Referees/Officials 2017/18 performances

[Dhruv1]

Guardiola BT interview last night:

"Is the same from the last game against united, 78 mins, the most incredible penalty I've ever seen in my life, and Martin Atkinson didn't want to whistle"

"I didn't insult him, I just said it was a goal. I said the pass came form Milner, so it couldn't be offside... He’s a referee, he likes to feel different, he’s special. When everybody sees things, he's going to see the opposite... It's difficult when Salah's goal at Anfield is offside and it's different when Gabriel Jesus' goal at Anfield is offside... In this competition the teams are so equal, so the influence of refereeing decisions is so important."

Well said Pep

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

it s not good enough that a ref is that shit

 

[Bozzie]

There's been six potentially game changing decisions in our last three matches. Three of them penalty decisions ranging from 'nailed on' to 'open to interpretation' and three offside decisions resulting in goals either being given or disallowed. We know from replays that the offside decisions were incorrect so what's debatable is how difficult was it for the officials to make the correct decision. On the balance of logic, probability, fairness, home/away influence whatever and whichever way you want to look at it, if all those decisions were, at best 50/50, we should have got three go in our favour.

 

[davek1808]

Cheats,cheats,cheats and utterly corrupt from fifa to eufa to the premier league ,lining their own pockets keeping their own relevant so called elite bullying clubs happy and anyone who says different is deluded.

 

[PistonBlue]

I couldn't believe last week when the officials were German - 'good pals of Klop?' I thought and jokingly suggested we had Catalonian refs this week.
Was staggered to discover Spanish officials were given.... with their eyes on Pep's yellow ribbon.....
I appreciate you could argue against having a Danish or Italian etc ref as there is bound to be a Danish or Italian etc player on the pitch.... but the same as the manager is different I feel.....

Made exactly the same point last night at the game about the Spaniard and Pep’s ribbon.

 

[hampshireblue]

VAR will resolve most of the issues but still probably not a very tight offside. The rule needs to change in that there needs to be clear air between the 2 players for it to be offside. That way it will always be transparent(excuse the pun) for us all to see and will probably lead to more goals which is the purpose of the game after all.

 

[Breadsnapper]

VAR will resolve most of the issues but still probably not a very tight offside. The rule needs to change in that there needs to be clear air between the 2 players for it to be offside. That way it will always be transparent(excuse the pun) for us all to see and will probably lead to more goals which is the purpose of the game after all.

I disagree with the offside issues. There is fairly basic technology to plot a grid over the field of play to show taking into perspective whether or not a player is offside.

 

[mcfc49]

as good as we are it is IMPOSSIBLE for us ever to win the champs league with such blatant cheating corruption call it what you will. sane was called offside 7 times in the 2nd half he is not that bad as for that to possibly happen. zero added time in the 1st half otamendi was down for a minute and a half after the assault by mane and the full back who pretended the ball was burst at a throw in wasted 2 minutes and sane's goal is just unbelievable. what is the point of us fans supporting and emotionally investing in something so blatantly corrupt. everybody knows this our powerful owners included it is only them who can bring pressure to bear in the right or wrong places that can possibly bring about change. We need to be so proud of our team they have done everything they could have done for us to win this trophy

 

[Armaan]

VAR will resolve most of the issues but still probably not a very tight offside. The rule needs to change in that there needs to be clear air between the 2 players for it to be offside. That way it will always be transparent(excuse the pun) for us all to see and will probably lead to more goals which is the purpose of the game after all.

Lol it will get all offsides right, I don’t see your point at all.

 

[Eds]

Pep now been charged with improper conduct by UEFA whereas the ref hasn't...