FRF closes the door in Gigi Becali's nose! Clear message transmitted from the football house before the start of the Superligi: “How are I here, no!”
Kyros Vassaras, president of CCA participated in a meeting with the press at the Grădiștei Gorge on Tuesdayan event in which the reporters of the Sports Gazette were present. The head of the referees spoke of problems and challenges and transmitted a clear message to the leaders of Romanian football who demand the bringing of foreign “central” to the matches in Superliga.
A new competition season is ready to start. Referees from Lot A have supported the last days physical and theoretical tests, and the Superliga is prepared by the debut.
Prior to the first official matches of the new season, the chairman of the Central Referee Commission, Kyros Vassaras spoke about the new important changes for footballers, coaches and spectators, then briefly explained some of the problems he faced in the front of the Romanian arbitration.
VIDEO. Kyros Vassaras: “It's impossible not to make mistakes”
Asked what were the biggest problems since he was appointed the head of the referees in Romania, Vassaras said shortly that “I do not like to call them problems, but challenges.”
“We have challenges we face. The biggest challenge was when I try to explain certain things in three hours, which you cannot understand in an hour. I honestly have no problem. We are very open,” he added.
“We want the world to understand that we all make mistakes. It is impossible not to make mistakes. We are trying to correct each year. We want our field mistakes not to affect the result of a match, indirectly”, Said the head of the Romanian referees.
Kyros Vassaras, CCA chief
“We punish the referees who make fatal mistakes”
He said that the referees should not be destroyed and put to the corner for a mistake in a match! Coming with a concrete example that he presented including GSP.ro reporters present at the event at Grădiștei Gorge.
“Let me tell you something. Like when a goalkeeper takes a goal among the legs and the goal is scored that decides his championship, a match or qualification is lost, this is what happens in our case.
Then he stated: “As the moment is promoted when the teammates come to the one who was wrong and say,” It's ok, don't worry, it can happen! “, That's how we open the arms of the referees. That's life! This is football!”
But one thing unites us: it doesn't matter if a team or player was wrong. Mistakes happen but it's our duty to correct them and that's what we do
Kyros Vassaras, President CCA
Clear message for Gigi Becali: “We will not have foreign referees!”
Kyros Vassaras was asked by the pressure and public messages of the Romanian football patrons who have also asked in recent years that the important matches, with a high degree of risk be arbitrated by the whistle knights from abroad.
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“I haven't heard that many say that. On the other hand, as long as I am here, we will not have foreign referees! Why do I say that? To discover a new Kovacs, you need to make sure the referees here are active”, Explained the chief of CCA.
Then he revealed that “UEFA made a strong recommendation to the countries that resort to foreign referees.” “You have to give up on it!”, Officials said to the European Forum.
I have exchanged experience in other countries. When everything is okay we accept the invitations. But I think that development in this way, holding the door closed to foreigners, we can expect better results from the Romanian referees
Kyros Vassaras, President CCA
