2018-2019 UEFA Season Referee Discussion [Rs]

Nevermind. Looks like Mazeika had Leverkusen-Monaco in 2016 and then Man United-Benfica on Matchday 4 last year. One per year is a weird pace, but his international assignments have definitely improved, so who knows--maybe it's time for him to make a leap.

 

Supporting evidence for @RedStar91's assertion that there's no such thing as SFP in the UCL anymore (rookie Romanian referees excepted, though):

https://streamable.com/f9mbb

 

People who seem to be in the know still insist that UEFA is instructing (through its RAP content) that tackles like this are definitely supposed to be red and that this is a missed KMI by Marciniak.

Now, how such misses affect Elite referees on their assessment scores and what they mean for future assignments is anyone's guess. It's not like a rookie whistle is suddenly going to leap a World Cup referee because one gets a case of SFP right and the other doesn't. I think, unfortunately, you might have to see a horrific injury like the infamous Bosvelt-Irwin tackle before a very top referee is punished and the pendulum starts swinging back in the right direction.

 

I'd be interested in seeing our debate about that Rizzoli/Shaw challenge. For some reason I don't think there was unanimity there. I believe I offered a defense of Rizzoli at the time.

But as time goes on, the Cakir red on Nani does seem like it was a critical moment for him.

It would take something massive and clear for the pendulum to swing. The tackle on Irwin is truly the type of thing I'm talking about (blatant SFP, no card given, broken leg, and a former WC Final referee benched and essentially having his career ended). Of course, once VAR comes into play in UCL, the possibility for something so blatant going unpunished essentially becomes zero. But as @RedStar91 points out, the possibility for borderline SFP calls being sanctioned also greatly decreases.

 

Looks like any debate we had on the tackle contemporaneously happened here: https://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/ue...s-discussions-rs.2022670/page-3#post-32947407

I haven't read through it fully yet.

 

Any doubt that the 2013 Cakir goes red here? https://streamable.com/fglae

 

VAR confirmed for UCL knockout stage, EL Final, and Nations League Final.

 

Interesting article that needs to be translated from Dutch: https://www.omropfryslan.nl/nieuws/...-uitgesteld-voor-erwin-zeinstra-ek-2020-optie

Essentially UEFA has already asked Kuipers to continue through EURO 2020, despite his age. Kuipers has tentatively said yes, but not if it means Makkelie can't go, too. Very interesting dynamic. One which becomes more interesting now since VAR is pretty much officially layered in.

 

Hugh Dallas observing Skomina. This seems like a make or break test for the Final. If Rossetti follows last year’s practice (though he certainly doesn’t have to do so) the Final referee could be kept from knockout matches again. So giving Skomina the biggest match with the most important assessor seems like a signal.

Still think Turpin and Hategan have played themselves into consideration. But if Skomina has the inside track, this is certainly the time to prove it.

 

Here's a fun clip from the Galatasary : Porto match. All sorts of instructional usages (though the inclusion of an AAR lowers its relevance some):

https://streamable.com/45y57


As a completely trivial aside, Alan Kelly's dad is the assessor on this match.

 

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There's a strong argument for red even with the touch on the ball. But SFP isn't happening in the 13' minute of a Liverpool home game in the UCL unless he actually does break his leg.

 

In some ways, the AAR complicates it all. There is an appeal to the AAR because of the handling on the goal line (which, honestly, I'm not sure he saw correctly given the goalkeeper seems to have blocked his vision). So the protests and initial discussion all take place around the AAR.

But the play is actually stopped for the delayed offside decision, which was delayed appropriately (because the AR didn't know who got the decisive last touch). It's all very complicated, but I think without AARs the flag goes up late and the AR tells the CR it's offside if the touch came from the attacker but it's a red card/penalty if not. Truthfully, the one big question I have here is why the CR didn't go to the AR first or at least as soon as possible.