It's old news, but one which Howard
Webb - the one who makes "bad" decision agst Pool in FA cup...told
Blackpool players to do on Liverpool.
U need not wonder if he had reminded
them again.
Be more dishonest and you’ll win more free-kicks,
referee Webb 'tells Blackpool' ahead of Liverpool
clash
Britain’s top referee, Howard Webb, has given Blackpool a huge
helping hand for their Boxing Day clash with Liverpool – and
allegedly told the Tangerines to be more dishonest to win more
free-kicks.
Ahead of the Reds’ visit to Bloomfield Road, the 39-year-old, who
oversaw both World Cup and Champions League finals this year, has
instructed Ian Holloway’s players to go to ground more easily
rather than try to stay on their feet, it has been claimed.
The shocking claims came as Webb lectured the Tangerines in an FA
scheme which aims to ease the relationship and levels of understand
between the man in the middle and the players.
Too honest: Howard Webb has told Blackpool's players to go down
more easily to win free-kicks.
Defender Ian Evatt lifted the lid on Webb’s lecture, and
claimed: ‘Howard was basically here just to go over some refereeing
decisions. He showed a bit of honesty and told us where we were
going wrong.
‘He spoke to me about why I didn’t get a foul against Manchester
City when Carlos Tevez caught me in the build-up to one of their
goals.
‘He said I was too honest and stayed on my feet. He said if I had
gone down it would make the decision easier to give.
Fall guys: The Tangerines' centre-back Ian Evatt takes on
Rooney/Didier Drogba - he's told his team to not be so naive
‘I think that is where we are too naive. Most of us have come
through the Championship – a more honest game, so to speak.’
The 29-year-old centre-back moved from Queens Park Rangers to
Blackpool four years ago and his Tangerines go in to the Boxing Day
game in good form – they have collected eight points in their last
four games.
In their first Premier League season Holloway's side have excelled,
and currently sit tenth in the table, only five points off
fifth-placed Tottenham.
Evatt added: ‘In the Premier League, if you fall over you tend to
get decisions.
‘We are not talking about cheating, but sometimes we have to be
less naive and go down under a challenge.
‘We’re not going to make a meal of it, just show there’s a foul. It
makes the ref’s decision easier.’