Kinda, but let's be honest here, some of blatant foul which is a pure thuggery and assault don't really get called but they blown their whistle for the nonexistant foul here in the Prem.
And yet BPL fans still moan about failure to compete with European powerhouses, in european competition despite being super healthy financially (they basically could sign "anyone" to strengthen the team)
I agree, Gimenez is definitely better than laporte (never really been impressed with laporte). Gimenez has "grinta" that reminds me of vidic and puyol.