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You love to see it. This should happen every time. Give that twat Fernandinho something to think about anyway.
Do the laws of the game back up this referee’s decision?
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Hmmm, to be fair that looks to me like he's being sent of for the nature of the tackle (it's a bit reckless)Tweet
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You love to see it. This should happen every time. Give that twat Fernandinho something to think about anyway.
Do the laws of the game back up this referee’s decision?
Yes indeed, reckless tackle from behind red card all day long. Just happens to be a tactical foul too.It's violent conduct before it's a tactical foul isn't it? It's a reckless swipe from miles behind the player.
YepI know there's the urban legend that the back pass rule destroyed Liverpool but if tactical fouls were more harshly punished I could see it throwing a Spanner in the works for teams like City
I think it was because of the nature of the tackle rather than because it was a professional foul. The studs raked across the back of his leg.
It’s the equivalent of a rugby tap tackle. Clips one foot, knocking it into the other one. Risk of injury extremely low. Other than if he hurt himself falling over.Hmmm, to be fair that looks to me like he's being sent of for the nature of the tackle (it's a bit reckless)
if he had pulled him down by his shirt, or tripped him whilst still on his feet, there is no chance he'd have got a red card.
They don’t do tackles like this. They tap their opponents ankles, or impede them by holding them back briefly. All very innocuous fouls that tip the balance in their favour, none of them are usually worthy of a card let alone a red.I know there's the urban legend that the back pass rule destroyed Liverpool but if tactical fouls were more harshly punished I could see it throwing a Spanner in the works for teams like City
Sending a player off early for tactical fouls in a big match ruins the spectacle. Every Referee knows this and applies it consistently.they wouldn't need to be reds if the yellows were applied consistenly to be fair, nowadays players know they can get away with several fouls before seeing the two yellows.
Cheers. I don't think it was for the tactical foul itself, but because it was reckless. He wouldn't have been off if it only was a shirt pull.
About from 1:20 on.
I think a red card is too harsh a puishment for just pulling someone back personally.It’s the equivalent of a rugby tap tackle. Clips one foot, knocking it into the other one. Risk of injury extremely low. Other than if he hurt himself falling over.
For me, it’s not about the injury so much as the cynicism. I know the rules don’t support this but I would like to see every foul where there is clearly no attempt to play the ball punishable with a red card. Don’t care if it’s a trip or a shirt pull. Same rules apply.
Systematic tactical fouls has somewhat ruined the spectacle of football already. I’m all in favour of red cards for this type of thing, simply to serve as a deterrent.Sending a player off early for tactical fouls in a big match ruins the spectacle. Every Referee knows this and applies it consistently.
Similarly, sending off a United player against a midtable side improves the spectacle. Every referee knows this and applies it consistently.
Agreed. If there's no attempt to play the ball it should be red. That was just a slide, from behind, into a man without the ball as far as the ref sees it.I’d argue it would fall under endangering the safety of an opponent. Those snide tackles from behind can cause injury and he can’t argue he was attempting anything other than fouling the player. I would love to see more of it. It would make pressing risky and maybe stop every game of football being about who makes the least mistakes.
It's probably why Wan Bissaka got sent off v Young Boys and KDB didn't against PSG.Sending a player off early for tactical fouls in a big match ruins the spectacle. Every Referee knows this and applies it consistently.
Similarly, sending off a United player against a midtable side improves the spectacle. Every referee knows this and applies it consistently.
I understand this, but if yellows were applied consistenly, players would learn not to make the fouls in the first place, and the spectacle would (in my opinion) improve in the long term.Sending a player off early for tactical fouls in a big match ruins the spectacle. Every Referee knows this and applies it consistently.
Similarly, sending off a United player against a midtable side improves the spectacle. Every referee knows this and applies it consistently.
This. I would be fine with a yellow card for the challenge, if it had been a 'clean' tactical foul - meaning with no studs on lower leg.I think it was because of the nature of the tackle rather than because it was a professional foul. The studs raked across the back of his leg.