Good times eh England? Michel Platini says soccer doesn't need replay.
This is actually last week's amateur but things got delayed. Shoot me. Anyway... I understand the soccer purists who say it'll mess up the flow of the game and that human error makes the sport great. I get that. Not exactly sure if I'd rather feel screwed by a ref for thirty years or lose straight up but I still get it. However, how many times this World Cup were there questionable calls that could have been solved in under thirty seconds? The goal that England scored on Germany that wasn't called? Henry's hand ball in qualifying? Sports today obviously aren't the same as they were 60 years ago and a minute added to extra time could keep an entire generation from being cheated, especially since the games are seen at all angles by millions of viewers. All you need to do is sit a guy up in the stands with an HD overhead cam and have him holler, "Yea that's good bro" or, "Nope. Corner/Goal kick" into the refs earpiece whenever something looks close. Refs already have earpieces. They're halfway there. The signal on the England goal could have come before they even had the chance to punt it out of there so it isn't all that time consuming on some plays. Not all calls will be that clear, but they can realistically add extra time and swing possession via goal kicks/throw ins/corners so it wouldn't be a huge issue to take a second look. Refs can already call fouls and stop the flow of the game for no reason at all (see: US vs. Slovenia) so where's the change? Michel Platini, I know that you're trying to protect your game, but you need to protect it from poor officiating and travesty, and that is why you're this (last) week's amateur of the week.
No comments:
Post a Comment