Anthony Taylor in charge of Italy - Austria, in the Round of 16, this will be his third game in the competition. Let's follow him closely in this discussion.
London, 26 June 2021 21:00 CET
ITALY - AUSTRIA
Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Gary Beswick (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Nunn (ENG)
Fourth Official: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Fifth Official: Stéphane de Almeida (SUI)
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Lee Betts (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: Pol van Boekel (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer:
UEFA Delegate: Myrsini Psarropoulou (GRE)
Before the start of this game, and before the refereeing arguments begin, I will like to take this opportunity to say a big 'THANK YOU' to the blog administrators such as Chefren & Mikael W for the wonderful work they do everyday in keeping this blog alive and active.
ReplyDeleteWe should not take for granted the great work you guys are doing as blog administrators. You admin guys are the best!!!
This blog has proven very informative, and allows loads of quality engagements. Although we sometimes agree to disagree, but this difference in opinion is what really makes this group interesting.
PS: I still believe Wilson's red card is unacceptable though :D
Minute 1' clear YC! Sorry this can't be missed!
ReplyDeleteWell done Taylor with a small delay!
DeleteWhy did he wait? Maybe an assist from AR1 or FO?
DeleteUnsure about the card, in my opinion, there wasn't any chance to have support from somebody else, given the position of the foul.
DeleteDifficult to intervene for AR1, too far away.
I think he actually reached into his pocket immediately after the foul but then only showed it after calming everyone down.
DeleteYes, I also think, he had his hand in the pocket immediately.
DeleteIndeed. I saw that, too.
DeleteHis hand went to pocket but he didn’t get the card in his hand. If he took out the card i would understand the delay.
DeleteYes, well done. Correct yc after 57 seconds!
ReplyDeleteChallenging start for Taylor, very intense game from the beginning. Correct YC in 1' but missed YC for Immobile in 7' for sliding into the goalkeeper.
ReplyDelete7' is not mandatory IMO, because Immobile does everything to minimize the impact. If he had just slided on, it would have been reckless, but now I think, a YC is not neccessary.
DeleteNot a YC for Immobile. Fair slide for the ball and he pulled out before contact with the GK. Foul only is the correct decision.
DeleteNo yellow card for immobile is correct, immobile attempted to pull out and no intent to hurt the GK
DeleteClear YC missed. Foul from Immobile was reckless.
DeleteSeems like many people support the no card decision here. I accept that but disagree. It is a reckless tackle against the goalkeeper as Immobile had no control over his body. The only thing he could do – and he did so – was to make sure he does not hit the goalkeeper with his studs up. He could not avoid a collision because he was sliding too fast towards the goalkeeper. In case of studs up, it should have been a straight RC for SFP.
DeleteSo, it is a YC for a reckless tackle in my view.
I wanted a YC for that. Immobile needs to realise earlier, that he won't reach the ball before the GK.
DeleteTaylor did not intend to give a YC for that foul. He changed his mind simply because the fouled player stayed down and rolled around a bit.
ReplyDeleteThe italian.lifted his feet and made contact with his bum - never a yellow card
ReplyDeleteAs an Observer I can tell you for this incident not to give yc -0,2
DeleteHere we go again, Taylor haters are back 😩. I also saw that he reached to the pocked immediately, so his itention was to show YC. But far as I know, English referees usualy show YC as Taylor did, with certain delay, after situation is calmed.
ReplyDeleteUnlike Italians ref for example
DeleteJust can’t understand how people hate the likes of Taylor and Oliver. They are both very good referees but because a decision didn’t go there way in the prem they are just seen as “awful and corrupt”
DeleteSome folks here are a good joke. They dislike the referee and try to nitpick as hard as they can. Maybe the same who applaud the ridiculous RC shown by Siebert.
DeleteNow another possible YC but I find reasonable the decision by Taylor.
ReplyDeleteOne could say that only the challnge in 1' was worthy of a YC so far.
Yes, I would agree with that
DeleteAR2 now with an excellent ONSIDE! They will start again with excellent calls like the prevous game, hopefully!
ReplyDeleteBoth ARs made some excellent calls in the Portugal vs Germany game
DeleteNow he missed a foul leading to an Austrian counter attack.
ReplyDeleteNot a foul, just both players coming together - some claims for fouls not being given is the reason this tournament is going so well
DeleteI hope his "soft line" letting the match flow and ignoring some little fouls pays out later, I have my doubts...
