It's about deterence and also if he had received a booking at the time we would not have got the penalty and gone 2-1 up. Don't see how we can complain about this.
Because that’s not the rule. Had the ref booked him in the game, we wouldn’t have got a pen.
I’ll ask you or any referee at any level on here then, does their have to be physical contact for direct free-kicks to be given ?
He was deceived
Week in week out we see a pretty poor standard of officiating and absolutely nothing seems to be done about it. Of course people make mistakes but with the amount of money in the game officiating really should be a higher standard than it is currently.
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Refs definitely do need protection but I just don't see how you get players and fans to treat them better by banning Godden for anticipating contact, falling over and not claiming a foul than you do for allowing Mitrovic to chase after him, shout in his face then continue complaining after being booked.Spot on but also the blame culture & referee abuse needs to stop too. I'm as guilty as anyone for criticising them on here but when you see actual club accounts publicly lambasting & abusing them on social media for the world to see it's outrageous.
Having refereed a fair bit myself it's far from easy & mistakes are genuine.
I have only done it casually & with only the very basic training but for those that take it on the process is incredibly arduous.
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Now, how do we improve that? This is where I think the FA etc. have gone about things completely the wrong way.
Referees are self employed &, in my experience, get very little backing & support from their FA for the decisions they make or defending them against the abuse they receive.
We still only have quite a select group who are Professional (and that only happened in 2001) & the pay & support they get, whilst not insignificant, is a fraction of what's sloshing around in the rest of the game.
I think by now most know my loathing of VAR & I think whilst claiming to be to help referees the way it is implemented actually massively undermines them. Imagine having your decision publicly questioned live on TV in front of an audience of millions. Even when instructed to view the pitch side monitor themselves they're still unable to then make a genuine decision as it's only human nature to have that voice in the back of your head saying "VAR have told me to look, they think I've fucked up"
Ref admits officials KNOW they will change decision at VAR monitor
A total of 16 refs are involved in the documentary, which UEFA are releasing as a free-to-air four-part series giving unprecedented access to officials and the inner workings of VAR.www.google.com
Why the referee going to the pitchside monitor is not what it seems
When referees go to the screen, overturning their decision is a 'fait accompli' with the 'review' only done to help sell the U-turn to fans
In my opinion & I think in most people's, VAR has not significantly improved the game.
They would have been much better investing that money in improving training, conditions & support for referees as well as trying to attract new, young referees to the sport.
Retrospective punishments for instances like Godden's are far more palatable to me & imo likely to lead to improved player behaviour than the current VAR stuff but maybe that's just me.
Absolutely his reaction was awful
It's a massive bugbear of mine when you see an assistant look at the ref for instruction of which way to flag when the ball has gone out right next to him. You have a better view, get your flag up and do your job.
It’s because they have VAR isn’t it?
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