ladbroke8745
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So I watched the Brentford game against Dynamo Kiev on YouTube and spotted something's that, if it were a league game, would have been punished - or at least, in my opinion, should have been punished.
I noticed the referee throughout looked so withdrawn and disinterested and at times barely made it out the centre circle despite the ball and defender and attacker being on edge of areas, this could not have given him any credible decision making.
I get it is pre-season but you'd still expect a bit better from officials.
All videos I'm about to post were screen grabbing direct of YouTube. Recommend to turn volume down/off - it is in Russian.
First, 52nd minute, Brentford player gets ball to the corner where the Kiev player dives in. If contact made with player properly it could have been bad for him. Only a throw in though.
In the 57th minute, after a Brentford player fouls a Kiev player by falling backwards and what looks like maybe grabbing the players legs to stop him going, the Kiev player then, with the referee looking at him (see live play before the replay) kicks, using both feet, the back off the Brentford player.
Then in the 87th minute, with a very good stop/challenge by the Brentford player, the Kiev player goes down holding his ankle and play goes down the other end with Brentford attacking. The ball goes wide right and with Brentford looking to whip a cross in, he blows for the injured player who is now sitting up, still holding his ankle. So no head injury or serious injury to warrant stopping like he did.
Now, this is not the main worry, as it is a friendly. It is the re-start.
Considering he has been playing the new laws throughout, I don't quite understand why he gave the drop ball to Kiev when Brentford had possession who kicked it back to Brentford but in a less promising position. Again, I know its a friendly and its more about fitness, but surely the players want to learn the laws too so that they are not conflicted when league commences.
I noticed the referee throughout looked so withdrawn and disinterested and at times barely made it out the centre circle despite the ball and defender and attacker being on edge of areas, this could not have given him any credible decision making.
I get it is pre-season but you'd still expect a bit better from officials.
All videos I'm about to post were screen grabbing direct of YouTube. Recommend to turn volume down/off - it is in Russian.
First, 52nd minute, Brentford player gets ball to the corner where the Kiev player dives in. If contact made with player properly it could have been bad for him. Only a throw in though.
In the 57th minute, after a Brentford player fouls a Kiev player by falling backwards and what looks like maybe grabbing the players legs to stop him going, the Kiev player then, with the referee looking at him (see live play before the replay) kicks, using both feet, the back off the Brentford player.
Then in the 87th minute, with a very good stop/challenge by the Brentford player, the Kiev player goes down holding his ankle and play goes down the other end with Brentford attacking. The ball goes wide right and with Brentford looking to whip a cross in, he blows for the injured player who is now sitting up, still holding his ankle. So no head injury or serious injury to warrant stopping like he did.
Now, this is not the main worry, as it is a friendly. It is the re-start.
Considering he has been playing the new laws throughout, I don't quite understand why he gave the drop ball to Kiev when Brentford had possession who kicked it back to Brentford but in a less promising position. Again, I know its a friendly and its more about fitness, but surely the players want to learn the laws too so that they are not conflicted when league commences.