ReplyDeleteBaumgartner got the free kick he hoped for now, so Taylor awarded an Austrian diver in the midfield...
ReplyDeleteAll those things may have no big evidence, but his foul detection does not convince me tonight, up to now.
ReplyDeleteStop complaining! He’s doing the right thing just cause they roll around that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a foul it’s just them over exaggerating
DeleteWow, that was an extra long "wait and see" by AR2. Definitely too late call for me, noone expected the flag after such a long time.
ReplyDeleteAgree. Actually he could raise his flag at first. Even after he had chance to raise it when italian player passed the ball back.
DeleteYes, I would add very clear offside, could the assistant have found more "courage" to raise the flag before? But most important thing is to allow VAR, in case, so no blame.
DeleteYes, OK to wait for the first action, but should have raised the flag, when the ball was played out of the penalty area.
DeleteIndeed, this is the priority but why was there no flag after the ball had been kicked out of the penalty area? This is my main criticism here, Taylor even wanted to whistle earlier, you could see that in real speed. Of course, just small points but they are visible.
Delete42' correct to play on, not a penalty in my opinion, clear gestures by Taylor.
ReplyDeleteAR1 with a big delay for a big offside. I think in this case, when the offside is so obvious, the flag should be up faster because the delay coud lead into a injury or something.
ReplyDeleteAR2
DeleteYes, my mistake :)
DeleteOffsideflag 40´from Assistent unbelievable. Clear 3 meter offside and he delayed 30sec later. So poor.
ReplyDeleteThree words for Taylor: in total control!
ReplyDeleteIMO so far good, expected-level performance by Taylor. One correct YC, some other possibilities for cautions, but Taylor's choices were defendable and a value for the match for me.
ReplyDeleteYes good performance so far
DeleteTaylor is by far the best referee in card management. Very few officials have his feeling and knowledge of the game and the players.
DeleteSolid performance by Taylor in a challenging game. He decided to be rather lenient, trying to save some YCs. Until now, everything goes well (although there were some players who were not happy with Taylor's decisions and some protests). But he has to be aware that it could become dangerous...
ReplyDeleteI think if a hesitant flag from AR2 is all there is to talk about, I think they’re doing well!
ReplyDeleteBrave YC in 1st minute (unusual in tournament but correct), calm control, letting play flow, ignoring players going down for soft fouls, quick to stop play for the AUT player and head injury.
A very good 1st half in a really good game.
Totally agreed. Class act in 1st half.
DeleteWow, Italians are furious now. A lot of complaining.
ReplyDeleteOnly Italian players can do that, I know them very well, a shame to be honest.
DeleteClear foul now, what a poor reaction by Italian players. Well deserved YC. Taylor is in full control.
ReplyDelete49' Spot on. Foul outside the box. YC.
ReplyDeleteWrong fk and YC from Taylor. Influenced from the Austrian player's screaming and rolling around.
ReplyDeleteWrong comment from Lawaj. Influenced from negative attitude towards Taylor.
DeleteHonestly, how can you disagree with that???
Maybe you missed the replay, I can only think that, very clear decision... but not later when Taylor I think missed YC to #19 AUT.
DeleteTo be honest, I also wasn't sure about it after watching the replay once - so I checked again after your comments. The tricky thing is that he gets a lot of ball simultaneously with a rather small contact with the opponent. But as the leading foot hits the opponent and the trailing leg more randomly gets the ball, I agree with the foul decision. However not 100% clear for me.
DeleteAnd I would also say, that the YC should not be for a reckless challenge, but only for SPA.
I’m more on the line of Lawaj as well here for the reason Philipp says. Much ball, little opponent.
DeleteUnbelievable dissent by Italian players. At least one caution issued for that, but Taylor just stands there and does nothing. The teams recognize what they are allowed to do, referees have no possibilites because of the guidelines. I strongly disapprove of that.
ReplyDeleteI think Barela was booked for dissent during the protests. But on the other hand, you can understand the Italian players' anger.
DeleteThe fk was quite contentious.
Not a reason for the outrage - there complaints wont change Taylor’s mind
DeleteBeside the fact that it is a clearly correct decision, it's very dangerous to justify dissent when the decision is wrong, we should protect referees from this excessive complaining, also when decisions are wrong.
DeleteI always have to laugh a bit when people try to give their opinion more weight by saying “clearly”, “very clear”, “most obvious”. It seems we see many, many clear situations this tournament :)
DeleteI'm NOT justifying dissent. Dissent should never be tolerated in any football match.
