The international referee, Tasos Sidiropoulos?spoke to the “Trial at OPEN” about Frapar’s management of the Cup final, supported the Greek referees and appeared open to the possibility of taking over referee.
“When we meet at the seminars the first question is “everything good in greece?”. The impression is negative because there is always something to be pointed at, while not everything is wrong. Our league was competitive, perhaps the most competitive in Europe, however, some events tarnish it“, he initially said.
?In detail what he said next:
For Frapar: “I know her because we meet at the seminars. It plays in a good league, the French one, it’s elite in women. She is experienced, but the finals need different management. It is another referee who referees and another who manages. Sometimes you have to manage the final. There are some cards he could avoid for both teams, to make the match more enjoyable for both teams. I would give her a bad rating in game management. It has nothing to do with Frapar, but with any referee who in the end is hunted by players, agents and fans.
You weigh them, because a final is a matter of experience. After a while you can understand cards, which you cannot avoid and moments of conflict, like that of Kotsira with Zamora, which you can go with a strict recommendation and not with two cards. A referee with experience for this is judged».
For Darinda’s red: “It’s good not to judge. I can’t speak for one referee because of my position, as an acting referee. I am making a general comment. I’m only saying that a referee with experience would be different, Frapar had no experience of our country’s football».
On the attack he received at the end, although a female referee: “I don’t remember seeing an attack again. It may have been done at a lower level abroad. I do not distinguish between men and women, if we want equality. Once the arbiter entity has chosen to be at this level, it must not be attacked.
They don’t even curse the male referees because they will be sent off. I didn’t like that for the 7th year in a row a Greek referee is not playing in the Cup final. In Saturday’s match they were only negatively affected by the female referee. See how many times they went at her to change her mind. I understand the pressure of the players, the footballers are also to blame. ?Since Frapar plays in men’s competitions it means she passes all the tests, she is very fit».
For the Greek referees: “The Greeks are ready for a derby. They themselves must take their share of the responsibility and prove that the impression that exists is wrong. In recent years, the big mistakes are made by foreigners. I hope to be active in the coming years as well, the regulations allow me to do so. It is clear. Exceptionally, elites can whistle even after their 45th year. I feel I can go on for another five years. ?Equally, I have played with Ms. Kourobylia and she is one of the best in Europe. The Greeks stood where they played at the height of the circumstances.
We gave rights to the Greek referees. But, it has been a long time since then. With the advent of VAR, the Greeks are rising to the occasion. Do you remember a recent match that was influenced by a Greek referee? Unlike foreigners who have often influenced results. Because I also manage matches abroad some foreigners are not for competitive leagues.
The number 1 referee, Marciniak, ruled offside against Bayern, which was not, denying them the right to go to extra time. We’re talking about the top one. Those who are selected for the EURO have been banned from going to other leagues. ??I didn’t do well in a European game, I know that. If it is a match to judge participation in the EURO, Mr. Marciniak should not go either with the mistake he made.
We do not participate as Greeks in our country, how can we have international representation? Bennett tried, but eventually quit because he picked me for a derby. He made his choice and supported it. As a life attitude this is the right one. They are waiting for the green light from the Federation. A transitional period could be Greek on grass and elite in VAR. It’s time to make the transition. It’s been 6-7 years. There will always be complaints. The point is that they have a basis».
In the event that a head referee takes over: “??You see me wrong in the Referee Association, when I stop and the Federation makes the choice and the conditions are ripe, I would like to take over as chief referee. I want some assurances that I will work, I can’t be a dispatcher. I can’t say Greek referees even after I undertake to bring foreigners. I want my work to leave five referees at the end. I disagree with the arrival of foreigners. It was once necessary to decompress due to some events, but it has been a long time.
The first measure I would take would be to push the referees for equality and those who were not good would be left out. When the VAR protocol was created there was an intervention bar. I have said that there is a phase that is given on the field. VAR intervenes in the clear error, when the phase is debatable it does not intervene. VAR came to correct the big mistakes and I think it does.
Many pitches do not qualify for goal line technology and automatic offside. In Greece most are municipal and low».
Source: Sport Fm
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