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Originally Posted by towny
As for multiple refs or linesmen - a good ref should be able to keep up with play and always be close to the action, so I'm not sure there's any need for two.
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I don't agree, for example if one team has a corner the ref is going to be around the box area watching the activites in the box, the corner comes in and is cleared to Ronaldo who is in space. Ronaldo then sprints up field and is tackled on the opposing teams box, now are you telling me, the 30 year old man, sprinting up the field after a very quick 19 year old is going to be in a position to decide if it was a foul or not?
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Originally Posted by towny
I wasn't thinking about players being penalised for diving, more penalties being wrongly awarded when an attacking player takes a dive, or not being awarded when a genuine foul goes unpunished. These are result-altering decisions that, I think, have to be taken more seriously given the money that is now involved in the Club game.
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But my point is the same, for example the reason the was a penalty given to Arsenal at Portsmouth is because Pires dived very convincingly. From the refs angle it looked like contact was made. So in that case he wouldn't have gone to the video ref.
Or in the worst case if the refs are worried about being wrong they are going to refer every tackle in the box to the video ref.