e's done it again that 'arry Kane. That little f*****g b*******d*.
Yep. It probably won’t be popular, but I think it should be a red every time. It’s so incredibly dangerous.
So did maguire.
*teeth gritting intensifies*
The one at the end? Or did I miss one?
We’re far off reaching that stage. Refs are actually now awarding fouls in favour of the backing player. Just goes to show the standard of refereeing in England at the moment.
The one at the end. It was the same thing he, he turned his back stuck out his ass and didn't jump. He actually came of worse because he took a knee to the back though.
Absolutely correct. It should be an immediate booking as it's extremely dangerous.
As far as I know it’s always been an instant yellow card, however enforcement is sketchy at best, as with a lot of enforcement. Refs are crap.
I remember “backing in” being a fairly common reason for fouls a few years ago. Feels like it’s being refereed differently now. You very rarely see it given.
Did Maguire didn't back in? Looked to me like he just bent down because Lacazette was barrelling into him with no hope of wining the ball cleanly.
I feel this is spot on. In theory, it sounds absolutely logical to ban backing into a jumping player, but I would expect things to be way less black and white in the real world.
From a neutral perspective I thought Maguire's was comfortably worse, and not just because of the outcome - yes Lacazette backed in, but he was anticipating a challenge with Fred who backed away and didn't realize Pogba was coming in so aggressively. If you watch the replay, he doesn't turn around from the point where Fred backs off. Maguire, in contrast, has the whole play in front of him yet still chose to endanger Lacazette.
Does he really back in? Lacazette runs at pace and leads with his knee. That's not a genuine attempt to win the ball. All the momentum, all the contact, it comes from Lacazette. It's also why Lacazette is back to back with Maguire when he begins to go over. In contrast, Pogba jumps high and wins the ball. He isn't thinking about 'challenging,' as Lacazette does, it's a genuine attempt to win the ball, therefore the impact from the fall is considerably less. Lacazette steps beneath him. If Pogba had jumped like Lacazette did, he wouldn't kneed him in the head.
It doesn't matter if he's backing in or not - he very obviously undercuts him. Whether the player stepping underneath is moving backwards is irrelevant in my view. Maguire has the full view of everything going on but he chooses not to jump and allow Lacazette to go arse over teakettle over the top. I think there is very little between them in terms of the actual physical action, but for me Lacazette's foul is far more defensible because he clearly thinks he's challenging Fred and has no clue Pogba is coming in for the header. Maguire, in contrast, had the time to make a decision knowing full well where everyone was as the play was all in front of him yet still chose to undercut Lacazette.
Players do it all the time and have done for years. Nothing about it is new.
I've always argued the fk should go against the player backing in but for some reason the refs always give it against the guy coming over the top.
It most certainly does matter if he's backing in. You can't tell me Lacazette is actually in control here. He jumps, knees Maguire in the back and goes over the top of him backwards. That's completely reckless.
So you think that not knowing someone is behind you and backing into them inadvertently is worse than a player deliberately undercutting an opponent as the entirety of the play is unfolding in front of him solely because of the angle the undercutting player took? That's ridiculous.
No I'm not saying that. I'm saying Lacazette intentionally stepped beneath Pogba. You want mental gymnastics? You're genuinely trying to tell me Lacazette had no idea someone was coming in behind him to challenge here. Not only that, you try to justify it by saying he thinks he's challenging Fred, when it's abundantly clear he steps away from Fred, and turns his back in a different direction. The thing is, even if it is Fred he's trying to challenge, the result would be no different. He's deliberately stepped beneath a jumping player.
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What the hell is that?
Lacazette's eyes never left the ball in between the time when Fred steps back and Pogba comes in. Lacazette clearly seems to still be thinking Fred is on him; he may or may not know Pogba is there. Maguire has no such excuse as again, the play is all unfolding in front of him.
