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       Danny Makkelie (NED) - Belgium v England
   DIR By: QuoCob
       Date: November 16, 2020, 1:08 am
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       Being kicked by an opponent because you got the ball first and
       your opponent screams loud enough is now a foul?
       He didn't see it and guessed.  Declan Rice should have gone down
       and a bit louder.
       Aside from that, I thought there was a great deal of
       inconsistency in his foul detection/threshold for both sides, it
       wasn't surprising that the players were frustrated.
       #Post#: 23050--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Danny Makkelie (NED) - Belgium v England
   DIR By: Toprefm
       Date: November 16, 2020, 3:21 am
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       Yes was a poor decision followed by bas you say some very
       inconsistent decisions, That's two poor performances from
       referees in England's last  Nations League games. Here's hoping
       the Portuguese referee is better!!
       #Post#: 23052--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Danny Makkelie (NED) - Belgium v England
   DIR By: Ashington46
       Date: November 16, 2020, 4:54 am
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       Sadly, the free kick award is very much where the modern game is
       going. He awarded the free kick, just as our own PL referees are
       doing every week, because two players went in for the ball with
       feet raised.
       Yes, Rice won the ball and was kicked, however, as has been
       pointed out on this board many times, the ball no longer matters
       in the game of football and, for whatever reason, the referee
       decided that Rice's challenge was a foul.
       It was interesting to note that players from both sides who play
       in the PL were wanting a foul every time they lost the ball and
       ended up in an appealing, or should that be appalling, heap on
       the pitch.
       The monster has been created, we have to learn to live with it
       as players try to invent more and more ways to cast doubt in
       officials' minds.
       #Post#: 23054--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Danny Makkelie (NED) - Belgium v England
   DIR By: Ref Fan
       Date: November 16, 2020, 5:35 am
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       Slightly off-topic, but I watched part of the 2012 PL game
       between Chelsea & Man. United yesterday on Sky.  A thrilling
       contest which ended 3-3 with United being awarded 2 penalties by
       Howard Webb.  What struck me though was how much dissent there
       was with players of both sides surrounding the referee at times.
       A strong referee like Webb was able to deal with it.  If
       anything has changed in the intervening 8 years, my impression
       is that there is rather less strong persistent dissent, but the
       amateur theatrics have got worse, with in some cases fouls being
       awarded far too easily.  Sometimes we make comparisons with 30,
       40 or 50 years ago, but more subtle changes can occur over much
       shorter periods.
       Can't comment on MR Makkelie as I didn't watch the game but I
       thought he was regarded as one of the new FIFA stars.
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       Re: Danny Makkelie (NED) - Belgium v England
   DIR By: Tim Wills
       Date: November 16, 2020, 9:39 am
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       Trippier was kicked in the head (albeit accidentally) which laid
       him out flat and this clueless official allowed play to
       continue. If he's the best Holland have got then perhaps Mike
       Riley isn't doing that bad a job after all.
       #Post#: 23117--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Danny Makkelie (NED) - Belgium v England
   DIR By: LateTackle
       Date: November 17, 2020, 6:30 am
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       --- Quote from: Ashington46 link ---
       >
       > Sadly, the free kick award is very much where the modern game
       is going. He awarded the free kick, just as our own PL referees
       are doing every week, because two players went in for the ball
       with feet raised.
       > Yes, Rice won the ball and was kicked, however, as has been
       pointed out on this board many times, the ball no longer matters
       in the game of football and, for whatever reason, the referee
       decided that Rice's challenge was a foul.
       >
       > It was interesting to note that players from both sides who
       play in the PL were wanting a foul every time they lost the ball
       and ended up in an appealing, or should that be appalling, heap
       on the pitch.
       > The monster has been created, we have to learn to live with it
       as players try to invent more and more ways to cast doubt in
       officials' minds.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I have to agree, it is a point I have been making for ages.
       Players are becoming ludicrously theatrical in acquiring free
       kicks and penalties as it seems more difficult to score goals in
       open play in this age of slow, sterile football.  Feeling a
       touch and collapsing because they 'have the right to go down'
       does not make for a good spectacle.
       Maybe I am being ultra cynical but I can't help feeling that
       England's team selection is now so convoluted that they pick the
       Premier League's most proficient tumbler in order to extract as
       many set pieces as possible.  It has got to the stage where
       England games are just not worth watching any more.
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