Yuichi Nishimura is public enemy number 1 in Croatia after a pretty ghastly display of officiating at the opening game.
The grouses about him from the Croatian side include…
- He gave a penalty when Fred went down with minimum contact.
- He let Neymar off for an elbow to the throat of Luka Modric
- He could only speak in Japanese.
Dark rumours of fixed matches have started doing the rounds.
Brazil got the lion’s share of the benefit of the doubt in all his dodgy decisions.
Signs of things to come.
I hope not.
Let all the players be on notice now that grabbing an opponent from behind is something that won’t be tolerated.