Turienzo Alvarez certainly
doesn't like anyone taking quick free kicks! The referee ruled out a goal by
Atlético's Tiago on the stroke of half time as he was busy booking
Barcelona's Dani Alves at the time, and he had not given permission for the
restart (the Brazilian full back was lucky it was not a red card, ditto Pedro
earlier on). And later in the second half he halted play and booked Messi after
he hit the post with another quickly taken kick. In that case though it appears
that the Barça players had asked for the defensive wall to be placed at
the right distance, and in those cases they should wait for the referee's
whistle before putting the ball back in play. It seems Turienzo was right on
both counts. (09.02.11) |