Did he get sent off for this? It seems like a genuine penalty to me.
Refs & VAR 2020/2021 Discussion
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Second yellow.
I do think generally players go down far too easily these days and look for contact so much (have a look at the penalty Kane "won" v us the other week) and Barkley and Grealish also won penalties for us in that manner this season so generally I'd prefer to see more players booked....but I just know this will be only instance of it for rest of the season.
Only other one in recent times I can think was Victor Moses in the cup final v Arsenal when he dived in the box and that was 4 years ago now.
Agree with the sentiments on the Watkins red card.
Not enough for a penalty, but is obviously trying to avoid a clattering. Sensible refereeing decision is no penalty, no booking.
Not enough for a penalty, but is obviously trying to avoid a clattering. Sensible refereeing decision is no penalty, no booking.
Did it not take a nick of something first? Like maguire on Thursday against roma I thought that close contact double contact rule meant it was no longer a pen?
Agreed.
I mean it seems more of a penalty than not, in my opinion. Really soft if it was given, would completely understand it if it wasn't, but it seems bizarre to book him in that situation and as a result having to send him off.
Players are almost programmed, partly by the referees themselves, into going down the minute they feel contact. Gabriel Jesus did it this weekend and got rewarded for it. We have seen many examples of players not going down after being genuinely fouled and then not getting the foul. We have pundits calling for penalties because 'there was contact', regardless of how miniscule that contact is.
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I have no problem with players going down when they either a) expect contact or b) trying to avoid contact - both are ways to protect yourself.
Dives to me are when you fling yourself to the ground after either minimal or no contact, or if you instigate the contact yourself.
Dives to me are when you fling yourself to the ground after either minimal or no contact, or if you instigate the contact yourself.
The handball rule was clarified a few months ago to specify its only handball if the arm makes the body unnaturally bigger, and the arm is not in a position that is a consequence of their body movement. Greenwood was jumping and was also knocked which spun his arm out further.Did they change the handball rule again? I know all the joke ones right at the start of the season when players weren't even looking and balls were being smashed at their hands and they were being given so that was rightfully amended but yesterday we head it back into penalty area and Greenwood's hand is by his head so really he knows what he's doing....don't understand why ref didn't go and look at it on his monitor.
Before you all pile in it was a clear penalty on Pogba so no idea why Dean Smith was highlighting that post match and Ollie went down far too easily.
We got this called v us just 3 months back:
Different intepretation in europe though, look at that one Man. City got against Dortmund!
It doesn't account for what the ref decides to do on the day. I think the league did say players leave themselves at risk of it being a handball if they do it.
Greenwood's one was not a penalty because if you watch the replay the ball skims off his chest before hitting his arm - which we know when it hits a legal part of the body first before hitting the arm/hand they do not give a penalty for.
Watkins was already going over before any contact with Henderson, you can see he starts to fall before there is any possible contact. This is why, IMO and probably also in the view of the referee that it was simulation. He does that Salah style back arching, albeit less dramatically
Watkins was already going over before any contact with Henderson, you can see he starts to fall before there is any possible contact. This is why, IMO and probably also in the view of the referee that it was simulation. He does that Salah style back arching, albeit less dramatically
the Watkins/Henderson incident would only be reviewed for a penalty/no penalty, not the second yellow for Watkins, and I don't know how "clear and obvious" that it was that there was/was not any contact
I agree, I don't think either would be overturned if they were the calls on the pitch.
My biggest issue from a Villa fan point of view is that there's no doubt in my mind that if either of those incidents occurred at the other end they get given as pens and that inconsistent officiating gets old real fast.
Just saw Dale Johnson's thread about it and was saying that before the Premier League relaxed the handball rules it would've been given 100% and still would be in most leagues. Not surprised it wasn't given though
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I thought it was a red but given how subjective determining the force of a tackle is, I'm not surprised they didn't intervene once he was given a yellow for it. I'm sure we'll see almost identical situations result in red though. He was very lucky.
This is what should have happened.
100%.
Is that Dale Johnson fella being paid a retainer by whoever is behind VAR? He’s constantly bending over backward to justify mystifying decisions. That’s a ludicrous defence for an absolutely blatant red card.
Even if you ignore his weird logic that Sterling not getting booked for “clumsy “ challenges in the past is somehow relevant here those photos are non-comparable situations as it was only the Werner tackle when he went off his feet. Which always makes a tackle more reckless/out of control.
And my main issue here isn’t even about the tackle itself. It’s the inconsistency whereby the ref wasn’t even asked to have a look at it on the screen.
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I didn't think it was a red at the time, looking again I would say it is though. If Werner has foot planted that is going to be nasty.
