István and Danny are my favorite referees, by miles (bmb raised me very well). I’m probably more nervous before their international games than the guys themselves 😂
Let’s agree on one thing: I don’t want to read their names in the press (in a negative context) anymore until, let’s say… Christmas? 😊 In 2022, especially Danny had a few in my opinion, great (!) calls in his UEFA Champions League games, and I defended him on many occasions. A few calls generated media attention, because it ended up being a disadvantage to the “whining” losing side (with a lack of self-reflection…)
Compare that to Clément Turpin, who disallowed a RMA goal in the Champions League final, which was controversial, however nobody’s talking about it because RMA won the final. Imo Danny has been a bit unlucky(?) from this perspective, but hey, this is inherent part of the referee job and he is truly a brilliant one 💪🏻
I do hope and pray that the negativity in (local) press is over now for a while! It’s not good for my well-being