As with the Chelsea call, but slightly opposite, I don't think he can see Dalot properly through Anderson. This is a lot tighter than the Chelsea one too.I dont think its difficult, of course we will never know but it looks to me like Ar focussed on the defender in the middle, so of course it looks like the WHU striker is beyond him,
Human nature, and the team involved and 20,000 fans shouting "offside" behind him plays its part too. Plays tricks on the mind
but these guys are there because they can handle it.
Its all very well freeze-framing these decisions, and the pundits telling the world how bad the AR was...but it real time, that's a very difficult call.
I am in total opposition to the "Big teams get the decisions" debate.I think when you consider this offside call with what followed immediately after (a very soft penalty decision at the other end), I'd be more than vexed as a supporter that the decisions have gone in favour of the top team. This on a weekend (like most others) when this has been a common theme. I don't blame the referees; they are under intense pressure. Finding in favour of the top teams is a natural trend
Ps I support a Massive team and I am sick of not getting the decisions we are entitled to.I am in total opposition to the "Big teams get the decisions" debate.
My primary argument against it is that the top teams dominate games particularly in terms of posession. Therefore there is more opportunity to "get" a decision.
I hate it when teams that have barely touched the ball or strung a pass together say, "give us something ref". I will if you ever get the ball and an opponent commits an offence against you.
Big teams get more penalties because they spend more time in the opposition box. Not because there is some conspiracy to give more decisions to, perceived, big teams.
What happens when two "small" teams play each other? Who "gets" the decisions then?
Ps I support a Massive team and I am sick of not getting the decisions we are entitled to.
So we're on a completely different page on this. Favouring the top teams in the professional game is just a form of 'safe refereeing'. Immense pressure on the PGMOL fellas whether they're aware of it or not. I'm not saying that the bias is intentionalI am in total opposition to the "Big teams get the decisions" debate.
My primary argument against it is that the top teams dominate games particularly in terms of posession. Therefore there is more opportunity to "get" a decision.
I hate it when teams that have barely touched the ball or strung a pass together say, "give us something ref". I will if you ever get the ball and an opponent commits an offence against you.
Big teams get more penalties because they spend more time in the opposition box. Not because there is some conspiracy to give more decisions to, perceived, big teams.
What happens when two "small" teams play each other? Who "gets" the decisions then?
There are plenty occasions where the big sides don't get the decision. These are forgotten about because they do against smaller teams, it seems, because there is a larger opportunity to get that decision.So we're on a completely different page on this. Favouring the top teams in the professional game is just a form of 'safe refereeing'. Immense pressure on the PGMOL fellas whether they're aware of it or not. I'm not saying that the bias is intentional