Poll on players’ behavior
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The former international football referee Graham Poll said to the media that the foot ball players are far better behaved when they are playing in the European competitions than in the Premier League. In the European matches the players are respectful because they know the fact that they are being refereed to by one of the best referees in Europe. Poll is now going to retire from refereeing. According to the veteran referee the aspect of familiarity actually breeds contempt for the footballers in the Premier League. This happens because the players see the same referees again and again and form some sort of notions about them. The respect quotient is missing then from the attitude of the players.
The veteran referee also mentioned that the recent season of the Champion’s league was actually very disappointing as the players were almost shown red cards in every 17 games, which is a very frequent statistics. Graham Poll also stated that in the Premier League the pressure on the referee is far more intense but the frequency of the red cards in every 12 match is less than the Champion’s league. For referees the maintenance of the regular performances in the Premier League is very difficult. Poll added to the media that finding a consistent level of performance is very difficult when the referees are under constant scrutiny. And it is actually more difficult than nipping off to Spain or Germany every once in a while.
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