Almost any situation where a player’s studs make contact with a player is caused by the offending player stretching for the ball. That doesn’t make it less dangerous to plant your studs on another player. I mean, we’ve now seen Fabinho get away with studs on ankles, Mané get away with studs on knees and Keita with studs in crotch in about a month. When is it a red to put your studs on someone? Is it only if you stud someone in the head and brain matter starts pouring out on the pitch? I thought we were pretty much in agreement that studs up tackles were dangerous but somehow they’ve become less dangerous and usually a yellow over the past season, despite the rules being pretty clear on what constitutes “endangering the safety of an opponent”. The fact that referees keep handing out yellow cards means players keep stretching for loose balls in a dangerous manner and when someone breaks an ankle everyone’s going to go “oh we didn’t see that happening”. The entire point to punish every studs up tackle or tackles that are “out of control” is to protect players and teach players to tackle in another way, yet now refs are protecting offenders rather than victims of poor tackles.
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Not every situation is the same though. I wouldn't say todays is a red.
The Keita one against us should have been. I can't remember all the examples but force/situation makes a big difference IMO. Studs is always 'dangerous' and running the risk of being more than a yellow though, agreed.
Isn't he argentinian?
Yup , his dad played for Racing in the 90s.
That's the joke.jpg
Bissouma Caicedo partnership could be something interesting next season
Ah damn it!
You are quite right, not a penalty. It's a free kick and a red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity.
How many games will TAA miss? Oh wait, it wasn't given.
Just ignored a clash of heads outside the box.
Eze equalises for Palace at Southampton. 1-1.
I wasn't referring to the game today. I'm talking in general this season. They've not been punished on the few occasions they've made errors at the back. Opposition always fluff it. Likely for psychological reasons because they are playing Liverpool
I don't get it. What am I looking at and comparing? In this clip Lacazette does nothing wrong and is scythed down with a high foot.
In Milner's case he's clearly won the ball, feet low down enough. Then gets an almighty kick from the defender. The question here is why is the defender kicking Milner? Should the defender have got a yellow?
Brighton 2-0
Europe here we come
Europe here we come
Brighton with another at Wolves. Trossard. Wolves don't want to take that Europa Conference League.
Goal scoring? For running to the corner flag? I think I'm beginning to understand where the problems lie at Man Utd now.
Blatant favouritism for the sake of a title race.
Well, we're almost certainly getting European football of some description next season.
Burnley have equalised. Jack Cork. 1-1.
Burnley equalise!
Bloody Wolves losing at home to Brighton. There goes our last chance of avoiding Thursday night football.
Burnley goal
Burnley!
That’s the kind of crap Liverpool fans used to say about United when you were winning everything.
I didn’t watch our game but it’s another example of us dominating a game in terms of shots and possession. The fact that Milner could play and it doesn’t impact us speaks volumes about how good Klopp is. Any other manager and we’d probably struggle.
Big game for City now.
Villa are such a strange team to watch, they play some great stuff in attack but are extremely wasteful.
They also seem to vary between looking relatively solid in midfield to looking wide open in the space of 3 minutes.
The less said about Ming's the better.
They also seem to vary between looking relatively solid in midfield to looking wide open in the space of 3 minutes.
The less said about Ming's the better.
Come on Burnley!
Burnley take the lead
Burnley are staying in the PL.
Brownhill has given Burnley the lead.
I hope City are 0-3 up by half time
What a big goal that is
Burnley lead!!
Burnley again!!!!
Everton in the mud
@SilentWitness I think you’re in trouble.
You won the lottery with Klopp. Everything he says and coaches seems to make sense with the players and they are willing to run through walls for him.
Brighton get another at Wolves. Bissouma. 0-3.
Everton though..
They're absolutely fecked
Let's hope Chelsea are more ruthless tomorrow.
So not a yellow and penalty? Ok