Poor refereeing is becoming a big issue in Indian Super League this season. Multiple teams have openly complained against the poor refereeing.
Chennaiyin FC, before their match against North-East United FC, posted a video on social media. In the video, they showed three penalty shouts that were denied. Chennaiyin FC captioned the video as, ‘Ready to give it our all and overcome all obstacles today!’
SC East Bengal boss Robbie Fowler, after the match against North-East United FC, demanded VAR in ISL. SC East Bengal already lodged a complaint officially to AIFF.
Fowler stated, “We have suffered in the last three matches so after yesterday’s match (Jamshedpur FC match) we have shared our feedback with AIFF, Hopefully, it will be taken into consideration to enhance the quality of referee to maintain the spirit of the game during the remainder of the tournament.”
“This is a process that is available to every club where they can share feedback about the officials with the federation.”
Today AIFF finally respond to all the complaints. AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said, “To be honest, we’ve had problems with refereeing, not just this season but previously too. But the AIFF, FSDL, and PGMOL have started the process of improving referees, coaching them. It will take some time for the results to show.”
“When PGMOL started the whole program, it took four to five years before the results started showing. We are working very closely together.”- he added.
According to AIFF, VAR will cost 15-20 lakhs per match and 15-20 crore per season. But it will take time to install.
Some suggest bringing foreign referees as well. In response, Kushal Das said, “It’s not easy to bring in foreign referees these days. Even if we do, that’s probably not a long-term solution. We need to have development here, referee coaching programs here. We have to look at a slightly long-term perspective and try to improve. The work has started.”
How long can you get foreign referees? The most important aspect is to develop our own referees. Even if you get foreign referees, they can officials only certain matches. It’s financially not feasible. The process of developing (referees) has already started and in due course, the result will show.”
one year completed after this report today. two major mistakes in today’s match between Kbfc and sceb. again it’s biased. after training they become trained morons. bring international referees… #HeroISL #Letsfootball #fifa