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[BBC] Accept the defeat, Italy

1. Tottis call was not exactly examplary. However, there was no PK
for Italy for sure.

2. The offside goal is a hogwash. Tommasi was called offside
reasonably long before he put the ball in the net. At that precise
moment, the Koreans stopped playing him, and he continued to dribble
and put the ball in the net. That is not a goal disallowed. That is a
continuation of a dead play by the Italian.

3. There are some calls missed by the ref in that game -- against
both sides -- which is not that surprising considering the physical
nature of the game. How about we rectify all the missed or borderline
calls and contemplate how they might have changed the outcome? After
all, it is possible and rather easily to argue that a foul 40 meters
away from the goal could indeed have been converted into a goal. It
is all subjective conjecture and probability.

4. The Koreans had 8 shots on goal while the Italians 5. 12 and 11
shots respectively. That does not justify Trapattonis assertion that the Italians had more
chances (as most Italians seem to believe). In fact, Trapattoni
argues that the Italians should have won because of the missed
chances. I am pretty sure that the Koreans can argue the same thing
based on the chances they have missed including the PK.

5. The Koreans got 27 fouls assessed to them while the Italians 23.
The Koreans got 4 yellow cards shown to them while the Italians 5.
The second yellow to Tottis was converted into a red; thereby, the
Koreans had an advantage on the yellow by one. That much advantage in
calls for the Koreans as some Otalians claim?
6. It was the Italians who made the match very physical from the very
beginning. It was the Italians who constantly argued when they did
not get the calls that they thought they deserved, regardless of the
correctness of the calls. The Koreans just got up and played when
they did not get calls. That left an impression to Italians that the
Italians might be treated badly by the referee. But, I truly doubt
that the calls were as partial.


All in all, I do sympathize with the Italians for the Totti call from
which I think the ref should have walked away as rendering no call on
either side. But, I do not sympathize with the Italians arguing that
they should have won based on 1) their subjective views regarding who
played better that night, 2) contemplation on the continuation of a
dead play, 3) non-sensical PK demand, and 4) how biased the calls
were.

For the sake of their own dignity, Italians should accept the defeat