theprof wrote:Simon B wrote:I'm surprised Corica is even making a thing about this, he's an experienced Aleague manager and knows the refs are average - unless of course by being surorised he is unwitting admitting that he never experienced this at Sydney, which points to the bias against teams that are not City, Victory or Sydney FC.
I for one weep for them. Wait, no I don’t.
Auckland FC coach calls for calm ahead of A-League finals
Auckland FC has given up asking A-League referees to explain their decisions.
Instead, coach Steve Corica would speak to his players about how they reacted when they did not get the refereeing calls they expected as they headed into finals football.
For a few weeks Corica had been unhappy with what he believed was inconsistency in the officiating. So much so, he had an outburst that got him red carded for kicking an object on the sideline during a game in exasperation.
Players were also starting to voice their displeasure to the referees in recent weeks.
"They're starting to get frustrated from some of the decisions," Corica said of his team which were sitting second in the league ahead of the last game of the regular season.
"I think we can get a little bit carried away. We probably just need to concentrate on the game and not what the referees are doing and make sure we get the job done."
This is a very selective narrative RNZ has made from the press conference. The majority of the press conference was on reflecting on underwhelming performances, discussing leaking too many goals in transition, etc etc.