27-01-2019, 14:20
Evo thought Barrow put together some lovely passing moves in the second half and were much the better side.
Maidenhead and Salford both committed more fouls than Barrow yesterday in our league.
Almost every week from Division One downwards we've been complaining about the standard of refereeing. Shouldn't we be complaining instead about the foul play that is the norm in football? Were you surprised they targeted the two men with pace? Hasn't that been happening ever since you first got involved with football? "I'll soon slow him down! was always the mantra from the lowest level amateur up to the pros. If Sam Hird was representative of the pace they had available at the back no wonder Barrow went after Shaw and Kiwomya. Sam has more than a touch of class, but he'd struggle to beat me over thirty yards (that's as far as I'd last). Neymar came off in tears for PSG the other night. He was too quick - they shoed him! You have to learn to swim, or you sink ...... and that's probably how Kiwomya's descent to our level started.
It would be great if the FA could find a way to improve the standard of refereeing - a bit more respect and better manners and behaviour around the field from players and fans might help the ref to make good decisions in a less frenzied atmosphere - but looking at games at the top level there is a lot of poor decision-making and plenty of stuff is simply missed, so what do we expect lower down?
There is an answer to defenders who try to put the frighteners on - you pick up the real message which is that they are scared of you. You target them, play the ball in behind them, turn them twist them run at them more than ever. It'll either make a goal or get them sent off. Now that's exactly what I liked about Tendayi Darikwa, he kept running at his man till it worked. He wasn't scared to fail, or even take the odd knock.
They foul you because you are better than them. If they could outplay you they'd be doing it!
Maidenhead and Salford both committed more fouls than Barrow yesterday in our league.
Almost every week from Division One downwards we've been complaining about the standard of refereeing. Shouldn't we be complaining instead about the foul play that is the norm in football? Were you surprised they targeted the two men with pace? Hasn't that been happening ever since you first got involved with football? "I'll soon slow him down! was always the mantra from the lowest level amateur up to the pros. If Sam Hird was representative of the pace they had available at the back no wonder Barrow went after Shaw and Kiwomya. Sam has more than a touch of class, but he'd struggle to beat me over thirty yards (that's as far as I'd last). Neymar came off in tears for PSG the other night. He was too quick - they shoed him! You have to learn to swim, or you sink ...... and that's probably how Kiwomya's descent to our level started.
It would be great if the FA could find a way to improve the standard of refereeing - a bit more respect and better manners and behaviour around the field from players and fans might help the ref to make good decisions in a less frenzied atmosphere - but looking at games at the top level there is a lot of poor decision-making and plenty of stuff is simply missed, so what do we expect lower down?
There is an answer to defenders who try to put the frighteners on - you pick up the real message which is that they are scared of you. You target them, play the ball in behind them, turn them twist them run at them more than ever. It'll either make a goal or get them sent off. Now that's exactly what I liked about Tendayi Darikwa, he kept running at his man till it worked. He wasn't scared to fail, or even take the odd knock.
They foul you because you are better than them. If they could outplay you they'd be doing it!