• (Please reply in German if you want, I understand it well, but my writing is not that good :)

    I remember from my time in Germany 3-4 years ago how low the level of refereeing was. Usually the referees were either old and not fit enough, or young and inexperienced. Often, this led to very poor "Spielleitung". Before coming to Germany I thought Oberliga would be boring leagues with only a few spectators, but I was blown away when I saw that there were at least 2-300 spectators in every game.

    These days I enjoy looking up Oberliga videos on Youtube. I am shocked by a lot of the refereeing I see. But yesterday, I found this clip. I am terrified to see such referees who have no control of the match and are unable to protect the players, but also make basic decisions. Take a look yourself, what do you think about these referees and Oberliga referees in general?

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