blatter is an ass..
so's platini...
good sense cannot penetrate their prejudices
Originally posted by fudgester:You can thank the president of FIFA (Sepp Blatter) for that.
According to him, video replays take away the spontaneity of the game.
I'm like, isn't fair play more important? If spontaneity is an issue, then just allow video replays only for heavy decisions like penalties and red card situations. There wouldn't be much impact on spontaneity that way, and there would be more fair play.
That said, I hope they will punish all blatant divers across the board. They cannot just go after Eduardo and not do anything about all the other world-class champion divers.
but video replay is in other games as well, and instead of spoiling the game, at least there is some form of checks, and hence take more away from referee's shoulders.
Originally posted by AvanteGarde:
i caught that too, yeah totally agree. they were also talking about introducing the challenge system as used in tennis. maybe not 3 challenges, 1 should be sufficient. however, technology would have to be used in the process & Michel Platini doesn't approve of it.
well i rather this over the 2 additional officials. if they are introduced to the game, wouldn't it depend on the majority (i.e 3 officials over 2) to make decisions? that would be contentious.
yep, they were talking about 5 referees.. that's insane.
well, the thought is one main referee, and the rest 4 are his "other" eyes. so any incidents can be spotted. however, many cooks spoils the soup lor.
as for the challenges, I think they stressed it is not the only but the best to deal with the current problem. Not sure whether it would work.
well, the system is expensive hence, even in tennis, it is not in all the courts.
Originally posted by iceFatboy:but video replay is in other games as well, and instead of spoiling the game, at least there is some form of checks, and hence take more away from referee's shoulders.
Which is one of the reasons why Blatter is a fool.....
Video replays should at least be allowed for serious matters like disputed red cards, dives, penalties, or dubious goals.