Europa Semi Finals

Rado_N

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2 fouls, 2 yellows. That's bullshit, you don't send a player off like that 10 minutes into a semifinal. On isolation they're probably both yellow card fouls but there's no way the ref should be giving that

Vrsaljko was stupid though
How does this shit still get spouted?

Were they both yellows? By your own admission yes, end of story. Nothing else is relevant.
 

James Peril

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2 fouls, 2 yellows. That's bullshit, you don't send a player off like that 10 minutes into a semifinal. On isolation they're probably both yellow card fouls but there's no way the ref should be giving that

Vrsaljko was stupid though
If he doesn’t get a yellow and makes that second tackle, how is that fair to Arsenal? You are basically saying a player can try and injure a player in the first five minutes - no yellow cards given regardless. Two clear yellow cards, correct decision - the only idiot here is that player. Too bad for the game of course.

Watch Arsenal get a cheap yellow card to compensate in the next ten minutes.
 

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Welbeck is playing some great balls in from the right but the finishing has been very poor from Arse so far.
 

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You have to be an idiot to get booked twice in the first 10 minutes of a semi.
Hope he's ducked wages.
 

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It's not like Atletico are terrible at defending. If any team is capable of shutting a team out, it'll be them.
 

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Atletico won't last long. Arsenal should score and kill the tie today.
 

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2 fouls, 2 yellows. That's bullshit, you don't send a player off like that 10 minutes into a semifinal. On isolation they're probably both yellow card fouls but there's no way the ref should be giving that

Vrsaljko was stupid though
10 second , 10 mins or 90 mins , what difference does it make how long is on the clock.
If it is a red, its is a red.
Pisses me off this
 

Peanut Butter

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Behave because....?

I know both could have been yellow card offenses on their own, but part of the referee's job is to take context into his decisions and manage the game. Sending off a player in a situation where it's been 2 tackles, 2 yellows, is very poor game management. He should have given a stern warning and told the Atletico player "one more and you're off."
Because you’re saying that the ref/UEFA want arsenal to win. It’s horse chod.