It's not been given because it's in the 12th minute of a big TV game, that is the reality. If happens in 80th minute he'll walk. The other big controversy with this game is that we weren't able to get a replacement on for Christensen as he came off and then gave away a penalty with 10 men. Lucky Aguero obviously saw the injustice...
It's not been given because it's in the 12th minute of a big TV game, that is the reality. If happens in 80th minute he'll walk. The other big controversy with this game is that we weren't able to get a replacement on for Christensen as he came off and then gave away a penalty with 10 men. Lucky Aguero obviously saw the injustice...
Watching Burnley and Fulham.
Fulham keeper handles the ball outside the box. Nothing doing, ref linesman or VAR.
Taylor goes through the back of the Fulham player and gets a toe on the ball, to me it looks like a tackle from behind. Not really sure why it's not a penalty. The commentators started talking about different thresholds or some shite.
I don't particularly like VAR or the constant references to it and nearly every goal being checked. But, the idiots in charge of it really need to be upgraded.
Fulham keeper handles the ball outside the box. Nothing doing, ref linesman or VAR.
Taylor goes through the back of the Fulham player and gets a toe on the ball, to me it looks like a tackle from behind. Not really sure why it's not a penalty. The commentators started talking about different thresholds or some shite.
I don't particularly like VAR or the constant references to it and nearly every goal being checked. But, the idiots in charge of it really need to be upgraded.
He was halfway down by the time Henderson got to him, it was a clear dive.
I think it's scandalous that Sterling wasn't sent off for his challenge. If VAR isn't looking at that, then what the hell is it there for?
It was looked at by VAR and they decided to let the the yellow card stand. A view supported by the ref who does sky's ref watch column.
Dermot says: "I think not. It's not a good tackle but he's one-footed, he's low, he doesn't travel too far.
"It's a high-tariff yellow card but I wouldn't expect him to be sent off for that."
And if he’d been sent off Dermot would have said “He goes over the top of the ball and connects with force on the players leg. Clear red card”. He always agrees with the decisions.
Maybe you're right, but I do see him disagree with the decisions from time to time. He did for example say that Sterling should've had a penalty in that same game.
I was looking forward to seeing that Sterling incident in the review programs I watch on DAZN in a feed from EPL. The incident wasn't even shown never mind discussed. Obviously some of you have heard comments from Dermot Gallagher - I didn't and the other program had Chris Foy who wasn't even asked about it.
There was a thread on here a while back accusing City of being the dirtiest team in terms of their aggressive efforts to win back the ball and how they seemed to get away with it so easily.
I know it is the mindset of the Caf to be paranoid about the decisions given against us and those ignored when our opposition misbehaves. I guess it doesn't only happen to us!
There was a thread on here a while back accusing City of being the dirtiest team in terms of their aggressive efforts to win back the ball and how they seemed to get away with it so easily.
I know it is the mindset of the Caf to be paranoid about the decisions given against us and those ignored when our opposition misbehaves. I guess it doesn't only happen to us!
this kind of Bollocks has got to stop.
It’s old, boring nonsense.
Just stop with the ‘oh, I’m most upset because if it was United, they would have got the decision.’
It is, and always has been absolute bollocks
Used well for once!
Neville desperate for it to be given seemingly.
I'm amazed the commentators at Sky are talking about it like it's some controversial decision. Bailly got the ball.
They’d be whining the game is gone if United were given a penalty for that.
I’m absolutely baffled by this commentary.
Exactly, not even like it was contentious, just blatantly not a penalty. Most Liverpool fans on twitter I've seen don't even think it was a pen.
they are complaining about slowing down the replay!
seriously.
isint it the point that you slow it down to see what happens.
they are saying you should only show the replay in real time.
idiots.
I am more amazed about the fact that you think it’s still about getting the ball and then you could do whatever you want afterwards. Naturally, Bailly is fine here and studs are not out, but obiously they are looking at what happens when he tackles the Liverpool-player on the follow-through, not if he got the ball or not.
I can’t get my head around it, Neville reckons it’s a “foul all over the pitch”.
Not only does he get the ball, his “follow through” is his studs down into the grass, it’s as safe a tackle as one can make. If studs were up I’d get it, but instead I’m absolutely miffed as to how many see football so differently.
bizarre.
And they're still talking about it. WTF.
What follow through? Like the Balbuena red card vs Chelsea, that was a natural thing to happen. It's not like Bailly went over the top and made contact on the opponent's knee.
Switched channels and Hoddle and Townsend are waxing lyrical about how good VAR has been here.
Load of nonsense, it was the right call one hundred percent. What is the argument that that is a foul? Is the game non-contact now? Didn't get the memo.
There literally is no follow through. They dont know what a follow through is