The highlights were clearly designed for it to be discussed.
I think we were pretty good I managed to watch the full game live.
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The highlights were clearly designed for it to be discussed.
I think we were pretty good I managed to watch the full game live.
he should have got a second yellow tbf
Was the obvious thing to do, innit
Other unrelated observations I have.
Coq gets into tremendous scoring positions by making very well timed runs.
Unfortunately it shouldn't be him doing this.
as much praise as Cech gets I am not 100% convinced. I wonder if Ospina would give away that pen. Who knows.
Xhaka looks a bit like Ronaldo.
I thought he was a very poor ref all round. The Hull penalty decision was bizarrely delayed. I thought their sending off was also harsh considering the goalkeeper was right behind him.
Maybe someone can quote the exact law but I thought it had to definitely stop the ball going in the net to be a red, rather than just any deliberate handball in the box, and it was going straight at the goalie. If it was the rule for him to go the laws are harsh imo.
Denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity by a deliberate handball offence the player is sent off wherever the
offence occurs.
Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own
penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offending player is cautioned unless:
• The offence is holding, pulling or pushing or
• The offending player does not attempt to play the ball or there is no
possibility for the player making the challenge to play the ball or
• The offence is one which is punishable by a red card wherever it occurs on
the field of play (e.g. serious foul play, violent conduct etc.)
In all the above circumstances the player is sent off.
The following must be considered:
• distance between the offence and the goal
• general direction of the play
• likelihood of keeping or gaining control of the ball
• location and number of defenders
Agreed, but he was hardly interfering with play...
It is a ****ing ****hole, f.
The area around the stadium and the walk back to the station makes St Thomas's Road look like Belgravia by way of comparison.
Nobody is taking into account the new law changes this year
http://resources.thefa.com/images/ft...N_2016_839.pdf
Number 4 - So denying a goalscoring opportunity CAN be downgraded to a yellow when a penalty is given. But it must still be a red if it is for handball. It's all very clear now.