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Authority or credibility
25/03/08 01:53
STILL smarting off from
the match that happened yesterday.
While many of us fans had cooled down, news about Torres getting roughed up and getting scans on the extend of injuries certainly added fuel to the already dying flames.
As a Liverpool fan, my point of view is somewhat objective - Mascherano should not have gotten himself into that situation in the first place. His sending off, however harsh, is somewhat deserved.
Though Steve Bennett could at the very least issue a final warning instead of card flicking.
Doesn't the Premier League offer any advice on warnings? Is the issue so severe to warrant an immediate yellow?
Even the card for Torres is somewhat harsh - considering what Ronaldo has been doing for the whole night - raising his hands and asking questions whenever he got down.
Enough of the fracas. I wouldn't fault Steve Bennett over this issue - he's doing his job, harsh or not.
However, while trying to stamp his authority, he had forgotten about any creed of refereeing - to act in the best interest of the game and the players. For every yellow card he dished out, he ought to be reflect on how much he had done to protect the players.
There it was, with Torres getting knocks everywhere, and all he did was to give a free ball, not even awarding to Liverpool.
Is he really a referee, or just a puppet on strings manipulated by the Premier League? Is refereeing all about the authority of themselves, or more for the credibility of the game, such that fair play is encouraged, and we get to see the best game whenever possible?
I think the Premier League has a point to prove now. Especially if a player is found to suffer multiple injuries and yet the culprits are let off with warnings. Which is more severe? Asking a question, or assaulting another person? Surely if one deemed that dissent is worth a card, it is even worse for the intention to inflict injuries on another player? What in the world is Steve Bennett thinking?
In the eyes of the law, I think Steve Bennett has failed to be a impartial judge. He ought to be punished for this act. The credibility of the the standard of refereeing in the Premier League is at stake. If the FA is going to impose further sanctions on the conduct of player, they had better come out with proper explanations on why the same system failed to protect the players the rules were made for in the first place.
Enough said. I hope Steve Bennett checks his conscience about this issue
While many of us fans had cooled down, news about Torres getting roughed up and getting scans on the extend of injuries certainly added fuel to the already dying flames.
As a Liverpool fan, my point of view is somewhat objective - Mascherano should not have gotten himself into that situation in the first place. His sending off, however harsh, is somewhat deserved.
Though Steve Bennett could at the very least issue a final warning instead of card flicking.
Doesn't the Premier League offer any advice on warnings? Is the issue so severe to warrant an immediate yellow?
Even the card for Torres is somewhat harsh - considering what Ronaldo has been doing for the whole night - raising his hands and asking questions whenever he got down.
Enough of the fracas. I wouldn't fault Steve Bennett over this issue - he's doing his job, harsh or not.
However, while trying to stamp his authority, he had forgotten about any creed of refereeing - to act in the best interest of the game and the players. For every yellow card he dished out, he ought to be reflect on how much he had done to protect the players.
There it was, with Torres getting knocks everywhere, and all he did was to give a free ball, not even awarding to Liverpool.
Is he really a referee, or just a puppet on strings manipulated by the Premier League? Is refereeing all about the authority of themselves, or more for the credibility of the game, such that fair play is encouraged, and we get to see the best game whenever possible?
I think the Premier League has a point to prove now. Especially if a player is found to suffer multiple injuries and yet the culprits are let off with warnings. Which is more severe? Asking a question, or assaulting another person? Surely if one deemed that dissent is worth a card, it is even worse for the intention to inflict injuries on another player? What in the world is Steve Bennett thinking?
In the eyes of the law, I think Steve Bennett has failed to be a impartial judge. He ought to be punished for this act. The credibility of the the standard of refereeing in the Premier League is at stake. If the FA is going to impose further sanctions on the conduct of player, they had better come out with proper explanations on why the same system failed to protect the players the rules were made for in the first place.
Enough said. I hope Steve Bennett checks his conscience about this issue
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