By 阿拉爱上海
Live broadcast on August 11 News Premier League referee director Howard Weber said he had made up his mind that Premier League referees would not turn a blind eye to the bad behavior of players and coaches this season.
Last weekend, people began to discuss Weber’s previously neglected behaviors on the court. The number of yellow cards presented on the first weekend of the league is almost twice that of usual. Weber said: “I am sure that this will not be something you will see in the next few days or weeks.”
Arsenal manager Aalter tower got a yellow card in the Community Shield victory over Manchester City because of imitating the action of playing cards, while West Brown coach Carlos Kobeland was sent off by a red card in the first game lost to Blackburn, at the same time, he was sued by the Football Association. In the process of fighting against wasting time, the players also ate the yellow card because they kicked the ball away.
Weber, the chief referee of PGMOL, told BBC Sports: “People must understand that some behaviors that were previously ignored will no longer be ignored. It is very important for our judges to know, understand and distinguish emotions and passions, but for a long time, judges have not been able to distinguish emotions and passions well, or they turn a blind eye to certain things, maybe think this is the best way to deal with it. Don’t make a fuss and focus on what may be considered wrong on the court.”
“But the influence of the example is too strong. All the statistics are moving in the wrong direction, surrounding what happened in the competition. We see that grassroots referees often have bad experiences. Our sports must change this point. In our competition, we are collectively determined to do this.”
The referee agency believes that if the bad behavior of top-level events cannot be managed well, this information will permeate the grassroots level where the referee is seriously short. The men’s World Cup held in Qatar last year and the Women’s World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand this year have increased a long time due to time waste. Ifab, the Council of the International Football Association, announced in January that it hoped to increase the exact time spent on certain events (such as goals and substitutions) instead of the previous nominal time, create fairer conditions for the two teams in terms of the time available in the game.
Although this new regulation aimed at wasting time has been supported by many fans, those extreme fans have different views. Manchester City coach Guardiola complained that there was no negotiation during the implementation of this strategy, which is likely to make the 100-minute game routine. Weber insisted that all clubs knew what was going to happen.
Weber: “Ifab is an organization that approves changes. Before that, there was a consultation process. Obviously, when something is approved, we will fulfill it. We have shown a series of groups how we will apply this technology. By the end of this week, I will finish at least 17 pre-season presentations. People are aware of what is going to happen.”
Weber has confirmed that their plan is to provide the audio of VAR penalty to the public once a month through the overseas broadcasting department of the Premier League. He is eager to let as many people hear the audio as possible, even if the restriction of rights does cause problems. He also believes that if FIFA believes that the current test (including the Women’s World Cup) has been successful, the referee may explain VAR’s decision to the fans in the stadium. He added: “I want to make sure that this information is meaningful.”
Weber said that he also welcomed the introduction of semi-automatic offside technology, which is under discussion in the Premier League. He insisted that compared with the Adidas ball used in FIFA and UEFA, the use of Nike ball in the Premier League would not cause any problems.
Weber also confirmed the news that Lee Mason returned to PGMOL. In February, Mei Sen resigned from VAR because he failed to find offside in the match between Brentford and Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. However, he has now returned to England A and England B to teach. Weber: “We have invited a lot of coaches because we are trying to reduce the proportion so that judges can get more contact with coaches at all levels. Mason is an experienced referee and has a lot of experience in the Premier League. He went through a rather thorough evaluation process.”
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