During his speech at Sky Sportsthe referee designator Gianluca Rocchi he spoke about the now well-known ‘step on foot’ which has caused a lot of discussion in recent weeks given the many penalties awarded with this type of foul:
“It was created to protect footballers. They realized that that type of intervention was increasing and creating annoyance. In fact, not only should it be punished with a foul, but also with a warning. Today they risk being seen as step-on-footers who in reality are not In recent weeks we have seen some who were not.
“In my opinion, the last day created problems for us because we made mistakes, or rather we interpreted things wrong”, explained Rocchi.
“The difference between those who comment and us is that we have a regulation to follow and there are situations and ideas that are difficult to reconcile. When you rely on the regulation and you have everyone green, it means that the decision is not wrong. However, it is clear that making people digest some choices are difficult for us and for others. The first year we had many discussions on passive and active offside and we realized that VAR intervened too much”, he continued.