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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo
As for the Triplets, they were clearly the victims here, and they showed surprising maturity in getting the best of the scurrilous ref (with Masaru-chan-san's help). But there's a larger question - are preternaturally talented grade-schoolers obliged to tone down their skills when the gap between they and their peers is great enough to make the game ugly? And what is their coach's obligation when that happens?
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I agree with your opinion on the ref here but IMO the problem is not tonning their skills to the level of their opponents but about respecting them. Wining even 10-0 is perfectly fine as long as you play fair and respect your opponents.
They played fair, there is no doubt about that but what referee felt was that by playing this way they were humiliating and disrespectful towards opposing team. Especially when they have the skills to score the same goals in a normal way. He approached it in a completely wrong way as it doesn't really solve anything and only serves to discourage people from playing.