Re: Celtic Vs Juventus. Official match day thread by TomJuve

[Juventude]

Am I the only one that thinks it's odd that UEFA gave Matri the goal, but the linesman did not call it a goal at the time? They are against using goal line technology, but they will credit a player with a goal on video review when on the field the goal wasn't declared until another player's shot? It's one thing to give a player a goal when, after video review, the linesmen called it a goal and someone else touched the ball. It's completely different when the linesman never called it a goal in the first place.

Can we please get goal line technology. This is just getting stupid.

[Tomwin Lannister]

I agree, Matri only got the goal because Marchisio put the ball in the back of the net straight after. Would Matri get a goal if Marchisio missed? Would he f**k.

[Ion Creanga]

Matri's confidence is back, we needed it so badly.. He looks much more calm and composed on the ball, now it looks like can score and create chances at every point of the game and he is the only striker that scores constantly in our team... Afterall our attack is decent, made of experienced players in Serie A like Vuci,MAtri,Quags, Giovinco and we can count on them in Europe, they were good vs Chelsea,Shakhtar now Celtic.. We have to give them credit

[S]

Dat Reporter is defo butthurt

[Ion Creanga]

Dat Reporter is defo butthurt

Licht knows how to deal with every kind of opponent

[dronte]

Am I the only one that thinks it's odd that UEFA gave Matri the goal, but the linesman did not call it a goal at the time? They are against using goal line technology, but they will credit a player with a goal on video review when on the field the goal wasn't declared until another player's shot? It's one thing to give a player a goal when, after video review, the linesmen called it a goal and someone else touched the ball. It's completely different when the linesman never called it a goal in the first place.

Can we please get goal line technology. This is just getting stupid.

That's exactly what I thought. I found it really weird that they gave it to Matri, as noone called that a goal and it wouldn't have stood if Marchisio didn't score the rebound. So yea it was pretty stupid, Marchisio should have got it as the error was already made, now UEFA looks really foolish on this one. On the other hand I'm happy that Matri got it as he deserved it really, but still..

[DeviAngel]

Am I the only one that thinks it's odd that UEFA gave Matri the goal, but the linesman did not call it a goal at the time? They are against using goal line technology, but they will credit a player with a goal on video review when on the field the goal wasn't declared until another player's shot? It's one thing to give a player a goal when, after video review, the linesmen called it a goal and someone else touched the ball. It's completely different when the linesman never called it a goal in the first place.

Can we please get goal line technology. This is just getting stupid.

UEFA’s chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina confirms Andreas Granqvist’s handling offence in Juventus-Genoa “cannot be considered” a penalty.

There was much debate around the incident, which saw Coach Antonio Conte and defender Leonardo Bonucci handed two-match bans for insulting referee Marco Guida.

The Italian Referees’ Association eventually ruled it should not have been a penalty and Collina now confirms UEFA share the same view.

“Reading the criteria for a handling offence, Granqvist kicks the ball on to his hand while stretching. In that position, it cannot be considered deliberate,” Collina told Radio Sportiva.

He also insisted Juventus striker Alessandro Matri’s goal against Celtic last night would’ve stood even if Claudio Marchisio had not followed it up.

The goal had originally been awarded to Marchisio, even though Matri’s shot had already crossed the line.

“I can assure you the goal had already been awarded by the goal line referee, so I don’t understand what the complaints are about,” said Collina.

“There was just a small delay in the message getting through, as there will always be if we calculate the game was moving very quickly and the official had difficulty making himself heard due to the deafening noise at Celtic Park.”

Collina is widely considered to be the best referee in football history and retired in 2005.

“I do really miss being on the field. Every now and then I enjoy officiating a charity match, but I do not have nostalgia for the rest of it, especially the chaos and controversy of a Monday morning.

“Other than the big Finals, I like to remember my last game. It meant a lot to me and was so long it felt like the players wanted to give me a hand by making my final appearance stretch out to penalties!”

[Juventude]

I don't know if I buy it. I think that is the story UEFA is going with right now because video replay was quite clear and they lose nothing for correctly calling a goal that was going to be a goal either way. I think they are trying avoid calls for goal line technology by saying this.

[DeviAngel]

Marchisio : ' When we celebrated I admitted that the goal was Matri's goal, but I just had to confirm it'

[Juventude]

That would be a long delay to not call it a goal. UEFA is just trying to cover their asses and say that the goal line ref was going to call it a goal, but there was just a delay. Bull sh*t.

Sorry, I strongly feel goal line technology should be implemented and I think it's realistic. It seems stupid to not include technology that would make the game more perfect. UEFA and FIFA will dodge this issue any way they can.

[Sina]

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