Bruce supports Webb

[redandwhitejoe]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...257104,00.html

Sorry if SEB..

glad I found this, 11 of my mates and I watched the final and thought Webb did a very good job and were surprised to see the media/forum reaction to his performance. Bruce is quite right, 14 yellow cards isn't a mistake if the players committed 14 bookable offences. He made a few mistakes (Dutch free-kick decision that very indirectly resulted in the Spain goal and De-jong's assault) but given the ridiculous amount of decisions he made he was gonna get some wrong. I don't understand where the abuse has come from

[SPUFF]

Nice work Brucie. The lads not daft.

[yossarian31]

Originally Posted by redandwhitejoe

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...257104,00.html

Sorry if SEB..

glad I found this, 11 of my mates and I watched the final and thought Webb did a very good job and were surprised to see the media/forum reaction to his performance. Bruce is quite right, 14 yellow cards isn't a mistake if the players committed 14 bookable offences. He made a few mistakes (Dutch free-kick decision that very indirectly resulted in the Spain goal and De-jong's assault) but given the ridiculous amount of decisions he made he was gonna get some wrong. I don't understand where the abuse has come from

the dutch were a disgrace and did a good job of destroying all the idealism that their mentors demonstrated. I would rather lose with the skill of the 1974 team then win playing like dirty leeds. Some will tell you that pragmatism wins but playing like a bunch of dirty thugs still didn't bring victory. The Spanish were not brilliant but at least they played football the way they believe it should be played. The best footballing side won the worls cup and hopefully in the next one more sides will try to play free flowing football.

Getting in his good books for next season.

[vinegar hill]

The thing is the Dutch just by the way they pressed very high up the pitch were disrupting the Spanish flow anyway,and making life difficult,they didn't need to resort to violence.

[SuperKev]

Originally Posted by redandwhitejoe

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...257104,00.html

Sorry if SEB..

glad I found this, 11 of my mates and I watched the final and thought Webb did a very good job and were surprised to see the media/forum reaction to his performance. Bruce is quite right, 14 yellow cards isn't a mistake if the players committed 14 bookable offences. He made a few mistakes (Dutch free-kick decision that very indirectly resulted in the Spain goal and De-jong's assault) but given the ridiculous amount of decisions he made he was gonna get some wrong. I don't understand where the abuse has come from

It is if some of those offences were more than yellows (which they were) and it is if the 14 should have been greater (which it should).

Originally Posted by yossarian31

the dutch were a disgrace and did a good job of destroying all the idealism that their mentors demonstrated. I would rather lose with the skill of the 1974 team then win playing like dirty leeds. Some will tell you that pragmatism wins but playing like a bunch of dirty thugs still didn't bring victory. The Spanish were not brilliant but at least they played football the way they believe it should be played. The best footballing side won the worls cup and hopefully in the next one more sides will try to play free flowing football.

Spain like Barca play some lovely football but I'll be honest that i have very little respect for them because of their theatricals and TBH I don't think that is how football should be played.

keep the nice passing but lose the diving around, waving cards and pettiness.

[Soz Marra]

He bottled sending a few people off IMO. Very little is mentioned of it, but Robben should have been sent off with a second yellow for kicking the ball into the net after the whistle had already gone.

[Captain_Fishpaste]

I think most of those criticising Webb decided they were going to do so long before he stepped out on the pitch last night.

[roker beach]

Brucie wasn't Sunderland manager when Webb gave Steven Taylor a penalty.

[SuperKev]

Originally Posted by Captain_Fishpaste

I think most of those criticising Webb decided they were going to do so long before he stepped out on the pitch last night.

May be may be not.

All I know is I was pleased with him getting the appointment as he'd had an excellent world cup.

But think he had a poor game (tbf so did most of the players and they certainly didn't help the situation).

I think the people defending him decide to do so long before he stepped on the pitch.