Analysis: USA-SVN - Coulibaly (MLI)

Brian like many referees here in the US was Jekyll and Hyde. I must admit many of his performances in MLS were questionable. Rare was a match that didn't feature some controversy and or dissent. Where Brian flourished was in the World Cup qualifiers and in Japan-Korea. Once Brian returned to MLS, he continued to perform at the same high level he exhibited at the World Cup. I believe it was the system in place in MLS that resulted in poor performances. In my opinion, the incompetent people in charge let him referee with minimal interference and that was the only difference as to why he was better domestically.

 

Brian Hall reffed some of my AYSO matches when I was about 11. He wasn't much older. Who knew we had a WC referee!

 

Someone told me he was just terrible when he was young but something changed in him. Second hand story though who knows.

 

I don't recall any problems...but as I said, I was only about 11. My mother tells me he was very well liked.

 

Mandatory retirement was a good idea before they monitored referees' fitness so closely. Nowadays, if a ref consistently passes his testing, is there any reason to drop him at 45?

As it happens, Hall had his own Coulibaly moment in 2005, nullifying an important goal for a reason that was impossible to detect.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/21/AR2005102102399.html

In general, though, he stood out in MLS for being efficient and decisive, for getting most calls right, and for applying the laws consistently.

 

Many young players were terrible when they were young too.
Things change.

 

I am a little curious how you or your mother even knew the name of your referee for your U-12 AYSO match, and even more curious as to how you would remember the name or recognize his face years later.

 

Just mentioned that our man from Mali will be the fourth ref in the Italy = NZgame today. Hopefully that's as close to the field as he gets for the rest of this tournament.

 

I'm surprised to see him get any work the rest of this tournament.

 

I also did not see a foul, but the whistle clearly blows right after the kick, before the goal.
So if the whistle ends a play, there is no goal.
Hate to say it, but Alexi Lalas is right, dicey refereeing has always been an integral part of soccer and changing that (to include things like instant replays, for example) would completely change the game.

 

http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2010/06/20/world/world-cup/italy/new-zealand/878803/

Right, Coulibay is there according to this analysis.

 

I may be wrong but it does seem it is much worse in the International games, even Champions League if one wants to call that International too.

 

When I was a young player, I was the fastest one on the pitch. Things change.

 

FIFA is an embarrassment.

 

Yep.

 

Fifa has made their statement. About the ref or the US I can't tell, though.

 

Coulibaly was assigned to this game well before the US game. Being a 4O is today is not a statement on his performance from that game.

 

I think FIFA made their statement about FIFA, much like in the Ireland-France incident. The most important factor in any action by FIFA is how well it does for FIFA.

 

You got that right!

 

I'm not suggesting that it was fixed, but the result impacts more than just Slovenia. England stood to gain by the US not winning, and of course the most likely suspect is a mobster looking to profit on betting.

Again, I don't think it was fixed, but I don't think the size of the benefiting teams country is really a rational for saying it wasn't.

 

Wasn't he schedule to retire almost immediately after the WC?

I remember this from reading his book, which I'm assuming almost every ref has, because it was really interesting.

 

I haven't read through all the comments here, but from the 15 or so pages, I didn't see anyone talking about the fact that the ref seemed to point at someone just as the camera cut away.

He blew for the "foul".

Right arm points up field.

Left arm points (kinda in the direction of Jozy, or maybe the AR).

Camera cuts.


I watched over and over and Jozy did absolutely nothing. No grabing no pushing, just started a near post run and was being held by the SLV player before he sees the ball go over his head and he lets up.