Fernando Rapallini: The conference that plans to do with the referees before the Clausura and “I want to humanize arbitration” :: olé

Once the Opening Tournament that had Platense as a champion, Argentine football will take a break and return just with the Clausura on July 13, the same in which the Final of the Club World Cup will take place will be taken. And for that championship an important novelty is already expected: There could be a referee press conference before the beginning, according to Fernando Rapallini himself, technical manager of Arbitration, This Monday, in addition to reflecting on local arbitration, the regulatory implementations that will appear and much more.

“We have thought with the boys, before starting the championship, making a media day and calling you all (journalists) to a press conference. And come to see the place of laburo, and that we make a press conference, and that we challenge, but without any problems so that they can ask any type of questions, “said Rapallini, in dialogue with the program you can pass from DSPORTS RADIO, in addition to maintain “You have to transparent even more everything that has to do with arbitration decisions, because there is nothing to hide.”

In line with other novelties, he recalled the new penalty of a corner in favor of the rival team that will be applied against the archers that retain the ball for more than eight seconds and that replaces the old one, of six, and that was punished with an indirect free kick: “They will see (in the next championship) arbitrators that must fulfill that change of rule (…) I believe that the people of the Ifab took note of this when saying, 'Che, will that be a sanction too high to an archer who has the ball six seconds in their hands? In a 0-0 match, where 2 minutes are missing, I will not be more papist than the Pope telling up to six and giving him an indirect free kick that in general can end in goal or there is a high probability? ' The referees did not want to get into trouble and they didn't charge him. Now it is a corner kick and you are also giving you two more seconds. “

Asked about his opinion regarding publishing the audios of the VAR reviews after the parties, Rapallini explained that, although it agrees that these fragments will be made known, it should not necessarily be done with all the encounters: “Not necessarily at all dates there must be a controversy, or there may be a controversy. So why will I publish an audio that would not clarify anything? I agree in the audio publication, or even in a phone call and tell me, as the new technical manager of the arbitration, and responsible for the training part of training and regulatory instruction: 'Fefo, why x in the party A against B Considered penalty?' And explain why he charged it and what is the technical resolution, If it was fine or why it should not have been charged and it was wrong, as has happened that I have come to say in failures that have gone badly. “

“And in failures that go well I do not go out to say it because they are not news, let's say, right? I am the technical head of the area and I am the one to speak, regardless of whether the boys have absolute and total freedom to speak when they want to those who want; But if you want an authorized word, my phone is open for everyone, nothing more than now even with greater responsibility. But from there to be a journalist and every Monday I go out to give a press conference … no, boys. For so much, no. I am for something else. Yes clarify what to clarify. Put white on black and transparent what you have to transparent “, commented.

Rapallini also said that they are already enabled so that the referees can announce their decisions after a review in the VAR to the entire stadium, although he warned that they did not analyze that yet internally to implement it in Argentine football: “We have not yet discussed it, but even within these regulatory changes, FIFA allows member associations to make public advertisements. That is, if we will make the decision, we have not yet chatted, but if we wanted to, or any country in the world, announce the exit of the decision of the VAR, we are in a position to do so. There is a call to review and it is not necessary to wait for the other day to publish an audio of what was discussed. The referee comes out, touches a button and opens a microphone for the entire stadium, also for journalists who are in the transmission. “

“We have the power, but I don't know if we are going to apply because that takes a time of preparation, the nerves of making the public announcement … It is not so simple. But FIFA is already on that path. To publish the ads, to transparent. I even talk to the boys and tell them 'They do not cover their mouths to talk to the players, we are referees, we have nothing to hide' “he added.

In addition, he said that “Argentine arbitration is one of the best arbitrations in the world,” And he argued that he sees it like that “because football (Argentine) is one of the most difficult in the world, then it is a great school.”

“And to the evidence I refer to because the people who have to designate end up designating in most comepics to the Argentine referees for transcendent parties. Facundo Tello was invited to the final of the Oceania Champions, Pitana directed the World Cup final (…) I have been fortunate to be the first non -European to direct the Eurocup, and after me they called Facundo Tello, another Argentine referee with what politically means that, because they could have been politically well with any country in South America, because Argentina had already gone, and another referee could have gone, and yet they call Tello, another Argentine referee. It seems to me that it has to do with the quality of arbitration we have here. With things to improve? A lot. With a tremendous generational replacement, but with very good material, “he explained.

And he expressed what is his goal in this new role: “I try to aim all cannons, in this new stage, to the human development of the arbitration, so I want to humanize arbitration. Because we are people who go through different moments just like you journalists, players, leaders, technicians … and the one who is at the best time to lead the best game or play the best game, or who directs the best team. This has to do a bit with that. And we are absolutely human. And we make a lot of decisions and we have a lot of responsibilities. I did it a lot in Emirates when I went to give the formative part and brought it here, it was one of the premises I had, to say 'Che, let's technically humanize the ten points, the physical part has to be impeccable, but let's humanize a little' “.

“The issue is much deeper because we are a society not to respect authority in general. When it is a constructive criticism we have to listen to it, to be better, because being better we are going to make football better. Because arbitration is for football. We do a better football with better referees than better people, with better journalists who are better people and that part we can never set aside, “he closed.

About body cameras: “The camera seems totally totally innovative. It was put into practice in the final of President Cup (United Arab Emirates) that the referee carries the camera and is an absolutely different view of viewing from all the cameras that can occur to you, because it is the referee's vision. It's great. I hope that can come here. It is another type of technology, one also has to adapt to what you have already the technology it has, and based on that to do what you can with what you have, but it would be great for that to come here. “

If it is more complicated or not to lead an Argentine player than another of another nationality: “Yes, it is more complicated, of course. Even Argentine players, who play in Argentina, and then direct them abroad, behave differently. And then they again and behave badly, ha. We are complicated, in good sense I say it, but we are all more complicated here. Journalists are more complicated to ask, the referees are more complicated too, players too … It is a more complicated football. It's lovely. It is extremely passionate. We live it in a tremendous way, but yes, of course it is a bit more complicated, and that is what makes it so nice, so beautiful and that complexes for the referees too. “