My feeling is that officials have tightened up this season. My favorite officials allow a contest for the ball, but stamp down on anything cynical, dangerous or designed to break up the flow of the game. Easier to say than do of course.
But I kind of feel that the decisions on cards, mostly, have been consistent across games which is also commendable and somewhat novel in the A league.
Players still adjusting to VAR? Players out of sorts after a couple of disrupted seasons? Several higher tempo teams catching defenders out?
We have seen several cards that were poor game management after an initial yellow.
But I kind of feel that the decisions on cards, mostly, have been consistent across games which is also commendable and somewhat novel in the A league.
Players still adjusting to VAR? Players out of sorts after a couple of disrupted seasons? Several higher tempo teams catching defenders out?
We have seen several cards that were poor game management after an initial yellow.