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       Re: Europa League Final-Istvan Kovacs
   DIR By: Claretman
       Date: May 23, 2024, 7:51 am
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       > I didn't watch the game so can't comment in detail about
       Kovacs performance.  From what I've seen of him previously, he
       strikes me as a very good elite referee.
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       > Reading positive comments elsewhere as well as on here, the
       view was that it was a far less challenging game than Anthony
       Taylor's last year.  I was slightly surprised therefore that the
       match stats showed 33 free kicks which included 21 against the
       winners Atalanta, and 7 YCs split 4 / 3.
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       > Just curious whether it's felt it was his strict approach that
       resulted in the game being less challenging and Kovacs always
       being well in control, or whether if the teams were prepared to
       concentrate on playing football, he could have managed some
       situations differently.  Or was that his usual style which he
       kept to, or maybe the way UEFA wanted it refereed?
       >
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       Kovacs refereed the game in the manner that he always does, i am
       sure his strict no nonsense approach ensured the game was less
       challenging than the previous years final. The players respected
       him and knew who was in charge, something the pgmol should note.
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