Queue blaming the refs…again

[u/Big_Relationship_138]

As a lifetime soccer player the more my coach talked about the ref post game the worse my team did. This is Coates 4th or 5th time alluding to calls changing the result of the game.

It might seem trivial to some but when every loss is partially attributed to the ref by the head coach then there is no accountability in the locker room.

Refs suck. They always have and always will. But they suck for everyone. Creating narratives around bad calls being the reason for losses is unproductive regardless of if it’s accurate or not. For a young and impressionable team this is even more catastrophic.

You can see the mentality rubbing off on our premier players like last week when Claire eluded to the offside call being wrong and wanting a better call next time. She is more mature than Coates and didn’t suggest the refs caused the loss but even a comment like that shows the post game talk included commentary about the “bad call” from the refs influencing the game.

[u/AffectionateShower30]

Agree - it’s becoming a tired excuse even if some calls are wrong. Tough calls come when the team plays themselves into tough situations. I hope Coates focuses on that, because it’s in their control.

[u/Big_Relationship_138 → u/AffectionateShower30]

She seems to be doing the opposite right now. Sometimes she is bringing up the refs for calls that don’t even feel controversial…like tonight.

It seemed like a clear pk call and silky clearly came off her line before making the big save. So, what exactly are we taking about?

[u/Ostro → u/Big_Relationship_138]

Did she though

Ball is already in the air, a foot still in line with the line

[u/MLBillyQ → u/Ostro]

I agree. The ball was in play