A rant by an ex Bafana Bafana coach at the Asian Federation Cup in Australia has earned him a severe ticking off and a substantial fine.
The former Manchester United assistant coach and current Iranian boss, Carlos Queiroz, was fined $3 000 (approximately R39 000) for his outburst.
Queiroz complained bitterly about the performance of the official, Ben Williams from Australia, stating, “I was not happy because, after nine, 10, 12 fouls, stopping the game systematically, the referee must take action.” He accused Mr Williams of “being out of his depth”.
After being advised to stop criticising referees, Mr Queiroz reacted sarcastically. “It’s clear, even if you talk politely, with respect, education, calm, cool. You’re not entitled to talk about the referees.”
It’s not the first time that coaches and managers have complained about the standards of officiating in Asia. Many steps were taken to improve the standards but a lot of work still needs to be done.
It’s not only coaches who are complaining either.
Japanese playmaker Keisuke Honda was also scathing of refereeing at the same tournament and launched a verbal broadside at Qatari ref Abdulrahman Hussain when he asked sarcastically whether the Middle East official had mistaken football for basketball.
“As soon as we made contact with them, the referee blew the whistle. They need to do something about the level of refereeing here.”
Honda’s coach Javier Aguirre said the player would be disciplined internally and warned to keep his comments to himself. His captain, however, said, “The Japan players all feel the same as Keisuke but there are a lot of things in life we don’t agree with and we have no option but to accept it.”
It appears as though there is a problem with Asian referees if one is to believe all that is written.
Remember the furore about Japanese World Cup ref Yuichi Nishimura at the opening game in Rio 2014? He controversially awarded a penalty to Brazil against Croatia; a decision, which lit up social media and heaped huge criticism on officiating right at the start of the competition.
So is this a new phenomenon or something that has been, and is still, going on?
I can’t remember a day without some criticism or comment about a decision by a referee, whether it is at the World Cup in front of millions of people, or in the local park on a Sunday morning. People will always differ and offer solutions to various incidents.
Hardly a game goes by without someone offering his or her point of view and criticising the man-in-the-middle. It seems to be a national past-time for the soccer-loving public.
“Blame the ref!” “We were robbed.” “The ref killed the game.” Or as Sir Alex Ferguson said to the media in Johannesburg after I red-carded his Manchester United, and then England, captain Bryan Robson, “the ref wanted to be the star of the show”. You just can’t win.
The main problem as I see it is the lack of technology to assist referees. This is the fault of the world governing body Fifa.
Despite repeated requests from referees they flatly refuse to introduce mechanisms that will help our colleagues.
Why? Well only they and the Lord above know the answer to that one.
One suggestion being put forward for the inaction of the “officionados” in Zurich is that it will slow down the game. This, of course, is utter nonsense.
Q. How much time is spent when a penalty kick is awarded before the actual kick is taken?
R.
A. Lots of time is wasted by players protesting and getting the penalty organised. A quick look at a monitor would solve that one.
B.
Q. How much time is wasted in protests when a player is red-carded before the player actually leaves the field of play?
R.
A. Lots. A quick look at a monitor would solve that problem.
B.
I’m calling on the powers-that-be to get off their collective backsides and help the match officials to determine, clearly and without ambiguity, the correct decision.
Sure, referees get it wrong. Why is there a problem giving this additional bit of assistance to ensure that justice is not only done, but is also seen to be done.
Friday, 30 January 2015
Ex Bafana coach blasts refs
A rant by an ex Bafana Bafana coach at the Asian Federation Cup in Australia has earned him a severe ticking off and a substantial fine.
The former Manchester United assistant coach and current Iranian boss, Carlos Queiroz, was fined $3 000 (approximately R39 000) for his outburst.
Queiroz complained bitterly about the performance of the official, Ben Williams from Australia, stating, “I was not happy because, after nine, 10, 12 fouls, stopping the game systematically, the referee must take action.” He accused Mr Williams of “being out of his depth”.
After being advised to stop criticising referees, Mr Queiroz reacted sarcastically. “It’s clear, even if you talk politely, with respect, education, calm, cool. You’re not entitled to talk about the referees.”
It’s not the first time that coaches and managers have complained about the standards of officiating in Asia. Many steps were taken to improve the standards but a lot of work still needs to be done.
It’s not only coaches who are complaining either.
Japanese playmaker Keisuke Honda was also scathing of refereeing at the same tournament and launched a verbal broadside at Qatari ref Abdulrahman Hussain when he asked sarcastically whether the Middle East official had mistaken football for basketball.
“As soon as we made contact with them, the referee blew the whistle. They need to do something about the level of refereeing here.”
Honda’s coach Javier Aguirre said the player would be disciplined internally and warned to keep his comments to himself. His captain, however, said, “The Japan players all feel the same as Keisuke but there are a lot of things in life we don’t agree with and we have no option but to accept it.”
It appears as though there is a problem with Asian referees if one is to believe all that is written.
Remember the furore about Japanese World Cup ref Yuichi Nishimura at the opening game in Rio 2014? He controversially awarded a penalty to Brazil against Croatia; a decision, which lit up social media and heaped huge criticism on officiating right at the start of the competition.
So is this a new phenomenon or something that has been, and is still, going on?
I can’t remember a day without some criticism or comment about a decision by a referee, whether it is at the World Cup in front of millions of people, or in the local park on a Sunday morning. People will always differ and offer solutions to various incidents.
Hardly a game goes by without someone offering his or her point of view and criticising the man-in-the-middle. It seems to be a national past-time for the soccer-loving public.
“Blame the ref!” “We were robbed.” “The ref killed the game.” Or as Sir Alex Ferguson said to the media in Johannesburg after I red-carded his Manchester United, and then England, captain Bryan Robson, “the ref wanted to be the star of the show”. You just can’t win.
The main problem as I see it is the lack of technology to assist referees. This is the fault of the world governing body Fifa.
Despite repeated requests from referees they flatly refuse to introduce mechanisms that will help our colleagues.
Why? Well only they and the Lord above know the answer to that one.
One suggestion being put forward for the inaction of the “officionados” in Zurich is that it will slow down the game. This, of course, is utter nonsense.
Q. How much time is spent when a penalty kick is awarded before the actual kick is taken?
R.
A. Lots of time is wasted by players protesting and getting the penalty organised. A quick look at a monitor would solve that one.
B.
Q. How much time is wasted in protests when a player is red-carded before the player actually leaves the field of play?
R.
A. Lots. A quick look at a monitor would solve that problem.
B.
I’m calling on the powers-that-be to get off their collective backsides and help the match officials to determine, clearly and without ambiguity, the correct decision.
Sure, referees get it wrong. Why is there a problem giving this additional bit of assistance to ensure that justice is not only done, but is also seen to be done.
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