His was merely a cameo of mediocraty.Originally Posted by pjlincs
His was merely a cameo of mediocraty.
“Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”
Kane shouldn't have been on the pitch and I'm sorry, that's a penalty
The elbow was 100% deliberate but not convinced it was a red card. There isn't a big swing of the elbow.
A deliberate elbow to the face is a red card p, irrespective of the length of the swing.
Not if you just 'leave it there'. Similarly, you can deliberately smack someone in the back of the head, off the ball, as long as the main contact is with the arm rather than the fist.
Violent conduct is a red card but 'he knew what he was doing there' can fall short.
In other words, refs can do whatever the hell they want. Or, more accurately, I understand that refs are encouraged to consider the degree of force in assessing violent conduct and/ or endangering an opponent and to prioritise this over intent. Therefore an unintentionally reckless challenge of excessive force is considered worse than an intentional 'challenge' of lesser force.
Last edited by Peter; 04-10-2024 at 12:14 PM.
In the PL that would have been a straight red Gabriel for recklessly clattering into Kane's elbow with his neck.
The pace and touch inside takes him right into the defender who is blocking his path. He could have carried on but he had a lot to do.
He saw the leg and went over it. 90% of the time the ref gives that. And as I have said elsewhere, next week this will get given at the other end.
If you are looking for blame over the result I would suggest looking at the previous 70 minutes. We were largely second best from the minute we gave away that stupid equaliser.
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