What is wrong with him?
He beats Mike Dean for the most attention-seeking ref ever.
He beats Mike Dean for the most attention-seeking ref ever.
Antonio Mateu Lahoz
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Absolute lunatic.
All game.
What’s the problem? It’s nearly Christmas after all…..
I had no clue of his name but I know his face. Does this every big european night too.
He is such a showman ain't he. 
Recognised his face at the start of the game and couldn't remember if it was for good reasons or bad....
He loves a card. So much so, he booked me as I was typing this message.
Perfect prime Alan Partridge cosplaying by this middle-aged Spanish intruder!
Ban Spain from all footballing activities.
To him the football is just something that happens in between him blowing his whistle and showing somebody a card.
Rescind Barcelonas CL titles of the last, let's say 15 years
Not booking Messi for that handball was scandalous
Funny thing is he usually let's a lot go. But every once in a while he has a game like this
The worst kind of ref. Attention seeking in the extreme. Fecking menace to football.
Looks like Robert Duval.
But on the other hand you felt like the Argentinians would never have gotten a red no matter how many fouls and dirty tricks they committed.
He made me so angry. Did his level best to spoil a stone cold classic. Such a fecking jobsworth.
Another ref who thinks he's the star attraction.
Both teams played dirty today. The Dutch had their fair share of fouls.
Everyone loves Messi
Big Messi fan…. Might not have been the best option for a game involving Messi? Terrible referee.
Made Michael Oliver look like Pierluigi Collina.
Can someone translate please.
It’s really weird cause I remember him having a fantastic performance in a United game recently, so much so me and my dad both commented on it which is a rarity for referees, but was utter garbage tonight just bottled it on the big stage completely.
500 matches and about 2500 cards.
He's one of the most attention seeking refs going, absolute joker.
He's one of the most attention seeking refs going, absolute joker.
Something about the ref asking VVD to let Messi take the first penalty, but I can't really hear what the ref is saying so could be a load of rubbish.
Refereeing has been good during this WC, and despite most fans here hating on Michael Oliver, he was good today. Lahoz on the other hand was horrendous. He had absolutely no control over the game and just kept throwing cards left and right. 18 cards in a game where nothing big happened is just not normal. It should have been an easy game to ref, there was no controversial situation, a bit of pushing at one point but nothing bad.
it is true he actually does ask VVD if he wants to let them take the first penalty, I found it pretty weird tbh
That's very odd.
I thought he was heavily weighted in favour of Argentina all game.
He loved his whistle that's for sure.
Did you miss the three (not really but in football pundit terms) brawls
He set the tone nice & early with that booking to Walter Samuel on the Argentina coaching staff, you could tell it was going to be a yellow card fiesta
Great ref actually
Ususally I think he's competent as well. But had an absolute shocker and fanboy boner for Messi, and also was never in control of the match
perhaps if players stopped with all the shithousery then he wouldnt have to book them?
(i like the shithousery)
(i like the shithousery)
The rule from the transfer tweet thread about posting untranslated tweets should be extended to everywhere. This is becoming a bad habit.
When we were kids one of the lads said to the ref “I hear half of the school have had a go on Nell” (his daughter) and he sent him off and also 6 other people who laughed. Same sort of vibes.