Comments on: King The Villain and Ronaldo The Victim

By: Johnson

Johnson — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:22:54 +0000

Just to add, since it wasn’t a foul, King had every right to applaud the decision.

By: Ask Jeeves

Ask Jeeves — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:46:48 +0000

Hugo,your comment contradicts itself. You say is was an incorrect decision but follow that up with “Ronaldo’s momentum was taking him down before the contact was made, and he was not in control of the ball when the challenge eventually came – if you check the ref’s handbook, this technically means that it’s not a foul”.

Sounds to me like you do believe Crissy was already falling down but still want the penalty decision.

I agree with Johnson – It wasn’t a foul. Ronaldo was practically on the ground already the moment he touched the ball. Also, when King put his leg out it didn’t touch Ronaldo, Ronaldo’s leg touched it!

By: Johnson

Johnson — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:46:30 +0000

Wrong, Scott. It wasn’t a foul. Ronaldo was practically on the ground already the moment he touched the ball. Also, when King put his leg out it didn’t touch Ronaldo, Ronaldo’s leg touched it!

By: Scott the Red

Scott the Red — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:07:04 +0000

Hugo – King didn’t APPEAL for any decision though. The decision had been made and he applauded it… knowing full well that he had just fouled Ronaldo in the box.

I don’t recall seeing a player applaud a referee for giving them a throw-in tbh. Maybe I don’t watch football as much as you.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:42:09 +0000

Come off it guys – King did nothing different from every single player on the pitch, English or foreign, when they appeal for decisions when fully aware that they have no right to do so. It happens constantly with hand-balls and corner/throw-in calls, when a player knows that the ball has nicked off him and yet will put his hand up to suggest it’s a goal kick and applaud the decision when it comes his way. There’s no need to vilify anyone at all – and doling out that treatment to King because you feel Ronaldo is unfairly labelled stinks of thoughtless mimicry.

The actual penalty decision was incorrect. It was a penalty, without a doubt. But having seen the incident on a number of occasions, I can fully comprehend how it was missed. Ronaldo’s momentum was taking him down before the contact was made, and he was not in control of the ball when the challenge eventually came – if you check the ref’s handbook, this technically means that it’s not a foul (although this a rule consistently, and rightly, overlooked by top refs).

By: Bobmagee

Bobmagee — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:42:20 +0000

agreed, scott The attitude towards foreign players in this country is disgraceful, I am also at a loss as to why there hasn’t been a whisper in the papers about King, being English – why would the press string up one of “their own”

By: Scott the Red

Scott the Red — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:23:15 +0000

Nobody has really commented much on the behaviour of King. He applauded the referee’s decision, supporting the idea that Ronaldo had dived, when he knew that he had fouled him. If he was foreign he’d be strung up for it, if he was Ronaldo they’d be even worse…

By: Nino

Nino — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:10:14 +0000

good points everyone on this article, football is a contact sport and so whether delibrately or not when a player of Ronaldo’s pedigree gets tackled, that is just the name of the game sometimes. u get dubious foul calls given by referees and u get legimate ones not given at all. with the player who has a legitimate case, like in Ronaldo’s situation getting even booked for stimulation/ unsporting behaviour or even diving.secondly the pace of the game in the epl is so fast even 4 the referees that is why its only the luxury of a replay that reveals to us (armed-chair critics) that the referee got it wrong and datz why there have been the call for the introduction of technology to the game. so until that happens, this is the price, we all have to pay for poor human judgement in officiating football matches @ all levels. In the light of the above therefore, i don’t see why man u fans or even Ronaldo himself can complain.I Remember couple of months ago the arsenal players were duped “cry babies” cos they moan @ every tackle, even when they had a legitimate case and i remember alot of people in general,and especially fans of the opposing teams ( man u fans inclusive),and particularly fans of the more physical sides, came on this blog to condemn such an attitude. i don’t see how the same thing that we were all condenming is now different cos it is Ronaldo that is involved, this time around. i’m sure if it was a modric or a gerald, a drogba or an adebayor they would not care (i mean the man u fans that are here complaining). As fans we will always be biased, but in fairness to other teams we all have to live with the fact that u win some and you lose some especially when u have human beings as referees.

By: Liam

Liam — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:40:41 +0000

Kyle
Good points and yes, despite being a United fan, I do realise that Ronaldo dives. But tbh if I was him, I honestly think I’d be the same. Those tackles in the video clip are nothing more than the tip of the iceberg. Watch any United game and you will see him get tackled like that around 10 times. I don’t know how much football you play but I’ve gotten that done to me on a few occasions and I’ve been absolutely livid after them. If I got tackled as much as him eventually I would just think, wait a minute, I don’t want a broken leg! So when he sees somebody coming towards him he gets his feet off the ground and this could be the reason for his great injury record so I’m not going to complain

By: hotspurownarsenal

hotspurownarsenal — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:23:50 +0000

Can’t you just accept that referees are human and they cannot get every single call correct, just because Ronaldo is a threat to any team he faces means he gets that much more attention so ofcourse any ‘foul’ or ‘dive’ made on him or by him will be noticed much more than players that do not come with such a danger tag as him, really all I can say in respose is stop the bitching as its petty and if it was against players from rival teams you would’nt give a rats ass. Seriously this is little kids stuff.