From Mark Clattenburg at Nottingham Forest to the analysts at Rennes, clubs are increasing the level of scrutiny on referees and there is no telling where it will end.
It was an illuminating experience to be in the Nottingham Forest press lounge earlier this month when word got around that Mark Clattenburg would be addressing the media following their dramatic defeat to Liverpool. There had been heated scenes at the final whistle due to an officiating error by Paul Tierney not long before the 99th-minute winner. But the news of Clattenburg's appearance was still the sort of moment that had reporters looking at each other in bemusement.
Knowing that there was one defender in the opposition team with a propensity to commit such fouls, Rennes tailored their selection, picking a player with good dribbling skills in the hope that this would allow them to win more free-kicks in the danger zone.
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