On Tuesday, we played devil’s advocate. Why couldn’t he, another former international referee, take care of these disciplinary issues? The response came quickly: « We just need to sit around a table and see the work we do every day, from 6 am to 8 pm. »
I believe in it and I am the first supporter to say that arbitration is part of performance.
And to elaborate: « Today, I am responsible for the game project, the mindset, the training content, managing player contracts, speaking with agents on the phone, assessing workload with the trainers, and planning. When I want to tell a player off, I do, but management is not just about pointing out what is wrong. »
« If I add arbitration, » he adds, « the players only hear my voice saying that it’s not good. Since I don’t want to reach a conflict and I am aware of the work that Laurent (Cardona) has already done, we need to find a path of agreement and coherence among everyone. Me, Laurent, and Didier Pitcho. »
« I cannot reword »
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