In the midst of the promotion race, coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz has fiercely denounced the nature of the third soccer league. "There are many colleagues who say it's a funfair league because there's no consistency. But we're not being listened to," said the 60-year-old coach of Energie Cottbus at the press conference ahead of Sunday's top match in Osnabrück (1.30pm/MagentaSport), "which is why there should be a coaches' conference."
In view of the numerous wrong decisions by referees and their assistants, Wollitz is also in favor of the introduction of video evidence in the third division, "even if I don't know whether it will make it fairer." But some conspicuous wrong decisions could be recognized with the VAR. "This is a professional league. And mistakes have been made that simply shouldn't happen," said Wollitz.
Once again, the coach took the referees out of the firing line. "The referee observers are crucial because they expect everything from the referees," said Wollitz. Due to the pressure, the referee cannot always react correctly in tricky situations, according to the coach.
