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Nigel Lambson's avatar

We are far more sinned against than being the sinners that referees are painting us

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jamie d.'s avatar

Marco's passion on the sidelines is inspiring. The inconsistencies of officiating are not.

Better we question those Inconsistencies than imagined psychological detriments.

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Douglas's avatar

You suggest you’re not advocating muzzling him but demand a different approach..,pretty complex ask that.

Exactly what are you asking he does when an entirely valid goal is scored and disallowed in a very odd way?

A little English phlegm perhaps?…”I say chaps, that a bit rough, let’s be good chaps and grit our teeth?”

It’s as though you assert the players have no reactions of their own and copy his…

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Kevin's avatar

Better to win despite poor ref and VAR decisions than to blame them for defeat. Marco really has to change his attitude on this one or it's going to do us real harm.

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Brian Albert's avatar

I floated this hypothesis--which I find not unreasonable--past a Chelsea-supporting relative. His response was "Silva is no worse than anyone else. Have you seen Pep?"

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Matt Legge's avatar

It was almost as Marco getting upset on Sunday also drove Harry to react in the same way and led to him getting a card too - the only positive from Sunday is that managed to avoid anyone getting a second yellow

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