DeleteI'm just stating that as humans in a highly charged high stake game, the fear and anger of the Italians in conceding a dangerous and highly contentious FK is understandable.
Just in the same way the Austrians are angry at not being awarded a PK.
"we should protect referees from this excessive complaining"
DeleteBut the referee's don't protect themselves. They just stand there and take it. But it's kind of tough when they've been stripped of their tools.
So what are the referee's to do when the Ref Comm strips (instructs/prohibits) them of the ability to punish these sort of acts?
Now missed YC to #19 AUT, in my opinion to be given. Reckless tackle.
ReplyDeleteNot mandatory.
DeleteMandatory
DeleteAnother good decision from Taylor - no foul 👍🏻
ReplyDeleteA great decision - no foul on insigne and Austria score 👏🏼
DeleteAlthough it looks to be offside
DeleteWere we offered a replay of this play on call?
DeleteExcellent now Taylor (64:00) with a correct play on, simulation outside the box.
ReplyDeleteIMO an obvious booking missed for AUT9 for a reckless stamp in the foot near the touch line.
ReplyDeleteOffside to be checked, probably the goal for AUT is not valid.
ReplyDeleteOffside! Correct VAR intervention. Close call but AR2 could have seen it. Unlucky performance by AR2 today after the strange offside flag in first half.
DeleteNo fault for AR2, very difficult situation, but we must report second VAR intervention in two games today again for correcting an offside decision.
ReplyDeleteYes! The correct decision in the 92nd minute of Denmark game and now this - great officiating from VAR all round
DeleteTop refereeing indeed.
DeleteWhy Hugh Dallas was replaced with Darko Čeferin? Maybe Dallas will watch the referee from Glasgow between Sweden and Ukraine.
ReplyDeleteNow a possible penalty for Austria, but a possible handball before.
ReplyDeleteVAR at work.
I think it’s offside being checked
DeleteIf the ball came from an Austrian player, it would have been offside as well I think.
DeleteEven two possible offside missed before by AR2.
DeleteNot the best performance!
VAR should support Taylor's decision. Offside given after VAR intervention, so two missed offside positions leading to the incident.
Deletecorrect
DeleteAgreed, Chefren. I am sorry for AR2 but today is not his day. Even "normal" spectators recognise that.
DeleteWithout the offside, also the possible handball by Hinteregger would have been an interesting point for discussion.
DeleteOne candidate less for final, after this game.
ReplyDeleteWhy? Correct decision.
DeleteLOL There is not a single wrong decision. Very good from Taylor actually. With another official, there would be 20 players on the pitch and the players would be fighting each other.
DeleteNow we can maybe state that without offsides before, VAR would have invited Taylor to rewatch the challenge, otherwise they woldn't have called offside, the silent check would have ended.
ReplyDeleteYes I thought that too but we have AVAR2 to check offside and VAR+AVAR1 to decide whether it could be an OFR. It is indeed possible that they wanted to wait for AVAR2 to make a final decision about OFR.
DeleteIn case, one could also disuss, whether it remains a big mistake by Taylor to miss that penalty.
DeleteRef_1707 that unfortunately is not the protocol because more time will be wasted with that, they first have to check the foul it’s self if it’s worthy of a Penalty and only then if they do say it’s worthy of a review then they check offside leading to the potential foul, doing it the other way will waste a lot of time because you spend a minute or more drawing lines and in this case 2 lines where drawn for potentially two offside and after that you now check the foul which might not be a doubt....
DeleteNot best evening for AR2 Adam Nunn.
ReplyDeleteTaylor saved from a missed penalty for illegal use of the arm by the Italian defender due to offside. Otherwise OFR for sure.
ReplyDeleteOffside from the freekick, offside from the flick and maybe handball
ReplyDeleteTaylor is apathetic.. not communicating, no preventive actions.
ReplyDeleteFinally, it was a good decision by the commitee to take in charge Taylor for this game. Good choice.
ReplyDeleteFor intensity, among the most difficult games at this tournament so far.
ReplyDeleteAmong the most difficult games together with HUNG-POR.
DeleteOn that VAR check, wasn’t it habdball before offside?
ReplyDeletehandball*
DeleteSpot on assignment.....calmness, waving away flop/dive appeals, stands in well when mobbed for var checks...uefa will be happy...no faults on any offsides in 2nd half...too close, one 3metre clear one 1st half should have been flagged. TAYLOR is a Prem.ref. he has been thru it all before
ReplyDeleteVery good from Taylor actually. With another official, there would be 20 players on the pitch and the players would be fighting each other.
