.
Diego