tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post4802800516715526951..comments2024-03-29T15:49:30.824+01:00Comments on Law 5 - The Referee: Damir Skomina is our 2017 Referee of the Year Law5TheRefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12274952933938429751noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-3398320327703045322018-01-05T22:40:04.779+01:002018-01-05T22:40:04.779+01:00I watched this match and this was a fine performan...I watched this match and this was a fine performance from Madden. I have laughed previously when comments have been made regarding his "interaction" or "player management" and this match demonstrated why. He is on another level with these skills compared to Collum and Thomson, not to mention the majority of his English colleagues. GerryUSrefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971906278772216454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-60706578815169612018-01-05T22:30:19.788+01:002018-01-05T22:30:19.788+01:00Delayed reply I've been vacation but for what ...Delayed reply I've been vacation but for what it's worth this is totally wrong to my taste. I know handball can be a grey area but this does. It satisfy any of the criteria.GerryUSrefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971906278772216454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-59037492870210148242018-01-02T21:01:35.301+01:002018-01-02T21:01:35.301+01:00Now incredible offside prior Tottenham's first...Now incredible offside prior Tottenham's first goal against Swansea. Very easy decision, after free kick, so obvious. VAR is needed immediately, PL refs are going from bad to worst (refs in Bundes League and Seria A also made lot of mistakes this year, but VAR corrected them many times.Jelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909127833306431963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-74874059344209413002018-01-01T12:16:04.097+01:002018-01-01T12:16:04.097+01:00Premier League
Round 22
Monday 1 January
12:30 Br...Premier League<br />Round 22<br /><br />Monday 1 January<br />12:30 Brighton & Hove Albion v AFC Bournemouth<br />Referee: Michael Oliver<br />Assistants: Simon Bennett, Daniel Cook<br />Fourth official: Kevin Friend<br /><br />Burnley v Liverpool<br />Referee: Roger East<br />Assistants: Mark Scholes, Mick McDonough<br />Fourth official: Martin Atkinson<br /><br />Leicester City v Huddersfield Town<br />Referee: Graham Scott<br />Assistants: Constantine Hatzidakis, Neil Davies<br />Fourth official: Anthony Taylor<br /><br />Stoke City v Newcastle United<br />Referee: Chris Kavanagh<br />Assistants: Peter Kirkup, S Massey-Ellis<br />Fourth official: Craig Pawson<br /><br />17:30 Everton v Manchester United<br />Referee: Andre Marriner<br />Assistants: Scott Ledger, Richard West<br />Fourth official: Paul Tierney<br /><br />Tuesday 2 January<br />19:45 Southampton v Crystal Palace<br />Referee: Stuart Attwell<br />Assistants: Simon Long, Adrian Holmes<br />Fourth official: Kevin Friend<br /><br />19:45 Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur<br />Referee: Bobby Madley<br />Assistants: Marc Perry, Stephen Child<br />Fourth official: Lee Probert<br /><br />19:45 West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion<br />Referee: Mike Jones<br />Assistants: Simon Beck, Andy Garratt<br />Fourth official: Neil Swarbrick<br /><br />20:00 Manchester City v Watford<br />Referee: Lee Mason<br />Assistants: Harry Lennard, Matthew Wilkes<br />Fourth official: Mike Dean<br /><br />Wednesday 3 January<br />19:45 Arsenal v Chelsea<br />Referee: Anthony Taylor<br />Assistants: Adam Nunn, Lee Betts<br />Fourth official: Craig Pawson<br /><br />Thursday 4 January<br />20:00 Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United<br />Referee: Mike Dean<br />Assistants: Simon Long, Daniel Cook<br />Fourth official: Roger East<br /><br />Taylor has the top match, Dean is always the name for Tottenham - West Ham which is a hot clash. Chris Kavanagh I think whistles the biggest game of his career, pretty crucial match for relegation. Jones also takes a big relegation match.Mikael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362465559010649548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-26128834157360919562018-01-01T12:02:37.411+01:002018-01-01T12:02:37.411+01:00PL refs should improve everything. Do we know what...PL refs should improve everything. Do we know what is red card in PL? Do we know what is penalty? Do we know what is punishable handball? <br />Craig Pawson for example: in Merseyside derby he whistled very, very soft PK. On Saturday he missed clear, punishable handball ant didn't give PK for Man UTD. One day after Mike Dean punished handball and gave PK, and it was his clear mistake. Never punishable handball. Only in December we had lots of handballs in PK area, and most of them weren't whistled as PK. And then Dean gave such one.<br />Also, PK for Crystal Palace was doubtful, too.<br />For years, PL refs make numerous big, important mistakes. I think that refereeing in PL was never in such low level. Moss, Dean, Pawson, Marriner, Madley, Swarbrick - all of them are far away from the quality of the League.<br />Happy New Year to all, dear friends.Jelenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909127833306431963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-14272441903864808442018-01-01T10:33:28.332+01:002018-01-01T10:33:28.332+01:00Nice answer, Mikael. I fully agree :)
