Ref flayed as Kaka sees red in Brazil win
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June 22, 2010, Tuesday
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FRENCH referee Stephane Lannoy contrived to anger both teams with his handling of the Brazil-Ivory Coast match on Sunday, which the Latin Americans won 3-1.
Ivory Coast was livid at Luis Fabiano's second goal for Brazil after replays showed that he twice handled the ball before crashing it into the net. Brazil was furious after Kaka was sent off late in the game after picking up two yellow cards in quick succession, the second harshly awarded after an altercation with Kader Keita.
"I heard that Brazil complained a lot, they shouldn't complain," said Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. "It's difficult to cope with Luis Fabiano and even more difficult if he's allowed to use his hands. Of course, it's handball, not once by twice. They got a free goal which made it 2-0 goal and changed everything."
Brazil coach Dunga blamed the referee for allowing the Africans to get away with rough play and said Kaka's red card was unfair. Kaka was given a second yellow card after Keita ran into him and keeled over clutching his face.
"It was totally unjust, he was the one who suffered the foul," said Dunga. "We all like to see a good spectacle but the people who have to control the game have to know what's football and what isn't," he said. "It's difficult to play attractive football when the ref lets things go like he did today. We ended up with more yellow cards than the other team who kept fouling us..."
But Brazil may not play the same fluid, exciting football as its rival Argentina but it is unlikely that there is a more ruthlessly efficient team at the World Cup.
Eriksson sounded the warning for Brazil's future opponents after watching his team pulled apart.
"Brazil are strong and if you make a mistake against them, they punish you," said the Swede. "They are good in small spaces, they take you on. To beat Brazil, you must be almost perfect. In every way, they are good, very good."
Dunga has often been criticized for fielding two spoilers - Felipe Melo and Gilberto Silva - in the midfield, but Eriksson said it worked well, especially with full back Maicon bursting down the right to join the attack.
"They are very organized in defence, it's not easy to counter attack against them because there are two players sitting in front of the back line," he said. "They have these four attacking players, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano and Elano, and then they have this right back (Maicon) who is coming down the flank like a train all the time, it's very hard to contain him."
Ivory Coast was livid at Luis Fabiano's second goal for Brazil after replays showed that he twice handled the ball before crashing it into the net. Brazil was furious after Kaka was sent off late in the game after picking up two yellow cards in quick succession, the second harshly awarded after an altercation with Kader Keita.
"I heard that Brazil complained a lot, they shouldn't complain," said Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson. "It's difficult to cope with Luis Fabiano and even more difficult if he's allowed to use his hands. Of course, it's handball, not once by twice. They got a free goal which made it 2-0 goal and changed everything."
Brazil coach Dunga blamed the referee for allowing the Africans to get away with rough play and said Kaka's red card was unfair. Kaka was given a second yellow card after Keita ran into him and keeled over clutching his face.
"It was totally unjust, he was the one who suffered the foul," said Dunga. "We all like to see a good spectacle but the people who have to control the game have to know what's football and what isn't," he said. "It's difficult to play attractive football when the ref lets things go like he did today. We ended up with more yellow cards than the other team who kept fouling us..."
But Brazil may not play the same fluid, exciting football as its rival Argentina but it is unlikely that there is a more ruthlessly efficient team at the World Cup.
Eriksson sounded the warning for Brazil's future opponents after watching his team pulled apart.
"Brazil are strong and if you make a mistake against them, they punish you," said the Swede. "They are good in small spaces, they take you on. To beat Brazil, you must be almost perfect. In every way, they are good, very good."
Dunga has often been criticized for fielding two spoilers - Felipe Melo and Gilberto Silva - in the midfield, but Eriksson said it worked well, especially with full back Maicon bursting down the right to join the attack.
"They are very organized in defence, it's not easy to counter attack against them because there are two players sitting in front of the back line," he said. "They have these four attacking players, Kaka, Robinho, Luis Fabiano and Elano, and then they have this right back (Maicon) who is coming down the flank like a train all the time, it's very hard to contain him."
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