For the record, I would have sent off both Harry Kane and Andy Robertson for their respective challenges in the match between Spurs and Liverpool yesterday (19/12/2021). They were both red cards. I would say that Robertson's was palpably the more dangerous because it involved plenty of force and was actually a clear act of violence and aggression. Harry Kane's was justifiably a red card but it is the sort of challenge where the player sometimes gets away with it because he is making an attempt to get the ball. We've seen the same thing happen to Pogba where he's overrun it and gone after the ball with a frustrated lunge to cover for his mistake. It is a red but it is not a clear red card to every referee because some will see an intent to play the ball there.
That being said, does anyone think there would have been anything close to the reaction Liverpool have had in the media if Ronaldo had clobbered someone on the touchline, then earlier in the game had been the recipient of a studs up challenge that only saw a yellow card? I doubt it. All the focus would have been on 'red card' Ronaldo and how he had 'gone looking' for a victim having been frustrated during the game.
The point is that Liverpool now have so many fans and backers in the media who pipe up in chorus whenever Jurgen Klopp goes on a post-match rant. He establishes the narrative and then you have Alan Shearer and Mark Clattenberg reinforcing it, prepared to throw Tierney under the bus to avoid criticizing Robertson for a disgraceful challenge that could have resulted in serious injury. It is obvious that there is a clear distinction between the two challenges: one of them is a reckless attempt to get the ball (yellow/red, depending on interpretation), the other is a wild hack borne out of frustration (red, violent conduct). But it seems as if they are more outraged about the Kane challenge going unpunished than players actually committing acts of violence on the pitch, for which Andy Robertson has plenty of previous for.
That was the first time Andy Robertson has been sent off in his career and that he hasn't been sent of prior to that is a miraculous. In fact, it's Liverpool's first red in 112 games, while they've also somehow managed to rack up the second most fouls in the league.
They are a dirty club and there seems to be an agenda to attack referees whenever something goes against them.
That being said, does anyone think there would have been anything close to the reaction Liverpool have had in the media if Ronaldo had clobbered someone on the touchline, then earlier in the game had been the recipient of a studs up challenge that only saw a yellow card? I doubt it. All the focus would have been on 'red card' Ronaldo and how he had 'gone looking' for a victim having been frustrated during the game.
The point is that Liverpool now have so many fans and backers in the media who pipe up in chorus whenever Jurgen Klopp goes on a post-match rant. He establishes the narrative and then you have Alan Shearer and Mark Clattenberg reinforcing it, prepared to throw Tierney under the bus to avoid criticizing Robertson for a disgraceful challenge that could have resulted in serious injury. It is obvious that there is a clear distinction between the two challenges: one of them is a reckless attempt to get the ball (yellow/red, depending on interpretation), the other is a wild hack borne out of frustration (red, violent conduct). But it seems as if they are more outraged about the Kane challenge going unpunished than players actually committing acts of violence on the pitch, for which Andy Robertson has plenty of previous for.
That was the first time Andy Robertson has been sent off in his career and that he hasn't been sent of prior to that is a miraculous. In fact, it's Liverpool's first red in 112 games, while they've also somehow managed to rack up the second most fouls in the league.
They are a dirty club and there seems to be an agenda to attack referees whenever something goes against them.
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