REFEREES, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
11/4/2007 12:22:00 AM
After Milan-Torino and the penalty not given for a foul on Massimo Ambrosini Adriano Galliani took a strong position against the refereeing class.
(ON THE PICTURE: MASSIMO AMBROSINI IN MILAN-TORINO 0-0)
MILAN - Here are the declarations of delegate administrator Adriano Galliani and coach Carlo Ancelotti:
GALLIANI
"Milan had an excellent first half, and once again the referee was not on our side tonight. There was a clear penalty which he failed to give us. This year it seems that by definition there should not be a refereeing problem, but it's there and it's big. Everytime on Monday I have to hear Collina telling us we're right, but that just makes us more nervous. I would like to count, and I will, the amount of points that we have been denied by refereeing mistakes. There was also an investigation done by the consumers' association which revealed that Milan have been the team most penalised by refereeing decisions this year. This is not good. I have the duty to underline these things, I can understand mistakes but not never-ending mistakes. What we are assisting to this year is unacceptable, and commenting on the rest of the match is pointless."
ANCELOTTI
"Also today there was a clear mistake by the referee, we need to be given our due. As far as the game is concerned, we created some chances in the first half, but then the apprehension caused us to lose our focus. We lacked precision and clarity, but considering the situation that is acceptable. But our results at San Siro are starting to become incomprehensible. In any case now we return to the Champions League, we will have a chance to redeem ourselves, even though we are playing against good opponents. From our part we are aware of the importance of the match, winning would be very important at this point in time."
"In this period we are trying to keep the referees calm, but ignoring mistakes like today's becomes very hard."