Premier Leag...Nice answer, Mikael. I fully agree :)<br />Premier League referees should improve in punishing SFP.Chefrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540069165794069444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-68119906528377578072018-01-01T10:32:59.755+01:002018-01-01T10:32:59.755+01:00In my opinion the decision is rather wrong than co...In my opinion the decision is rather wrong than correct, in any case, given that handballs are always grey areas, I think he could be supported.<br />I wouldn't have called the penalty because in case of NO TOUCH by arm, the ball would have hit the body, so this wasn't an open arm / attempt to increase body's volume... Chefrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540069165794069444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-40266814931430008822018-01-01T10:12:30.547+01:002018-01-01T10:12:30.547+01:00Mike Dean with a soft penalty for handball awarded...Mike Dean with a soft penalty for handball awarded for WBA in the 88th minute, against Arsenal:<br /><br />https://imgtc.com/w/HGw7ZFyKeyser Sozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711006098144257392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-60889792446706071132017-12-31T21:24:20.991+01:002017-12-31T21:24:20.991+01:00Agreed, but I think it was hard to detect even for...Agreed, but I think it was hard to detect even for a very athletic referee considering the position. Of course more than dangerous tackle, should have been a RC:SFP for sure. Penalty wasn't a crucial mistake but I much prefer no whistle there. But ignoring these situation, Moss whistled a strong match (9 YC in Premier League!).<br />He is typical of an 'English' referee, really strong and accepted personality, quite old in age presenting a lot of experience, but weak in crucial decisions and too lenient in detecting SFP situations. <br />Dowd, Wiley, Foy also counted to a similar category, only the kind of referee you tend to see in England, for better and worse.Mikael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362465559010649548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-16047733200455495442017-12-31T16:23:13.705+01:002017-12-31T16:23:13.705+01:00Absolutely 100% red card. I don’t see how ”acciden...Absolutely 100% red card. I don’t see how ”accident” is an argument. He goes in hard and endagers the safety of the opponent. Nobody forced him to make this tackle and he clearly saw the opponent. My opinion.VGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05143796083259937842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-5286476964500447382017-12-31T15:05:49.385+01:002017-12-31T15:05:49.385+01:00Sorry. I must correct myself, YC was issued to Pun...Sorry. I must correct myself, YC was issued to Puncheon as well, but definitely not enough. Crucial mistake because this was more than clear SFP.Chefrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540069165794069444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-12989614241077290672017-12-31T15:02:51.001+01:002017-12-31T15:02:51.001+01:00Incredible RC missed by Moss in Crystal Palace - M...Incredible RC missed by Moss in Crystal Palace - Manchester City during the last minutes of added time. After a penalty missed by Crystal Palace (maybe a soft call, but not wrong), there was a counterattack, Puncheon fouled the opponent with a late challenge directly on the man. I think Moss gave advantage, then after that he whistled another foul (holding) close to Crystal Palace penalty area, a correct YC was issued, but I can't believe that the previous foul went unpunished. The player from Crystal Palace suffered an injury as well after this challenge. <br />Surely the physical condition doesn't help referees like Moss in following the play when actions are so quick... I must admit that. Chefrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540069165794069444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-78651927104380679552017-12-31T14:58:11.644+01:002017-12-31T14:58:11.644+01:00Harsh decision, in my opinion wrong. The challenge...Harsh decision, in my opinion wrong. The challenge was originally on the ball, then there was a contact with the opponent but this was accidental. Chefrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540069165794069444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-11036832191768374662017-12-31T13:29:05.169+01:002017-12-31T13:29:05.169+01:00What do you think about this RC:SFP, from the cruc...What do you think about this RC:SFP, from the crucial match in the EFL Championship yesterday (1st vs 2nd)?<br /><br />https://youtu.be/f35LhZIFWGU<br />Mikael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362465559010649548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-48406919511037083892017-12-30T23:08:22.718+01:002017-12-30T23:08:22.718+01:00Close to an assist!
