by laza » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:41 am
Nice one Totti , the club must really be loving these comments before the punishment gets meted out
Francesco Totti has accused referee Anders Frisk of being biased in the UEFA Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev that ended when the official was left bloodied by a missile from the crowd.
With Kiev leading 1-0 at half time, and Roma rightly reduced to 10 man after Philippe Mexes' bizarre kick at an opponent, Frisk was struck by an object as he left the pitch.
The game was subsequently suspended, and Roma are anxiously awaiting their punishment.
However, Roma captain Francesco Totti has judged the time right to slam Frisk for being biased against him and refusing to explain his decisions.
"He was biased," Totti told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Against Dynamo Kiev, he never whistled in my favour and he refused to talk to me.
"I would say that the captain has a right to talk to the referee."
Totti is no stranger to controversy, having been banned in the summer's European Championship for spitting at an opponent, and certainly is not one to sugar-coat his views.
However, Totti's comments seem particularly ill-timed with his club still awaiting Uefa's punishment, which could see them expelled from European competition.
Roma were already being closely watched after crowd trouble in the derby against Lazio, but Totti believes that the two incidents are not indicative of the club's behaviour.
"In my opinion, there is a difference between the two things," adds Totti.
"The first time was a thing made by supporters, this isn't.
"A fool threw a coin which hit a referee."
Forever Red in this life and the next