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       Interview with MTK coach, Giovanni Costantino
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: August 25, 2021, 7:37 am
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       I come from a refereeing background so for me I like seeing a
       coach who lets their emotions show but is also respectful
       towards referees. What are your views on referees and VAR?
       I don’t see any reason to disrespect referees.  They are part of
       us, they are part of the game and we cannot have the game
       without them. There can be referee mistakes, I will make
       mistakes as a coach, my players will make mistakes, we are all
       human. I would not abuse one of my players for making a mistake
       so why would I do so to a referee? I want to build up a good
       relationship with them, I want them to respect me as a coach, to
       do this I must also respect them.  I would like to be able to
       say to a referee, can you explain that decision to me, in a calm
       and polite way and for them to say, this is why I called it, it
       might be some reason I didn’t see or know. Even if they said to
       me, sorry coach I missed that foul, that is fine to me, it
       happens. I don’t want to be told to shut up or go away, I want
       to learn and understand.  You see this at the top level, in
       International matches, where they will discuss a decision with
       you and explain the reason for it and I would like to see that
       here as well.
       I am pleased we have VAR now. I think it is good, it can help
       the referees to make the right decisions. I would rather wait
       for a few minutes and have the correct decision on the pitch, it
       is for the big decisions, the decisions that change the course
       for a game. I try to not get frustrated if it takes a long time
       because I know at the end of the time the decision will be
       correct. Sometimes it can be long, other times it can be quick,
       I would like to see it being quicker all of the time but getting
       the decision right is more important than the time it takes.
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