Where did you get the impression that I thought that Leo hadn't done his job? Apart from Victor Valdes, I thought he was the only one who did!
But I have to disagree with you about the beauty vs. the win. I watch Barcelona in particular because I love to see them play so beautifully - I have no interest in, say, the Premier League. Of course I want them to win, too, but when they're playing well, it's almost inevitable.
It's not uncommon to earn deliberate yellows before unimportant games, but it is frowned upon. Jose Mourinho was sanctioned when they caught him conspiring with two of the Real Madrid players to do just that.
Leo rarely fouls people - almost all of his yellows are for handballs. I say "almost" because he earned one for tackling Pepe during the last Real Madrid match. Pepe, who stamped on his hand in the previous game, who routinely kicks other players on purpose, and who has earned the same number of yellows this season as Leo. Go figure.
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Date: 2012-02-27 12:30 pm (UTC)But I have to disagree with you about the beauty vs. the win. I watch Barcelona in particular because I love to see them play so beautifully - I have no interest in, say, the Premier League. Of course I want them to win, too, but when they're playing well, it's almost inevitable.
It's not uncommon to earn deliberate yellows before unimportant games, but it is frowned upon. Jose Mourinho was sanctioned when they caught him conspiring with two of the Real Madrid players to do just that.
Leo rarely fouls people - almost all of his yellows are for handballs. I say "almost" because he earned one for tackling Pepe during the last Real Madrid match. Pepe, who stamped on his hand in the previous game, who routinely kicks other players on purpose, and who has earned the same number of yellows this season as Leo. Go figure.