Ref Review : Arsenal – Aston Villa. Arsenal commit two fouls in 45 minutes.

Ref for this match: Anthony Taylor First remark I want to make is that apart from a few minor incidents it seemed that Aston Villa wanted to play a fair match of football. This resulted in the fact that the first time the ref had to make a real decision…it was to approve a goal …

Few people who criticise Zonal Marking actually understand what it means

EXPLANATION OF ZONAL MARKING SYSTEM. By Bob Macdonald I am  qualified Uefa grade ‘A’ coach, and have vast experience both coaching and managing at a fairly high level. My observations are in fact no more than  that, and I would be the last person to suggest I know more than the next person. However I …

Chelsea complain, Man U complain. But hush, don’t talk about refs.

On the anniversary of one of the most bizarre referee performances of all time, I thought I’d look at whether the media has changed its stance of late. . By Tony Attwood . A lot of the problem about the debate concerning referees is the very curious way the media follow it up. . For …