QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Dec 12 2008, 10:12 PM)
1) The coach ban (red card) existed a long time ago. But in times without mobile phone's and all the other modern gadgets, it was simple. The assistant coach (AC) would take over and do the neccesary. Some great coaches even started their coaching-career that way! Now it's different. Now the AC cannot even blink, he's in constant connection with the banned coach away on the stands, and listens to his "orders". Isn't this a bit streching the rules? If you are red carded you are/should be out, you cannot participate. A player cannot play, a coach cannot draw decisions, cannot do subs or anything else.
Well, the reason for this is that you can't ban somebody from using their mobile phone. So it is basically just a way around the rule.
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Dec 12 2008, 10:12 PM)
2) Isn't it also a bit silly? Really, why shouldn't a coach just accept the ban and let his AC do the job for one match? The AC sure isn't an amateur. Why shouldn't he be able to do one match? Okay, I get when it's the CL final, but one league game, somewhere in the middle of the season?
I agree with you here, I think the problem arises when the AM/AC does something the players don't expect, make a change or a tactical move that the players wouldn't expect from their normal manager. They should do it out of respect of the AM/AC.. but if there's a doubt in their mind, do you think they would go with it? An AM/AC is't always just like a manager either sometimes, when Sammy Lee was at Bolton, he took over when Allerdyce left and did a bad job, because he didn't suit being a manager.
QUOTE (Fillipo Simone @ Dec 12 2008, 10:12 PM)
3) Isn't related directly to the main topic. What do you think of puritanism in football? Don't you think it's going to far? Players getting banned for pretty much everything these days. Insulted the referee, insulted the linesman, unsportsmanship, dives, fouls (afterwards via video proof), for giving comments after the game, etc?
Of those that you mention, I think only fouls found later by video should be punished.
Diving: It's part of the game and so it should be. It may not be classy, but there's plenty of times I've seen Cristiano Ronaldo been taken out with a bad challenge and nothing has been given, so I can see why players want to dive sometimes, it's basically a way of 'evening things out'. Also, the only person to blame for a dive that wins a free-kick is the referee, if they didn't fall for it, then diving wouldn't be a problem.
Abusive language towards officials: The EPL has bought in a new 'respect' campaign this season, 30 minutes before the game the team captains meet with the referees to gain a familiarity with each other and discuss how they want things to be done in the game. The captain are also the only players allowed to talk to the referees during the game.. the problem is that respect needs to work both ways, and it doesn't, the officials tke liberties. Villa drew 1-1 with Boro last season, we won a late penalty and scored it which got us a point, after the game Luke Young, who supposedly handballed it, asked the ref at the end of the game, if he would review the tape and then come out and admit he got the decision wrong if he found it to not be penalty worthy. The referee refused to review the tape and then shown Luke Young a red card (It was clearly not a handball either).. if referees want respect, they'll have to start to earn it, because I thought that was a disgrace, and I'm sure similar things happen all the time. So until they start acting like referees and stop acting like they're the star of the show, they warrant the abuse from players, in my opinion.
Comments: If a player makes a bad foul, the refs will come out and say that he made a terrible tackle, etc. If the refs make a bad decision, the managers will say he made a bad decision.. expect this isn't acceptable for some reason. I think it's stupid how players/managers get a fine or a ban or whatever for making comments, it's really stupid. I think it's also part reason why officials are so bad, because they're under no pressure. Their respective FAs just protect them so much that it doesn't matter whatether they make a mistake or not, nothing will be done.
/end rant.