UEFA speaks out! The reason for the Spanish team's handball failure was exposed, and 300,000 German fans petitioned for a replay
After the semi-finals of the European Championship were announced, the controversy about the "penalty" of Spain and Germany has not stopped! According to Sky Sports' revelations, due to dissatisfaction with the blowing penalty of English referee Anthony Taylor, more than 300,000 German fans have petitioned online, hoping that the quarterfinals between the German team and the Spanish team will have a rematch!
However, the petition of the German team fans may be difficult to realize now. Because just today, UEFA has also responded to the "handball" controversy of the Spanish team! UEFA's explanation also directly pointed out the root cause why Anthony Taylor did not blow the penalty.
In response, UEFA said: "Cucurella was in his natural position and condition at the time of the handball, so Anthony Taylor's decision not to award a penalty was right and reasonable. ”
Before the start of the European Cup, the UEFA referees committee organized referee training! Among them, there are many case studies of the penalty for "handball in the penalty area". For example, when a defender is hit by the ball, his arms are naturally close to the body, almost perpendicular to the body, and if he does not deliberately open his arms to expand the defensive area, a penalty should not be awarded! Cucurella's case at the time was one of the above-mentioned cases.
With UEFA coming out in response to the Spanish team's handball controversy this time, it is believed that the final outcome of this matter has been settled. Spain made it to the semi-finals and will face France in the semi-finals. And the German team is out of the game is already a fact, even if there are 300,000 or 500,000 fans who petition, it is impossible to make this focus battle a replay.
In addition, Cucurella himself, who was hit in the arm by the ball at the time, also responded to the incident after the game. He said: "Since the referee expert said that it was not a penalty, we listened to the referee. I myself have no objection to this! ”
In fact, judging from the whole game, the handball controversy of the Spanish team is just an outlet for the German team's exit. In the past two World Cups, the German team has been out of the group stage without doing anything in the highly anticipated situation. Their minds are not even entirely focused on football itself. For example, in the Qatar World Cup, the German team did not concentrate on preparing for the game, but indulged in some things other than football, which was somewhat disappointing.
In addition, the aging of the German squad is also a key reason for their exit. Muller, Kroos, Rudiger, these are all veterans who are over 30 years old. And like the young Sane, he is completely invisible in the team, and has no sense of existence. Maybe the German team should take a hard look at their own problems, whether they are focused on football itself, the aging of the players, and how to solve it next?