tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381896623706040399.post5714714384115342356..comments2024-02-11T03:12:18.714-05:00Comments on DCUMD - A DC United and UMD Soccer blog: Referee Roberto MorenoMartin Shatzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16315805447771034849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381896623706040399.post-88195407605609331732010-04-06T02:59:23.772-04:002010-04-06T02:59:23.772-04:00Dear Mr. Shatz
I want to say that although you ar...Dear Mr. Shatz<br /><br />I want to say that although you are entitled to your opinion, your reasoning identifies you as not having been a referee. Time wasting can happen at ANY point in a match. A referee that "uses discretion" before awarding a second card should be immediately disciplined. If a foul warrants or requires a caution, that is the ONLY question that needs answered, not whether it's the first or the second. Same idea as a Penalty Kick. A fould that requires a direct kick to restart the match differs ONLY in LOCATION to a foul that requires a Penalty Kick for a restart. <br /><br />Roberto Moreno is among the finest officials in Concacaf; his appointments by Concacaf and FIFA clearly demostrate that. That he's tough, absolutely! But you must understand where he was trained and by who. At the time of his appointment to the FIFA Rferee list, Panama had several USSF referees helping with training and refereeing alongside the Panamanian referees. Of those USSF referees, Two have made the USSF national list and one has made the Puerto Rico FIFA AR list. Mr. Moreno is the type of referee that more USSF referees need to emulate. In my 20+ years affiliated with USSF, I have noticed the senior referees getting weaker and flakier. Please remember that all referees assigned to International matches, yes even friendly matches, are assigned by FIFA. I'm sure they kn ow who is good and whose not. Then again, they did assign the Brit that gave 3 cautions, in a World Cup Match, to the sam player and didn't send him off.<br /><br />Please read the Laws of the game, the Decisions of the F.A. board and all corresponding memoranda before you you make such harsh comments about a professional.<br /><br />With respect,<br /><br />Alfredo Del Valle<br />USSF State Referee Emeritus<br />Former Panama National Referee<br />Former Puerto Rico National Referee<br />Former FIFA AR (Puerto Rico)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539596400655430591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381896623706040399.post-91504210349866802010-02-28T01:18:39.195-05:002010-02-28T01:18:39.195-05:00i know this was a while ago, but, he's the sam...i know this was a while ago, but, he's the same guy who refereed the USA-Mexico game in August '09. if you watched it, you know his quality of discretion.R.J.noreply@blogger.com