Torrado: Officiating Has Gone Against Mexico

Mexico captain Gerardo Torrado blamed poor officiating, not rampant indiscipline, for Thursday's on-the-field problems.

Jul 11, 2009 11:47:04 AM

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After Javier Aguirre lashed out towards Panamanian player Ricardo Phillips, Mexico players said there is no discipline problem. Gerardo Torrado claims that the team is disciplined, and that El Tri’s actions on the pitch are not tied to those of the fans.

At the end of the first half Luis Miguel Noriega was sent off, but Torrado believes that the referee was mistaken.  
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“In the national team, and in all other teams, the ideal thing is for 11 players to start and finish. The play in which Luis (Noriega) was sent off seems extreme. We all went for the interest of the team and the referee interpreted it in a wrong manner,” Torrado told Mexican daily Mural. “It’s complicated to win when you play against 11 and you’re left with one less. It’s complicated.”  

The midfielder also thought that the refereeing was shameless, and that Panama stopped playing after grabbing the equalizer.  

“It’s always been like that (the refereeing), maybe it’s nothing new. (Thursday) it was shameless, and it was also that Panama stopped playing when they saw that the draw was enough. They hid behind the excuse that people were throwing objects, that they didn’t feel safe, but in reality they didn’t want to play.”

Torrado also said that while the team may be exhibiting some type of actions on the field, it was difficult to transmit those towards the actions of the fans.  

“What one wants on the pitch is to show a surge, strength, and the commitment of the team with a great attitude to win games. If the fans see it in a different way it’s difficult to control.”

Andrea Martinez, Goal.com

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