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The referee for today’s game is a little familiar to us as well.
Anthony Taylor, the referee who sent off Son Heung-min in the Premier League three years ago.
Known as a former prison guard, the referee was controversial because of his inconsistent judgments.
He is tolerant of physical fights and makes the game rough, but also takes out a red card without hesitation for violent fouls or protests.
This is reporter Yoon Seong-cheol.
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The last 2019 match between Tottenham and Chelsea.
Son Heung-min, who fell, reaches for Chelsea defender Rudiger.
Referee Taylor, who watched the video reading, pulled out a red card and Son Heung-min was suspended for three games despite the Tottenham club’s appeal.
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“It was a mistake by the referee to send him off right away. Rudiger must be undergoing a medical examination as he must have broken a rib.”
The decision sparked controversy two months later.
This is because referee Taylor did not even call a foul on Manchester United’s Maguire, who had committed a similar foul.
At the time, former EPL referees and retired players questioned the fairness.
Today’s match once morest Ghana is referee Taylor.
Having played in the Premier League for 12 years, he is famous for not blowing his whistle in moderate physical fights.
On the other hand, when the game is overheated, it has been embarrassingly resolutely taken out the card and has been at the center of controversy several times.
Of the 16 red cards issued throughout the Premier League this season, referee Taylor alone picked up five.
It is expected to be an important variable in the game once morest Ghana in that physical fights are easy to get rough and unexpected warnings or sending offs can occur.
However, Ghana, which has already received 4 warnings once morest Portugal, may be more sensitive than us, who received only one warning once morest Uruguay.
Even British football fans reacted to the news that Taylor was appointed as a referee for today’s game, saying it was “unfortunate for both countries.”
In a situation where a tower of hard work can collapse with a warning or sending off, the national team that must win needs to actively utilize the head referee’s propensity as well as grasping Ghana’s strategy.
This is MBC News Yoon Seong-cheol.
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