Hanging Judge | Armchair refs and rear-view wisdom
I have recently been critical of the standard of refereeing and the planning, or lack thereof, for the onward and upward movement of the game, writes Errol SweeneyI once heard people say that the best thing ever invented was the rear-view mirror for one’s vehicle. How true that is.
I have recently been critical of the standard of refereeing and the planning, or lack thereof, for the onward and upward movement of the game.Recently, I watched a play-off game between Wales and Poland. It was a tough, tense match, as the winner on the night would go through to the Euro finals later this summer.
That meant elation for one and major disappointment for the other. The game did indeed go to a penalty shoot-out, with Poland winning 5-4 when Wales had their fifth penalty saved by Polish keeper Wojciech Szczesny. It was heartbreak for the home team.This was made worse with the sending off for two yellow cards of Welsh fullback Chris Mepham in the 120th minute.
Oliver was no more than 10m away from the incident and looked straight at it, but refused to take any action. My questions is: If that incident had happened anywhere else on the field outside the penalty area, would the referee have given a free kick – either direct or indirect, as that does not matter? What does matter is that it was a free kick of some sort, but the referee gave nothing.
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