WalkerboyUK
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Did anyone else watch the Sky Sports special with Pierluigi Collina?
Fascinating stuff as he talked through the responsibilities of the 5th & 6th officials (the ones that stand on the goal line in European games).
A major misconception amongst both fans and clubs is that they are there just to decide on whether the ball has crossed the line. The reality is that they are involved in a hell of a lot more. They really are an extra pair of eyes for the referee and are a necessity in the modern game due to the speed involved.
Some really good examples were shown and the audio of conversations were also used.
First example was from Italy v Croatia a couple of years ago. Referee is in correct position, watching the winger as he moves down the wing and then swings a cross in. While this is happening, there is a tussle in the box between Croation striker and Italy defender, with both going down. As the ball gets into the box the linesman calls for a foul by the defender. Collina pointed out that the linesman's job nowadays is purely to decide on offside. It's impossible for him to watch for physical contact etc. which is where the additional assistant comes into play.
As the linesman calls a foul, the additional assistant says it's a "defensive foul" meaning the striker was the first to commit the foul (replays show this to be the case too).. He repeats this a couple of times in a matter of seconds, to which the referee replies that in that case nothing is going to be given (ball actually ended up going out of play).
Ref had no visibility of the incident but could easily have gone with the linesman's call of penalty.
Worth noting that the ref was Howard Webb and the additional assistant was Clattenburg!
There were some more examples shown, including Bayern v Real in the CL where Muller went looking for a penalty in stoppage time. Ref can't see because of his position but the additional assistant was able to call out "Nothing, nothing, nothing" as he had perfect view as it happened.
Naturally there was also clips of where the system failed (Bayern v Barca) and Collina gave good reason for the failure.
He also used an example of Chelsea v Barca (Collina was the ref) where Terry scored with a header, but Carvalho had grabbed the keeper and pulled him out of the way. Collina couldn't see contact because so many players were in the box. Had there been an additional assistant the goal would have been disallowed.
No doubt in my mind that it should be implemented in the PL as soon as possible.
Fascinating stuff as he talked through the responsibilities of the 5th & 6th officials (the ones that stand on the goal line in European games).
A major misconception amongst both fans and clubs is that they are there just to decide on whether the ball has crossed the line. The reality is that they are involved in a hell of a lot more. They really are an extra pair of eyes for the referee and are a necessity in the modern game due to the speed involved.
Some really good examples were shown and the audio of conversations were also used.
First example was from Italy v Croatia a couple of years ago. Referee is in correct position, watching the winger as he moves down the wing and then swings a cross in. While this is happening, there is a tussle in the box between Croation striker and Italy defender, with both going down. As the ball gets into the box the linesman calls for a foul by the defender. Collina pointed out that the linesman's job nowadays is purely to decide on offside. It's impossible for him to watch for physical contact etc. which is where the additional assistant comes into play.
As the linesman calls a foul, the additional assistant says it's a "defensive foul" meaning the striker was the first to commit the foul (replays show this to be the case too).. He repeats this a couple of times in a matter of seconds, to which the referee replies that in that case nothing is going to be given (ball actually ended up going out of play).
Ref had no visibility of the incident but could easily have gone with the linesman's call of penalty.
Worth noting that the ref was Howard Webb and the additional assistant was Clattenburg!
There were some more examples shown, including Bayern v Real in the CL where Muller went looking for a penalty in stoppage time. Ref can't see because of his position but the additional assistant was able to call out "Nothing, nothing, nothing" as he had perfect view as it happened.
Naturally there was also clips of where the system failed (Bayern v Barca) and Collina gave good reason for the failure.
He also used an example of Chelsea v Barca (Collina was the ref) where Terry scored with a header, but Carvalho had grabbed the keeper and pulled him out of the way. Collina couldn't see contact because so many players were in the box. Had there been an additional assistant the goal would have been disallowed.
No doubt in my mind that it should be implemented in the PL as soon as possible.