ReplyDeleteHahaha it’s not even difficult
Delete89' this was a revenge foul after Italy continued to play, pushing with both arms, well.... a YC wouldn't have been wrong, but in my opinion this time Taylor didn't look alert as before, a mass confrontation could have easily started.
ReplyDeleteNever a YC^^
DeleteYC is not necessary IMO
DeleteClear yellow card. Without any chance to play the ball a hard push in the back. Unsporting behaviour.
DeleteI would say, a YC is the expected decision there, because it clearly was done deliberately to stop the game. However not a clear argument for it in the LotG, I think (other than general unsporting behaviour).
DeleteBut it didnt, he had everything under complete control
DeleteSiebert would have shown RC. Just kidding. Guys, there should be enough players for the match to go on.
DeleteSome minor mistakes in 1st half and a linesman without luck. But for me Taylor with a good performance in a difficult match, very good foul detection in 2nd half!
ReplyDeleteTaylor with a solid performance but let me say that I am not fully convinced. In my view, it seems like he is not as aware of some incidents, some conflicts on the pitch as in the other games. GER-POR was definitely excellent but somehow I have the impression that it is not his best match today. AR2 has an unlucky day while AR1 is great. Interesting 30 minutes to follow.
ReplyDeleteGood solid 90 minutes from Taylor
ReplyDeleteI'm a Taylor fan, but I didn't like the first 60 minutes today.
ReplyDeleteSince then, he has been quite solid and consistent in a pretty challenging match. Let's hope that continues until the end.
handball before goal?
ReplyDeleteNo way.
Deletepls video
DeleteHandball before goal scored! Crucial mistake by Taylor and crew!!
ReplyDeleteArms were open but he touched only by chest, I checked carefully that and VAR did the same, of course.
DeleteAnonymous 23:07 Do you have behavioral problems? You can react in a decent manner as well!
DeleteAt least one can ask the question of Chiesa touched the ball by arm just before he scored. Very, very close at least.
It seem as though some users (or the same) want Taylor to fail. Guys, mind your manners. He's been probably the best of the lot so far.
ReplyDeleteAnd it seems the other part of the users (or the same) want to comment him towards the final :)
DeleteAre you kiddimg or are you italian? Because there is no other option for that comment.
DeleteI'm not Italian and I do think Taylor has been the best thus far. Furthermore, he has arguably the most challenging games (POR-HUN, ITA-AUT).
DeleteTaylor did not officiate POR-HUN ;p
DeletePOR-GER of course!
DeleteNow very clear YC for both reckless and SPA.
ReplyDeleteChefren, you would have dismissed at least two players with your line.
DeleteCorrect SPA
ReplyDeleteMasterclass from Taylor tonight. Direct to SF or Final.
ReplyDeleteAre you italian?
DeleteI love this blog! Either GO HOME or MASTERCLASS, FINAL!
Delete:D
@Anonymous at 23:16: are you Austrian?
DeleteSaying Taylor should be direct to SF is a very fair statement. Great strong official
DeleteI think we should all be happy that we saw a brilliant young ref and a very solid performance afterwards in a challenging game, so let's be happy about the refs being all in all successfull in this tournament so far. Playing chearleader for special refs hoping to support them this way does not make any sense: That does not even help the ref or the commentator.
ReplyDeleteSpot on!
DeleteAll the referees deserve some sort of credit, none have made a shocking mistake, a game changing mistake. Brilliant all around and specifically for Taylor based on tonight’s performance
DeleteWho was the brilliant young ref?
DeleteDaniel Siebert
DeleteI assume he is speaking of Siebert who I thought got some overheated comments
Deleteoverhated*
DeleteSiebert is 37 so hardly young.
DeleteWell who knows what he was on about then
Delete37 is relatively young age for referees at this level.
DeleteHis ARs are 36 years old, so indeed a young team. They did an excellent job and also Taylor today was good.
DeleteNow Austria scored, very challenging last minutes for Taylor I guess!
ReplyDeleteChefren who you say it’s fair for Taylor to be appointed to a SF
DeleteWe should wait for the end of he game for a proper assessment...
DeleteAnonymous what’s the need for that. He hasn’t been biased in anyway
Delete120' penalty appeal by Italy, reasonable to play on.
