Mauricio Pochettinotechnician Chelseatook a stand against blue cards, where players who commit tactical fouls or protest referee decisions are punished with a ten-minute sending-off, saying they were “not a good idea” and would only cause “more confusion “.
This new protocol will restrict blue cards to fouls that interrupt “promising attacks” or footballers’ protests. Additionally, a player will be kicked out of the match if he receives two blue cards, or one blue and one yellow (and vice versa).
“It’s hard to express how I feel about blue cards. We don’t have much information about it at the moment. I think it will cause more debate and make everything more complicated for referees, players and fans ,” he said this Friday in a conference. press Pochettino.
“At the moment, it is not a good idea, but we will see what happens next, because it is an opportunity to see how it works. My first feeling is that it is very complicated because there are many questions,” added of Argentina.
This measure will mark the first time a new disciplinary card has been introduced since the arrival of yellow and red cards at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.
Source: La Verdad
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