What could go wrong?
They need to fix the problems VAR has introduced before throwing in more wrinkles.
Godspeed to the guinea pig lowers leagues.
Having a little swim against the tide here: but I think it is a reasonable idea to trial at least. Tactical fouls to stop counter-attacks happen every single game and are blatant anti-football. Every coach will tell their players to do it and take the yellow. Why? Because the gain so clearly outweighs the punishment.
My two riders would be - 1) they set the bar pretty high. Just take the really obvious ones. We know them when we see them. 2) don’t let VAR within a million miles of it. Up to the ref, like a yellow.
Oh and 3) just flash one at Fabinho as soon as he steps on the pitch
I think that in general they do give yellows for tactical, attack breaking take-one-for-the-team fouls. A good example would be Donley’s recent pull-back in the closing minutes against Brentford. No attempt to play the ball, the intent was crystal clear and everyone watching knew exactly what it was and that he would get a yellow. So that should not be hard to identify and give as a sin-bin offense, which would be a more fitting deterent.But why don't the refs just give a yellow for those fouls. Dissent is the same. If the officiating was consistent they could stamp out dissent but they apply the rules for two weeks in August and it then disappears.
Er nothing. Basically, it'll work as well as VAR when introduced because of the brain trust in charge. Lucky old lower leagues not being saddled with VAR. No such luck with this scheme.But the lower leagues don't have VAR so what does fixing that have to do with a potential trial?
The problem is they never give them consistently.I think that in general they do give yellows for tactical, attack breaking take-one-for-the-team fouls. A good example would be Donley’s recent pull-back in the closing minutes against Brentford. No attempt to play the ball, the intent was crystal clear and everyone watching knew exactly what it was and that he would get a yellow. So that should not be hard to identify and give as a sin-bin offense, which would be a more fitting deterent.
I think that in general they do give yellows for tactical, attack breaking take-one-for-the-team fouls. A good example would be Donley’s recent pull-back in the closing minutes against Brentford. No attempt to play the ball, the intent was crystal clear and everyone watching knew exactly what it was and that he would get a yellow. So that should not be hard to identify and give as a sin-bin offense, which would be a more fitting deterent.
Hmm yes. A player on a first half yellow at the moment knows he's one late challenge, or a shirt tug to stop an attack away from a red. The same player in the future will now get one cynical foul early in the second half to stop a breakaway attack and a take a blue card but return to play 10 minutes later.If you look at it this way, if Donley was already on a yellow before he did that pull back, would he then just get a blue card for it? W 2nd yellow and then off?
If it's a second yellow but someone else only got a blue for the same thing then the consistency is screwed! Still leaves the interpretation open too much to the refs.
Thats what they do in rugby, they usually have a bike on the sidelines, but there's not really room at every ground for this, so no idea how it would work.Is it a good idea from a players physical perspective?
Muscles working at 100%
Sin bin.
Cool off for 10 mins.
Back to explosive 100% straight away.
I assume the players would keep moving/warm throughout to prevent injury.
Have they said what would happen if a Keeper got a blue card? you couldn't have a player allowed to move position for 10 mins and begin 'Handballing' it. equally you couldnt play without a goal keeper surely? replacing the keeper with another for 10 mins would defeat the point.