Referee made the difference, says German coach
Before the World Cup started, teams were spoken to by officials and it was said that any elbow or hand to the face would fetch a red card. But nothing happened tonight CHRISTIAN WUECK, Germany coach
KOLKATA: Germany coach Christian Wueck ripped into referee Jair Marrufo, saying he made the difference in this quarter-final.
Replying to a question from Hindustan Times on supervision during the match, Wueck flung his accreditation card on the podium and said, “well, you saw the game, didn’t you? You should be asking him that question.
“I think the referee is responsible for the result,” he said after Sunday’s 1-2 defeat against Brazil.
“Look at Jan Boller’s face, just below the eye. It is cut. This was just before the winner. Before the tournament started, teams were spoken to by officials and it was said that any elbow or hand to the face would fetch a red card. But nothing happened tonight,” said Wueck, looking visibly angry.
The coach said Germany were the better team in the first half and if he has to criticise, it would be that they didn’t get the second goal in the first half.
“As the match wore on, we got tired and on another day, it could have been taken to the penalties but not tonight,” said Wueck.
“Brazil have a lot of players who have a lot of individual skill but while I have no problem losing to Brazil, I find it difficult to look at my players who are crying in the locker room now. They had played a great game,” said Wueck.
Brazil coach Carlos Amadeus said Weverson has lost his position in the starting lineup but “that’s the beauty of football. He has the personality to get there and risk everything with that shot. It made a beautiful goal,” he said.
Steering clear of the refereeing controversy a la Arsene Wenger, Amadeu though pointed out that Brazil have won the Fair Play trophy both at the South American championships this year and when these boys were under-15.
“If something like this has happened, I will speak to the players,” he said.
“Brazil are here to play football.we have just one yellow card going into this match,” said Amadeu.