Tourney: Euro Bench - Bristol - July 20/21

I agree that screaming at the ref was not cool at all. I would say though. if you are going to ref, you need to make a decision to cut out the dirty play early, talk to the players beforehand, tell them where your limits lie. Tell them when they are pushing the limits. Stop the game for a second, give a ball turn over.
In my opinion during ours and Ale's game, Ben did not take the game into control. Jess went to speak to him twice and told him what was happening in the corner he couldnt quite see and he just shook his head and turned away. You need to work in a team with your goal refs. You dont need to let them sway your decision, but you shouldnt simply wave them off IMO.
He had ample opportunity to exert authority very early on. There was plenty of fouling going on from both sides and the first time it happens you need to react to show the players you are not willing to allow it.
Ben allowed everything, that is to say he did not punish a single foul, so they just got worse and worse. Whether i agreed with every decision Mayeut made or not, he clamped down immediately by turning the ball over and speaking to the players, rather than waving away every protest. n fact i disagreed with Mayeut several times, but i respect his reffing because he communicates with all the players. I think the ball turnover is the most powerful tool in the refs arsenal. It is a simple way of saying 'you cannot do that, so give them the ball'. even if people disagree, at least nobody gets hurt, scored on or fucked over by a bad decision. A ref that makes a decision you dont agree with can control a game better than a ref that makes no decisions because it encourages players to tit for tat. But that is a minor crit that was not aimed at ben only, just that it was relevant to the worst players reactions (ours).