If you know you have a meaningless game that just needs to reach 90, you can afford to take it a little easier, be more light-hearted and focus on making the game enjoyable for everybody.Last kickoff of the day, so they may be relegated prior to kickoff, or in the hunt to stay up. Would you find out the results of the other match prior to kickoff, or avoid knowing?
IUnlike some who blithely ignore context and the effect it has on a decision or on a match, you should be well aware of what the result of the game might mean for the teams as part of your preparation.
Agreed, and it's for this reason I don't tend to do pre-match research any more (beyond essentials like league rules obviously). It's all well and good saying that you need to go into some matches prepared to have a tight leash, but the flip side of this is that it's then very hard to avoid underestimating an "easy" match and finding yourself letting too much slide and struggling to reign it back in.One of the elements that referees get marked on as they go up through the ranks relates to adjusting to the temperature of the game. Any insights as to whether the game is a "dead rubber" or not can help you to anticipate and be able to proactively address any potential issues.
However its a fine balance between doing this and going in with a specific mindset. I've had crunch games where both teams have behaved impeccably and likewise "dead rubbers" where its descended into farce.
Strangely, the only difficult games I've encountered, are those which I thought would be a breezeForewarned is forearmed.
In the same way that I look at a team's discipline record on Full Time before a match or where they both are in the league before I referee them, I'd make myself aware of any situation that might realistically impact upon the emotions and reactions of the players and/or coaching staff during a game I'm in charge of. Why wouldn't you?
Here is a question to make a point. Game result (for this game in OP) is 5-0 at 90 minutes. You have timed about 6 minutes of added time untill then. How long added time do you play?
Strangely, the only difficult games I've encountered, are those which I thought would be a breeze
Strangely, the only difficult games I've encountered, are those which I thought would be a breeze
Strangely, the only difficult games I've encountered, are those which I thought would be a breeze