Urs Meier shows our referees the red card

Against Basel Napkin there is one just before the end Penalty kick because the ball hit Fabian Frei’s arm. Was this decision correct?
Urs Meier: No. Not at all.

referee boss Daniel Wermelinger but has a different opinion.
For me the matter is clear: Frei hits the ball with his upper arm. There is an outline in the FIFA rules. This stipulates that there may only be a hand game under the shirt. That means when the ball hits the arm, not just the fabric of the jersey. This comes with Freethat there was no intention or unnatural movement. That is Ordinary No fine.

The hand rule understands But nobody any more.
she should Actually be very easy. Just like we used to learn. Simply put, does the ball go to the arm or does the arm go to the ball? Is it natural movement or unnatural movement? Was it on purpose? Does the ball hit the exposed arm? And then there are nuances: if someone, for example, stands with spread arms against the wall and the ball is shot into his hand, then that is also clear because it is unnatural. But that brings us to the heart of the matter: our referees don’t understand football these days.

Why?
Because they have only been trained on the VAR for five years. Because they ignore their feelings. At high speed you see things on the field very differently than in slow motion. This is the wrong photo. I have the feeling that referees often just watch the scene to find evidence that they made the right decision. That they hide everything else. That they turn off their brains. An example was the game Bochum against Dortmund, where they spent a maximum of two minutes hand scene looked – and didn’t see that there was obvious pushing beforehand. It was also disturbing for me afterwards that both coaches said that they no longer understood anything about handball. That is why the rules really need to be simplified again.

So would you abolish VAR again?
The VAR is good for black and white decisions. Whether target or not target or on semi-automatic Offside. It is also accepted there. But when it comes to wrong or not wrong, it is unspeakable. In Germany and Switzerland we are in constant discussion, much more than before. If the VAR was a product of the free economy, it would have been taken off the market long ago. It’s like in a car, where you don’t know if the driver or the technology is to blame.

What can you do about it?
The referees training again in terms of football sense. Broaden your horizon. Means: If we are discussing whether a striker has annoyed a keeper with a shot or not, I don’t need to concern myself with that referee go trade. But for example with ex-Nati goalie Pascal Zuberbuhler talking to broaden my perspective. You have to be open to new things.

You speak of “pseudo-justice”. With that you speak from the soul of many fans.
Yes, even if the fans are not always right. In Germany there are Yes great outrage because of Bayern’s red card Upamecano in Gladbach. But it was an emergency brake. Upamecano grabs plead on the shoulder, he’s coming Ordinary off balance at 15 miles per hour. But all of Germany is shouting, whoever puts a question mark will be shouted down. But I see another problem.

Please.
The referee missed to run on time. He was 50 meters away. When he arrives, he looks wide-eyed at the assistant, following the motto: “Did you see anything?” It is clear that the decision will not be made for him.

Take the Swiss referee boss Daniel Wermelinger are Referees too much protection?
I wouldn’t say that. A boss must also protect his people. But internally he must speak plain language.

There were rumors that you could play in the Bundesliga referee boss to take over. Would that be conceivable to you?
If you have criticism, you must also be willing to do better. Of course I would be available, but the ball is in the court of the DFB.

Source : Blick