I think in games where a controversial decision has been made,the ref should give his his account of what he saw and why he made the decision,they are professional referees,they should be able to explain their decisions,in webbs case it might have gone something like this
interviewer... So howard can you explain why you didn't give Luis Suarez a penalty ?
webb..... I didn't see it clearly
interviewer... Have a look at this monitor then,you are 10 yards away and looking right at the players,how could you not see it was a foul ?
webb..... It was a foul
interviewer... So it was a penalty then,as it was in the box ?
webb..... Yes technically it was a penalty,but erm,i will have to have another look at it,and walks off
I think if the refs were to give there account of why they gave certain decisions,it would cut out a lot of the really bad calls,like the Suarez penalty,the ones where they have no defence whatsoever,it would have been comical to watch webb squirm as to why he never gave it,as he knows and everyone who saw the match knows,he bottled it.
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