Frenkie de Jong says referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz âmisplaced his methodâ and made âoutrageousâ calls throughout the Netherlandsâ quarter-final defeat to Argentina.
- Referee gave 18 yellow playing cards
- De Jong says choices had been âoutrageousâ
- Messi was additionally crucial of official
WHAT HAPPENED? The official confirmed 18 yellow playing cards throughout the match, together with two throughout the penalty shootout, as Argentina despatched Netherlands crashing out of the event after the 2 groups performed out a 2-2 draw over 120 minutes. De Jong feels Lahozâs perspective modified in further time after the Argentina squad surrounded him.
WHAT THEY SAID: âWhen common taking part in time was over, the Argentina gamers all went to him and from then on he solely whistled for Argentina,â he instructed reporters. âJurrien Timberâs shoe was kicked off, however then he whistled for a foul towards us. Luuk [de Jong] simply wins a standard header and he blows his whistle, they kick the ball into our dugout, he does not care.
â[Lionel] Messi takes the ball together with his hand, simply lets it go. He was actually scandalous. Heâs a pleasant man. Usually heâs additionally a superb referee. However what he confirmed in further time was outrageous. I feel he actually misplaced his method. It isnât his fault, but it surely has an enormous affect on the sport.â
THE BIGGER PICTURE: De Jong isnât the one participant to have criticised Lahoz after the sport. Even Messi hit out on the Spaniard, suggesting he was not âas much as the dutyâ.
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DID YOU KNOW? The quarter-final conflict between Netherlands and Argentina noticed extra playing cards proven to gamers than any match in World Cup historical past, surpassing the match between Cameroon and Germany in 2002, which had 12 yellow and two pink playing cards.
WHAT NEXT FOR DE JONG? The Dutch midfielder will probably come up towards Lahoz within the close to future as heâll return to La Liga motion with Barcelona, beginning with a match towards Espanyol on December 31.
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