Would Two World Cup Referees be better than one?
With the referees continuing to make news this World Cup, it comes as little surprise that there are a lot of people offering a lot of opinions about how things could be improved. One solution that has come to the surface is the idea of having two referees on the pitch to officiate a game.
The argument behind such a move is that with the speed and physical nature of today’s game it is nearly impossible for one set of eyes to properly call a match. An extra official, in theory, would help the referees to be in place to make the right calls and decisions.
At this point, FIFA says that they are not ready to adopt a tandem system. It has been tried in the past in Italy and was not all that well received.
Personally I don’t think a two-referee system is the way to go. With the linesmen in place and a competent referee, the game can still be officiated properly and the referees can rightly take their place in the shadows.
Instead of adopting such a radical move, I’d love for FIFA to spend more time evaluating their selection process for World Cup referees. Does anyone truly believe that the best officials in the world were selected to referee this World Cup?
There are simply too many referees who do not have the experience of officiating matches that are played at the pace of the World Cup. There are undoubtedly some fine referees from countries with smaller domestic leagues, but it is also evident that some of the officials selected are way out of their league.
In my opinion, two referees would only lead to more fouls, more cards and more of a muddled mess. FIFA should concentrate on getting the best referees regardless of where they are from or what federation they represent and work to develop some consistency in their calls.
What do you think? Would two referees be better than one?
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