Next season, the referees will have to avoid whistling “easy peno”. It is the instructions given by Jonathan Lardot, the owner of the referees.
The new season is approaching. The owner of the referees, Jonathan Lardotpresented new directives to the referees in Tubize.
Last season, we were talking about reducing “low cost penalties”. This time, it’s even more strict. The referee will have to think before whistling penalty.
“The role of the Var is not to do everything to validate the decision taken on the ground.”, Starts Lardot, quoted by Het Laatste Nieuws.
“The Var must verify that the decision taken in the field meets the criteria set, but it must also be common sense,” he continues. Lardot wants the referees to judge with a little more “feeling”, which had missed last season.
“If everyone believes that it is not necessary to whistle penalty, then there should not be any. Even if, from a strictly regulatory point of view, the initial decision is not a” clear and obvious error “, he concludes.