https://streamable.com/irddxClose to an assist!<br /><br />https://streamable.com/irddxRayHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408516186784688309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-25556532183129360462017-12-30T22:00:46.884+01:002017-12-30T22:00:46.884+01:00Here in serie A we have a guideline that when the ...Here in serie A we have a guideline that when the ball touches the arm after having hit another part of the body, most of the times it is common to consider the touch as not intentional. This was the reason for which Damato called Rocchi and the penalty was annulled.<br />About Rocchi, this year in serie A he is still OK, but not at his best, I must admit. Many small mistakes in his games, and overall a tendency to be quite lenient.<br />In European competitions he seems to habve a different approach.Chefrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540069165794069444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-30057291585611370832017-12-30T20:55:43.639+01:002017-12-30T20:55:43.639+01:00Arguments for (increased body surface, hand to bal...Arguments for (increased body surface, hand to ball movement) and against (deflection from short distance) handball, therefore not a clear error and not a case for the VAR in my opinion.Philipp Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241731897712166394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-36104375716728742982017-12-30T19:42:18.699+01:002017-12-30T19:42:18.699+01:00Interesting incident regarding handball and VAR
h...Interesting incident regarding handball and VAR<br /><br />https://streamable.com/jdbz8RayHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408516186784688309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-12026084922563097112017-12-30T19:14:57.431+01:002017-12-30T19:14:57.431+01:00Even Gianluca Rocchi is really lenient in Inter-La...Even Gianluca Rocchi is really lenient in Inter-Lazio today. Is it normal, Chefren? :DRayHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408516186784688309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-82876350975238259202017-12-30T12:19:50.942+01:002017-12-30T12:19:50.942+01:00Bobby Madden will referee Rangers - Celtic today, ...Bobby Madden will referee Rangers - Celtic today, after a good performance in Belgrade I was happy to read his name. His more personable style makes him preferred to Collum, Thomson in Scottish Premiership matches.Mikael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362465559010649548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-12165846761676411942017-12-30T10:47:53.692+01:002017-12-30T10:47:53.692+01:00Yeah agreed, Premier League referees are basically...Yeah agreed, Premier League referees are basically quite poor at detecting SFP on the whole, absolutely you cannot ignore that.<br />But also it's more of an ideological problem I think. Both clear missed RCs were defended by the 'experts' covering the matches, incredibly to my mind, and there isn't the huge criticism in the media that there would be in most other nations for these decisions. Media reluctantly accepted Moss' RC in MNC-LIV, which HAD to be a RC. Atkinson in 2015 missed an absolutely brutal RC, and was backed by an observer (who was never even a referee, I can explain more about the observing system in PL), and Clattenburg gave RC:SFP in 2016 that was surely acceptable, but over turned by the FA. <br />Basically the FA from a grassroots level has this simplistic idea "two foot tackle -> RC" and not really much more. They don't consider hitting point, intensity, chances to play the ball fairly etc- so there is a too rigid idea of an SFP.<br />Also I remember that Niclas recalled this phrase translated from German, "on the island (England) that isn't even a foul"- although in jest I think rather they have a point.<br />So I think there are much more crucial intrinsic problems in England, leading to this too much tolerance of dangerous situations.Mikael Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362465559010649548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-72869730775855892702017-12-30T06:49:01.681+01:002017-12-30T06:49:01.681+01:00VAR, no doubt about it, is very much needed. Howev...VAR, no doubt about it, is very much needed. However the half assed (excuse my language) manner in which it is being implemented. Along with the limited sub standard training that Referee's are receiving. Is going to bring an end result of "major failure". Add in to the mix Mr. I lack the ability to assume responsibility (Busacca) and we have a recipe for disaster."Dynamic Personality"???https://www.blogger.com/profile/12226532506224089738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-38008048274641943692017-12-30T06:42:28.038+01:002017-12-30T06:42:28.038+01:00This is not a recent problem for EPL referees this...This is not a recent problem for EPL referees this season. So it's not the "match load" that's at fault. These mistakes were also being made early in the season. <br />So I'd say that it's more of an unwillingness by these men to do the right thing and justly punish the guilty/dirty players. Or maybe, they're just following orders."Dynamic Personality"???https://www.blogger.com/profile/12226532506224089738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-48207270854322022012017-12-29T14:39:38.415+01:002017-12-29T14:39:38.415+01:00Collina has announced that the final decision abou...Collina has announced that the final decision about VAR to be used at WC will be taken on March.<br /><br />http://sport360.com/article/football/world_cup_2018/260272/russia-world-cup-officials-set-to-complete-video-assistant-referees-training-camp-ahead-of-2018-tournament<br /><br />So very likely the official announcement regarding the video assistant referees will be quite delayed. Chefrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540069165794069444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3596681196436096141.post-63978741234378433782017-12-28T16:58:08.953+01:002017-12-28T16:58:08.953+01:00Coreect. It was offside.Coreect. It was offside.VGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05143796083259937842noreply@blogger.com