ReplyDeleteI’m new to this blog, Chefren are you a referee yourself
DeleteSolid performance by Taylor: excellent foul selection, not great card management (two mandatory YCs missed (15' and 53'), others possible (7', 89',111') and I would have preferred a YC to Verratti (dissent) in the first half). He missed a penalty, but there were a handball and two offsides before that, so no problem. Bad night for AR2
ReplyDeleteHe did not miss any penalty.
DeleteVery challenging game. If we avoid AR2 mistakes, Taylor did a good job. He can get another appointment in the same stadium IMO.
ReplyDeleteI don't get these "he could get the final" comments to be honest. It is unnecessary to talk about the final and the semis. Everything depends on how the results will look like. Taylor won't get a SF if England will be there. Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Spain, England – they all have good teams. As Germany will play against England on Tuesday, we will have to wait. It could be a good game for Taylor or Brych...
ReplyDeleteTaylor produced a good performance in a hot, challenging game. His calls were mostly correct (not always but there were so many duels in this match and we should take this into account, too) however in some cases brought dissenting behaviour. What I didn't like today is that Taylor didn't even try to reach players on communication level. I think some (public) warnings would have prevented some scenes. It was too much 'whistle and decide about card' approach, no middle way between only FK and FK and YC. That's why I would call his today's performance good but not very good.
ReplyDeleteOh, and by the way I would prefer stronger moderation of comments by Admin Team. Some of them are simply space consuming, some even insulting ("shit in eyes")...
DeleteIn my opinion overall it was a good performance by Taylor, who looked to be always in control (maybe less in some moments, but given the difficulty one can understand) of the game. Very challenging from the beginning. Big points for discussion are the possible cards that he didn't want to issue. At least two were mandatory in my opinion. However, as somebody already reported, nothing to say about foul detection. The penalty would have been assigned without offside, but since it couldn't exist, committee will not consider this as crucial mistake. The overall imagine is rather positive. Bad day for AR2, but this can happen, no problem. Now, maybe we can't talk about a final appointment so early and we must also see what will happen with Oliver and England national team, however, I wouldn't be so surprised to see Taylor indeed assigned to a semifinal.
ReplyDeleteI didn't understand the nature of some anonymous comments during this game against Taylor and against Italy. I think there weren't situations in which he can be blamed, rather, one or two possible cards he didn't give were for Austria.
With a more refined disciplinary management, he could have been even more accurate in this game, but again, I look from the point of view of the difficulty of this game.
First thing is that there aren't controversial decisions at the end, and a so hot game has ended with people enjoying football.
We will see what committee has in mind, before some possible replies to this message, let me specify this is just my opinion.
And to some anonymous from Austrian side, please comment in detail without short sentences, I would like to understand more about your anger, because in my opinino there weren't particular incidents in the game clearly against Austria.
Chefren, I completely agree with absolutely everything that you have written. But IMO there is a huge difference between your analyses here and your usual way of analyzing some other referee. As you are absolutely right for the missed cards, I have never seen from you to mention missed cards in the games of the likes of Turpin, Kuipers or Makkelie. And actually there are plenty of missed mandatory cards in every their game. But you never called this "big points for discussion". As a blog admin, please try next time to make the same type of analyses for the games of these referee also. Anyway, I would like also to congratulate you for the blog and to thank you for the work and efforts you put in.
DeleteOver the course of the whole 120mins, Anthony Taylor had a good game tonight.
ReplyDeleteAs many people already know, I am NOT his fan, and I have been critical of him in the past. But he was generally fine today.
At times, he made some questionable/poor choice of foul selections in my opinion.
But to be fair, he generally allowed the game to flow, and for that, I am highly impressed. A good candidate for a QF or SF.
He's the perfect referee for a final. Understands the game like no other and doesn't kill the show, also abiding by the rules. That's exactly what one needs in the championship match.
DeleteAgreed. I think most players and teams would welcome Taylor in the final because they know he lets the game flow without losing control.
DeleteIMO a good, expected level performance by Taylor on a challenging match. His foul detection was good. Very good decision on the 1st YC of the match regardless of the min. His management of the match and the players were also good.
ReplyDelete2 mistakes by AR2 (the 2nd one is very tight -> not that this excueses a PL assistant).
Good decision by Rosetti this appointment. A further one would certainly be deserved.
Another very good display by Taylor. The game was quite challenging and he kept his cool. Foul detection always clear and coherent. Card management was superb. It shows he's the referee who best understands the flow of the game and the perspective of the players, harmonizing them quite well. Made his case for the final.
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