[thenry]

but they will argue a foul anywhere on the pitch should be penalized because of the margins of error their working with and you have to agree with them. the premier league is becoming incredibly strong, even the slightest foul not being called up can be disastrous to ones season.

one game last season that sticks out for me and I'm not at all being bias, AC Milan v Spurs. Spurs clearly fouled AC, ref failed to call them up, the game just ran on which led to frustration. I don't agree with Gattusos reactions but the fouls were clear and you've got to understand why they were annoyed.

heads of refs go about their thing and not being as stern as they could because they could end up killing the game which is debatable. playing fifa or pro is completely different to the actually game. having said that Van Persie got sent off at the Nou Camp for a pathetic reason and then that very ref is installed as head of UEFA refs if I recall correctly.