Russian coach Alexander Tarkhanov commented on the appointment of Milorad Mazhic to the post of head of the refereeing department of the Russian Football Union (RFU), expressing the hope that the Serb will be able to organize the effective work of the refereeing corps in Russia.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Mažić became the head of the refereeing department of the RFU. The Serbian replaced Pavel Kamantsev, who will continue to work as chairman of the referee committee. The contract with the 50-year-old Majic was signed for two years with the possibility of an extension for another year.

Serbs have a mentality close to Russian. Therefore, perhaps, Mazic will be able to organize the effective work of the judiciary in Russia. Last season there were many complaints about refereeing. Therefore, probably, they decided to change the leader. Referees need to be trained in the same way as football players. After all, before the judges were mainly those who played football themselves. But now the situation has changed a bit. This is probably why mistakes happen. The arbiter must have a lightning-fast reaction at any moment. He must see everything. Some mistakes are inevitable, but there should be no gross miscalculations, ”Vporgnoze.ru quotes Tarkhanov.

Majic is a former football referee. He has served in two World Cups, the 2016 UEFA Super Cup, the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final and officiated the 2018 Champions League Final.