Well that was a truly awful performance, way below the level expected of a World Cup quarter final. Hopefully the observer on this game has many...
Yet another very obvious foul on Saka missed. Have to question how a referee at this level is missing so many blatant fouls.
Even Sampaio couldn't miss that penalty... :laugh:
Good YC just then, but what has happened to the advantage signal? No indication whatsoever that he saw that as a foul and would come back to it....
No surprise to see Griezmann finally get a YC though I fear that was more for PI than SPA.
Finally seeing the replay, it seemed a clear foul on Saka before the French goal. Combine that with the equally clear foul on Kane (which I can...
Well that's as clear a missed YC as you're likely to see. Give that as a FK and you can't not give a YC for SPA. Those are the kind of things that...
Don't see why he couldn't work with Oliver/Taylor - after all, I don't think they've ever had the Pole as their VAR before this tournament so it's...
Thought he had a great game. He benefits from being one of the most well known officials at the World Cup so players generally accept his...
I suspect that Oliver will be kept around for a while at least, even as a 4O. In some ways, having Oliver as 4O to Taylor with Bennett/Burt as 5O...
And the evidence from the last couple of seasons suggests that the PGMO still consider Arsenal home games as a 'big' appointment given the very...
Correct, although they have been used in EL games before, but given the numbers required, I can see this being more acceptable, especially from...
Both ARs and 4Os don't have to be FIFA officials though - for example you'll often see Dan Robathan acting as an AR2 or Darren England, Simon...
The initial trial started off on a few leagues around the country - the one I officiated on is one with a referee and two ARs so no 4O. I think...
No, why would it? That would be a defensive FK.
We've been part of an FA trial for sin bins in my league for the past 3 years - it has since been expanded to Supply leagues (maybe Contrib too?)....
IMO, it's a stonewall penalty - one I've seen given numerous times. Defender gets caught out by attacker getting there first, defender takes a...
Although if you're talking IFAB members, I suspect VAR will be introduced in Scotland way before the money's there for it in Welsh domestic football!
That's fair enough, and Guida was 4O so probably correct about it being a UEFA 9, but that's not getting overturned in the Premier League. The...
I saw the first SA red card live and was surprised it was given. I think it's a YC but that's just my opinion. I certainly didn't think it was a...
Yep, saw the highlights of this game, and he definitely went in aiming to give cheap YCs without somehow realising he'd booked the Argentinian...
Sounds like I'm going to have to see if the Gold Cup is shown in the UK...! For those asking about concussion substitutions, in the Premier...
Never a penalty. Standard stuff from Sterling sadly when he gets into the area. Will be a shame if we go through because of a dive.
Having seen the video of the incident, it's an unfortunate one that Pitana clearly desperately tried to find a way out of but was tied by the laws...
IMO, that's a YC all day long in the Premier League. Equally I don't think that if Hategan goes YC it gets upgraded by VAR. Having said all that,...