2020-2021 English Football Thread

[Zac]

This should be interesting this upcoming season.



https://www.theguardian.com/football...ty-next-season

Quote:

Referees to consider three criteria before giving penalty Offside decisions to give forwards benefit of the doubt again The Premier League is to try to end the art of “buying” a penalty, as it announced tougher refereeing criteria for deciding spot-kicks. When the 2021-22 season begins, referees are to assess three criteria before deciding whether a penalty should be awarded for a foul challenge. Officials must first consider the degree of contact experienced by the attacking player, then the consequence of that contact, before finally taking into account the motivation of the attacker in reacting to the challenge. The Premier League’s head of refereeing, Mike Riley, said the decision to change the guidance on penalties followed conversations with top‑flight clubs and players, all of whom wanted spot-kicks awarded only for “proper fouls”. It also comes after a record 125 penalties were awarded in the top flight last season. “Referees will look for contact and establish clear contact, then ask themselves the question: does that contact have a consequence?” Riley said. “They will then ask themselves a question: has the player used that contact to actually try and win a foul penalty? So it’s not sufficient just to say: ‘Yes, there’s contact.’ Riley said he hoped the rules would help to persuade players to stay on their feet in the box. Under the new guidance, the penalty Raheem Sterling won for England against Denmark in the Euro 2020 semi-final would not have been given and, if it had, the decision would be expected to be overturned by VAR.

[Krebstar]

Unless players are punished for 'using contact to try and win a foul penalty' then it won't stop players from doing it over and over until officials do give them, or just ignore them. Unless there is punishment it's just a penalty lottery, same as it is now.

[Zac]

I hope they start carding for it.

[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Zac

I hope they start carding for it.

If they do it'll surely be wildly inconsistent. At least they'll be easing up on ridiculous offisde calls that are the equivalent of a rich kid trying to show off his fancy toys.

[dubcity]

How do you give benefit of the doubt on offside decisions when you have a replay system?

[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubcity

How do you give benefit of the doubt on offside decisions when you have a replay system?

When it's literally too close to call and they've been drawing lines with their thumb up their collective *** for five minutes, they just give the attacker the advantage.

All for it, and the way it should've always been. VAR should be to fix clear mistakes, which were always existing when it comes to offside because it's not an easy job. But they attempted to turn it into an exact science, but it's not, it's still a flawed system.