Stop expecting perfection from us - top referee

[Smurph]

We're not asking for perfection, just getting the basics correct would be a start.

Anthony Taylor: My family don't come to matches because of abuse

In an interview with the BBC, referee Anthony Taylor criticises the "expectation of perfection" culture officials are subject to.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[swansvalleyjack]

All players make mistakes. Get basics wrong

Why should refs be any different.

 

[Smurph]

All players make mistakes. Get basics wrong

Why should refs be any different.

We aren't talking about mistakes though, it's basic errors week in week out.

Absolutely no reason for these errors in the modern game with the introduction of VAR and other forms of technology.

 

[Swanjaxs]

We aren't talking about mistakes though, it's basic errors week in week out.

Absolutely no reason for these errors in the modern game with the introduction of VAR and other forms of technology.

Also going back to the absolutely nailed on penalty vs Millwall on Vipotnik, bad enough the referee ballsing it up, but why didn't the linesman (who probably had the best view of all) not intervene? Incompetence x 2 ...

 

[swansvalleyjack]

Yes, but two different debates really. VAR and studio analysis

And refs in the middle of the pitch making split second decisions. Under much more pressure often than players. Not many of us could deal with that I reckon.

 

[Smurph]

Yes, but two different debates really. VAR and studio analysis

And refs in the middle of the pitch making split second decisions. Under much more pressure often than players. Not many of us could deal with that I reckon.

It's not, they are two of the same thing.

Ref makes a mistake on the pitch, his/her colleges in their fancy hut with 48,000 screens have all they need to make the correct informed decision.

There is no excuses to see the levels of incompetence we witness week in week out in the professional game.

 

[Smurph]

Also going back to the absolutely nailed on penalty vs Millwall on Vipotnik, bad enough the referee ballsing it up, but why didn't the linesman (who probably had the best view of all) not intervene? Incompetence x 2 ...

Incompetence or cowardice?