Van der Ende sharp: ‘It seems clear to me that he...

The reversed penalty at Vitesse-PSV, the rejected goal of Jan-Arie van der Heijden at PEC Zwolle-Willem II and the scoffing of video referee Christaan ​​Bax at Sparta-Heracles Almelo: it was a busy weekend for the refereeing corps. VoetbalPrimeur discusses it with former referee Mario van der Ende, who occasionally sat looking with surprise.

The referees came under fire several times last weekend. The most discussed moment: the reversed penalty at Vitesse-PSV. Bas Nijhuis initially put the ball on the spot after a duel between Eli Dasa and Jorrit Hendrix, but came back to that decision after interference from VAR Danny Makkelie.

“I thought it was a justified penalty kick that he gave in the beginning. It’s just bringing down an opponent”, Van der Ende responds indignantly. “It is amazing to me that it has been reversed. Dasa does not go for the ball at all, does it just run into the back of the opponent?”

It caused an outburst of anger at PSV coach Roger Schmidt, who labeled Nijhuis as ‘arrogant’. Van der Ende understands the German’s anger. “If he is asked: how do you view that decision? Then he can say something about it? We all ask for transparency. If Schmidt asks Nijhuis a normal question and then thinks that he is being treated arrogantly, then he is allowed to do so. just report it in the media? “

Van der Ende saw things go well in Venlo, at VVV-Ajax. Christian Kum was sent off with a direct red card after interference from the VAR after a major foul on Antony. “I thought that was a good decision. Makkelie whistled that match, he will get the Champions League match between Juventus and FC Barcelona this week. A fantastic poster, but I hope that in situations like this, comparable to Kum’s foul, he will immediately red and what is sharper in its perception. “

PEC Zwolle – Willem II
The VAR on duty at PEC against Willem II had plenty to do on Saturday evening. Alex Bos called arbitrator Martin Pérez several times to the screen. “Pérez gives a penalty kick twice in situations where I think: how can you judge it that way, if the offense is clearly made outside the penalty area twice?”

Where the VAR intervened twice in these situations, Van der Ende had a few criticisms about the rejected goal of Van der Heijden. “It is striking that this goal was disallowed. It could never have been annoying offside.”

‘VAR match’ Sparta – Heracles
The match between Sparta and Heracles can safely be called the ‘VAR match’ of last weekend. There was a failure to reject the goal of Lennart Thy, the moment between Rai Vloet and Adil Auassar caused quite a commotion and according to the rules of the game Deroy Duarte had to get rid of it with red.

“According to the rules of the game, Thy’s goal should simply have been rejected”, Van der Ende starts. “It says in the rules that a goal by hand must be disallowed, even if it is unintentional.”

At the moment between Vloet and Thy, the on-duty referee, Serdar Gözübüyük, seemed to leave the decision to VAR Bax. However, he made a serious mistake, says Van der Ende. “I heard that Gözübüyük only got to see the images of a kicking Auassar when he was in front of the screen. according to the rules, just have to get red. “

Enough moments to talk about. Van der Ende gives Bax a lot of it. “It simply has to do with quality, in this case with Bax. I have no idea what went through his mind. You have people who belong at this level, and people who do not belong. It seems clear to me that Bax is the latter. weeks shows that he is not yet ready to be active at the highest level. As long as you as a referee at the KNVB succeed with a seven instead of a ten, you will not continue to demand the utmost from a referee “, concludes Van der And finished.

(Gijs Groeneveld / Soccer Primeur)