Was it a foul?

Pogba's tackle on Neves — was it a foul?


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ChaddyP

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The Wolves player took nearly 3 hours to react to the tackle. I think he reacted and rolled around on the pitch after the third replay of the goal.
Neves even said he didnt go down till he knew where the ball went :lol: :lol:


ooop it went to varane and not Adama...guess i'll fall over and cry then
 

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Below you can find a new rule description:


The new foul rule, which allows the referees to see the game through the glasses of leniency, has added one more chapter to the eternal referee-manager saga.

The new rule allows the referees to let games flow and ignore minimal contact between players.”

Dean Followed new guidelines.
 

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I think further up the pitch and its a foul no question. His foot went over the ball, he was showing studs, he was off the ground and he clearly connected with his shin pad, that's pretty much the textbook description of a wreckless challenge. It wasn't a leg breaking challenge, but it doesn't have to be for it to be a foul. But we got robbed by the same thing last week, so fecked if I care, more than happy to nick some points in a game like that.
 

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I must have seen it a hundred times now, it’s a foul. It just is

But I don’t think he actually impact on his shin, I think it was all on the edge of the shin guard which was hanging out a little
 

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As someone who thought last weeks was a clear foul then, yeah, this was probably a foul as well. But no more so than the Southampton one. Neither were given, so both goals allowed to stand under the new 'less interference from VAR' policy.

Maybe both should have been ruled out instead, but at least it's a consistent interpretation. The inconsistency will be in the reaction to the incident by the media. This will be deemed a blatant foul by a lot of the sources who last week applauded the Southampton decision, and sly digs made about it going United's way, with very little reference to how last week's went against us. Though I guess there's consistency in their anti-United interpretation of decisions.
Absolutely no surprise that MOTD did just that. Last weeks incident was glossed over in seconds with 'never a foul'. Today, the first 3 minutes of the debate was all about how it was a 'blatant foul'. And not one reference to the very comparative incident that went against United last week. Not a surprise, given they were completely contradicting themselves and it would have been a reminder that a huge decision cost United last week so didn't fit their narrative / agenda. B*stards.
 

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Absolutely no surprise that MOTD did just that. Last weeks incident was glossed over in seconds with 'never a foul'. Today, the first 3 minutes of the debate was all about how it was a 'blatant foul'. And not one reference to the very comparative incident that went against United last week. Not a surprise, given they were completely contradicting themselves and it would have been a reminder that a huge decision cost United last week so didn't fit their narrative / agenda. B*stards.
No mention of sais climbing in varane for de Gea's save.
Dion can feck off, but Jenas can feck right off. Hope he ends up on talkshite.
 

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It was a foul but so was last week against Bruno. And I could care less either way.
 

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There was more contact in the first half challenge on Bruno when he knicked the ball at the edge of Wolves's box then got caught on the follow through...no call.

Mike Dean and VAR saw no conclusive evidence to overturn the goal due to a foul in the lead up. They can all go feck themselves because United got kicked about again for two straight weeks without protection and the one time they get a proper break, people complain. They can all do one.
 

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It was a foul but I can see why this one wasn’t given under the new regs, as it had no impact on the play and the touch was so light that Neves didn’t need to go down. Much less obvious than Bruno getting assaulted last week, which MOTD oddly thought wasn’t a foul!
 

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Neves smashes his ankle into the sole of Pogba's shoe. It's a 50/50 challenge at worst where Pogba has the advantage and Neves has to put himself in danger.

You could say that Pogba's studs shouldn't be up at all, but Pogba doesn't pose any imminent threat to Neves at the time he slides for the ball. Neves is the one who insists on putting his ankle in Pogba's path. That's an injury risk even if Pogba is tackling perfectly.
 
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Clearly a foul and a bad mistake from Dean. No intent from Pogba, he’s just a bit late and the contact is minimal so the hyperbole from the usual suspects is way off. Some decisions just go your way and some don’t. Over 38 games it’s no big deal.
 

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I think further up the pitch and its a foul no question. His foot went over the ball, he was showing studs, he was off the ground and he clearly connected with his shin pad, that's pretty much the textbook description of a wreckless challenge. It wasn't a leg breaking challenge, but it doesn't have to be for it to be a foul. But we got robbed by the same thing last week, so fecked if I care, more than happy to nick some points in a game like that.
This.
 

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Last season it would’ve been pulled back for a foul and the goal disallowed. For me it was a 50/50 challenge. Neves didn’t have full control of the ball as it went straight into Varane’s path for him to play it onto Greenwood for the goal. Neves has only won it due to Pogba’s very poor 1st touch that has presented the ball straight to his path. Pogba has gone in to try and win the ball as it was a 50/50 there for it to be won after a poor 1st touch to lose it. He’s slightly caught Neves but the contact is minimal. Studs are showing yes but it isn’t a reckless OTT challenge that endangers Neves.
 

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It's a foul for me. Nowhere near as obvious as the foul on Bruno the other week, but you clearly see his shin guard move from the impact. Slight touch. I think if we'd have suffered that foul last week, I wouldn't even feel that aggrieved as it was such a nothing foul. And like last week, happened quite a bit earlier so no excuses for their defense there.
 
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It was a foul but I love the shithoustry of it and Pobga's injury at 92 mins.
 

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Last week we got fecked over by the same decision. The same people on TV weren't complaining when Southampton were the ones who scored from a very similar scenario.
 

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Is there an option for:

Yes it was a foul, but the same thing happened against us a week ago and the goal was given? So it’s only fair that the goal today counts.
 

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And is Sourness right? Can Neves count himself lucky that he isn't currently having life-saving surgery?

Poll please mods.
Souness is a tit, it was hardly a “leg breaker” which he must have said at least 50 times!

