2021 MLS Week 11 Referee Discussion

Discussion in 'MLS Referee Forum' started by ManiacalClown, Jul 1, 2021.

  1. orangefc

    orangefc New Member

    Atlanta United FC
    United States
    Jun 7, 2018
    I was very surprised Greg Barkey didn't cover this in the weekly video.
     
  2. MassachusettsRef

    MassachusettsRef Moderator
    Staff Member

    Apr 30, 2001
    Washington, DC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You mean the non-call from a few weeks ago?

    Channeling my post from the Week 12 thread, the Barkey analysis almost exclusively addresses situations where an OFR was initiated and occured. In the play alluded to above, Unkel didn't call the penalty and then the VAR allowed the call to stand with a "check complete." There's not a ton of interest in including such plays in the Week in Review because A) they are more boring as there is usually less dialogue and B) they only serve to show both referee and VAR in a bad light if PRO is disagreeing with the call.

    That said, I would expect the Austin play has to get dealt with coming up.
     
  3. code1390

    code1390 Moderator
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    Nov 25, 2007
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
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    United States

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