Was it a foul?

[JB08]

Pogba touched the ball, and you can see this as the ball started to spin towards Neves after the challenge. The ball would have been spinning the other way if it didn't touch Pogba's foot.

Academic overall though as yes, it was probably a foul.

 

[El Zoido]

It wasn’t a foul, it was a neutral ball and the contact was virtually nonexistent.

 

[harms]

The real question though, is that a booking?

 

[Trophy Room]

Quite clearly a foul. We got away with it.

 

[lilcurt]

Souness goes overboard but it was a foul, anyone saying otherwise I just don't think knows football or is too blinkered to admit it.

I'll take the win either way

 

[SAFMUTD]

I thought it wasn't until I saw this image, clear foul.

 

[SirAnderson]

Why isn't Eboue in the options???

 

[Mr Pigeon]

If Pogba's boot was two inches to the right he could've broken Neves' leg. And if it was two inches to the right and six feet higher it could've ripped his head off. And if it was an inch to the left he would've injured the ball.

 

[RK]

I'm pretty sure Dean didn't give the foul because he saw Pogba touch the ball, which I'm pretty sure did happen.
Whether it's a foul or not, not sure.

 

[el3mel]

I thought it wasn't until I saw this image, clear foul.

Honestly ? It's a foul.

However I don't care.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

The plonker Wolves manager claims that Greenwood should've put the ball out so Neves could get treatment.

 

[littlepeasoup]

Who gives a flying duck? Seriously, there are hundreds of these every season that go unpunished too.

 

[Gee Male]

Contact doesn't mean it has to be a foul. But contact while going slightly over the top of the ball and studs showing?

Definite foul. Obviously.

 

[rimaldo]

If Pogba's boot was two inches to the right he could've broken Neves' leg. And if it was two inches to the right and six feet higher it could've ripped his head off. And if it was an inch to the left he would've injured the ball.

completely agree. me and my uncle were lamenting the fact that his leg wasn’t high enough that we could see a clear outline of his nutsack.

 

[MrSingh2002]

Foul yes.

Leg breaker? feck off Souness.

 

[esmufc07]

It was a foul. Anyone saying otherwise doesn’t understand football.

 

[Macern]

Don’t think it was a foul no, definitely not one to overturn a goal for.

 

[RedCurry]

Neves was standing up until he saw that he had lost the possession of the ball. Then he decided to roll around on the ground. Footballers being footballers. It was never really a foul.

 

[El Zoido]

It wasn’t a foul, Neves didn’t have the ball.

 

[Macern]

It was a foul. Anyone saying otherwise doesn’t understand football.

Jesus christ. So 60% of people here don’t understand football?

 

[harms]

When you look at the camera from behind Pogba it's clear that he makes a contact with his shin. So yeah, technically it was a foul, although in general I prefer when fouls like that aren't getting called, it's a soft one and both were coming for the ball.

As for Sourness — yeah, right.

 

[Bubz27]

Poor, hard-done-by Neves. He only went down because he saw he couldn't keep the ball in his possession. Next time he'll go down straightaway.

 

[RK]

Jesus christ. So 60% of people here don’t understand football?

Sounds low.

 

[Mr Pigeon]

It was a foul. Anyone saying otherwise doesn’t understand football.

I'm confused now because you're saying it was a foul, but you also know nothing about football.

 

[SAFMUTD]

It wasn’t a foul, Neves didn’t have the ball.

Haha what?

 

[Bocca9978]

Yes, in today’s game.
Footballers are soft though and need to get a grip. A touch on your body will not hurt you.
Man up.

 

[daveskimufc]

Maybe, but Neves’ reaction cost him the free kick, it’s exactly what is wrong with football these days.

I lost the ball,I look a bit silly now what should I do. TIMBERRRR

 

[Samid]

The plonker Wolves manager claims that Greenwood should've put the ball out so Neves could get treatment.

Maybe he should watch the entire sequence in replay. Greenwood did indeed put it out of play.

 

[Tom Cato]

Yeah, it was.

It can be a foul even though the fouled player doesn't feel any pain (like, say, a shirt pull), which I'm sure Neves didn't feel here. Pogba just clipped his shin pad, Neves felt that and dropped after looking at the ref and taking a step. It was far from a leg breaker, but in 100 cases, it'll probably be given 95 times.

Neves took some time to see if he got a reaction, then laid down and acted like he was in pain.

This is what yellow cards for filming is for

 

[Komedy]

Never a foul /thread

 

[esmufc07]

Jesus christ. So 60% of people here don’t understand football?

Have you ever read the football forums? 60% is being generous.

 

[Jippy]

It's a foul but a weak one. The one on Bruno last week was clearer. People acting like pogba almost killed him need to calm downm. Media is insane

Well, it's only one pundut bursting a blood vessel over it.

 

[bosnian_red]

Never a foul, seriously? Especially how Dean was reffing the game.

 

[El Zoido]

You have to have the ball under control to be fouled off of it. He didn’t have it. It’s not a foul.

 

[Diabovermelho]

I thought the Premier League wanted the games to be more physical. It was a challenge, both went to the ball, a normal situation. Neves was standing and only fell to the ground after he realized wolves lost the ball.

Souness is with his full agenda against Pogba. Not a faul, not a leg breaker.

 

[sullydnl]

It's a foul.

Is it so much of a foul that the goal should have been overturned and Souness' complaints are justified? Not particularly.

Also worth noting that (as layed out in advance of the season) part of what determines whether a ref will give a foul is whether the player's reaction make sense relative to the contact. I'm not sure Neves' reaction did him any favours in that regard.

 

[Classical Mechanic]

Neves took some time to see if he got a reaction, then laid down and acted like he was in pain.

This is what yellow cards for filming is for

He didn't even feel it as you can see in the replays.

 

[Flytan]

Well, it's only one pundut bursting a blood vessel over it.

Heard Ince and sourness both were losing it.

On NBC the post game people were basically saying it was a red

 

[Sanchez7]

The real question though, is that a booking?

F'king hell.

 

[alexthelion]

No.