But it was a foul - Neves summed it up well, Neves hit the ball, Pogba hit his leg.
 

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The way that Pogba lunged into the tackle I'd have had no problem if the foul was given. However, once play goes on, the "foul" did not cause the goal. The ball was given away to Veranne ragardless of whether or not it was a foul. Neves tries to buy the foul and even if he stayed in the play and didn't fake an injury, it wasn't like he was going to tackle Greenwood. So while I would have had no problem with the foul being called, it had nothing to do with the goal. It wasn't like last week where Bruno was blatantly fouled from behind and that caused him to give up the ball...
 

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Wonder how many of those voting no we're asking for a foul to be given last week in that play against Bruno.
 

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I'm shocked there's more than a few percent of people who think that's a foul just because there was the merest contact. Didn't impede him, didn't hurt him, no danger associated with it. For me it's a dive and he should have been booked.
 

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Under this new ‘letting things go’ thing, no. There was barely anything in it. By what I’d consider the letter of the law, maybe. Very hard to tell if he touched the ball by a hair.
 

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Absolutely no surprise that MOTD did just that. Last weeks incident was glossed over in seconds with 'never a foul'. Today, the first 3 minutes of the debate was all about how it was a 'blatant foul'. And not one reference to the very comparative incident that went against United last week. Not a surprise, given they were completely contradicting themselves and it would have been a reminder that a huge decision cost United last week so didn't fit their narrative / agenda. B*stards.

Absolutely no surprise that MOTD did just that. Last weeks incident was glossed over in seconds with 'never a foul'. Today, the first 3 minutes of the debate was all about how it was a 'blatant foul'. And not one reference to the very comparative incident that went against United last week. Not a surprise, given they were completely contradicting themselves and it would have been a reminder that a huge decision cost United last week so didn't fit their narrative / agenda. B*stards.
The MOTD pundits really don’t like Utd, do they?

Sad ( though not unexpected) to see Roy Kean siding with the truly out- there comments of the Pogba-obsessed Souness, though. Jesus it can be hard work listening to these guys with their weird agenda.

btw, can someone inform a newbie what ABU stands for? I mean, I get the theme but am interested in the terminology….
 

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Not sure how VAR is meant to be implemented nowadays, but in regards to a clear and obvious error...it simply isn't one.

It's a soft foul which can happen to any player in any game. If the ref doesn't give it in normal time, it is what it is. VAR should never re-referee the game unless it needs a card.

Wolves conceded because of shit goalkeeping, not because of that challenge.
 

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I've been amused to see on MotD that they admired the Burnley and Leeds game for its leniency towards a series of rough challenges that weren't penalised as nobody was hurt, but that's after they've overreacted to this one.

There isn't much contact, and even if there is the ref can play advantage as Neves wins the ball. The ref doesn't then have to compensate for him passing it to a United player because he didn't control it well enough in his aggressive challenge.

And play doesn't have to stop for a player pretending to be injured when he isn't, for tactical reasons while his team are under attack. When the ploy of kicking it out for the opposition first appeared, it was good sportsmanship, but now too many people are cynically trying to exploit it by faking at well-chosen moments. I wonder what proportion of fake injuries happen just after possession turns over.
 

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The MOTD pundits really don’t like Utd, do they?

Sad ( though not unexpected) to see Roy Kean siding with the truly out- there comments of the Pogba-obsessed Souness, though. Jesus it can be hard work listening to these guys with their weird agenda.

btw, can someone inform a newbie what ABU stands for? I mean, I get the theme but am interested in the terminology….
Anyone But United.

I feel like British and Irish fans are somewhat numb to it, because I found it really startling. I just thought all commentators were brutal critics, then I saw a Liverpool match, and they were praising every tiny thing. It seemed surreal, but some United supporters on here denied there was any media bias!
 

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Absolutely no surprise that MOTD did just that. Last weeks incident was glossed over in seconds with 'never a foul'. Today, the first 3 minutes of the debate was all about how it was a 'blatant foul'. And not one reference to the very comparative incident that went against United last week. Not a surprise, given they were completely contradicting themselves and it would have been a reminder that a huge decision cost United last week so didn't fit their narrative / agenda. B*stards.
Predictable- they should at least say the inconsistency shows the confusion over the new and very subjective rules but nope.
Just curious whether those pundits believe what they're saying is genuinely balanced or not.
 

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Never a foul. He clearly keeps running after and not until he looks at the ref or the ball and realises he’s fecked up does he drop like a sack of spuds.
Agreed. He was well past the tackle without even a wince. Looks round then throws himself to the ground as if there was a snipper in the crowd to try to stop the attack.
 

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Neves' delayed reaction was a piss-take.

Either way, Bruno got fouled last week.

The ABUs have nothing to complain about.
 

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I don't see why Neves playacting or not makes a big difference. It's not just about the result. There have probably been examples of nothing challenges that result in a broken leg and there have definitely been extremely dangerous challenges where the parties involved have been fortunate and walked away unscathed. It's not always the best indicator, it really depends. Contact is always going to be important but it's not the only thing, you can attempt to jump over a challenge and get taken out with minimal contact - it's still a foul. These are extreme examples, but the point is it shouldn't just be about Neves reaction or whether the contact was heavy.

Also, I don't think the new guidelines are there to allow reckless challenges, they're there to stop the petty, irritating ones being penalised and breaking the game up so I'm not sure how relevant it is if the argument from those that think it's a foul is the nature of the tackle.

I think Pogba was just about on the wrong side of being a bit reckless. It's the dive in, height and stud position for me. It's not a terrible one, just uncontrolled and the wrong type of challenge to let go. I think we were lucky with it.