This is my mental programming coming through. It’s like if someone says “How is that not a red?” my default is look for a plausible explanation as to why. If there isn’t one I won’t offer one.UEFA are normally quite good at coming out and saying if a mistake has been made (Chelsea vs Ajax). I can see what @Tealeaf is saying there, but I viewed that as two players touching heads (like stags) and one then making a definite forward movement in a violent manner.
Referee can show yellow after viiewing monitor, althouhg it's quite rare. It happened a few times in 2018 World Cup, including for Ronaldo against Iran. It also happened with Mazic in 2017 Confeds Cup final (I thought that one was a clear red.)Does the VAR protocol allow for a yellow card here?
The referee clearly didn’t see the incident in real time. After going over to check the monitor I thought the decision has to be a red card or nothing?
The VAR can only recommend the R do an OFR on the basis there is evidence that it was clear error not to give the send off. But once the R reviews, he is not bound by that same limit. He can, as he did here, reject the VAR's opinion that it is clearly a send off and give a caution (or nothing).Does the VAR protocol allow for a yellow card here?
The referee clearly didn’t see the incident in real time. After going over to check the monitor I thought the decision has to be a red card or nothing?
I think the pendulum has been swinging for several years against send offs for SFP and VC (and even greater reluctance to send off in the first half). The seeming bias to finishing with 22 on the field seems to be growing. (I can't find a clip of the headbutt/bump that I can watch in the US--but it seems to me that a headbutt is about as close to an automatic send off as there would be--astounding to me (again, not having seen it) that the VAR recommends he review for the send off, but then he comes up with a caution instead.)And the tackle he made just before could’ve/should’ve been a yellow aswell so either way that should’ve been a red, 2 yellows 1 for tackle one for head bump or straight red for head bump or even yellow then straight red. Felt like he ducked out of making a big decision in a big game early on...
Does the VAR protocol allow for a yellow card here?
The referee clearly didn’t see the incident in real time. After going over to check the monitor I thought the decision has to be a red card or nothing?
For VAR to recommend a review on a missed incident he does not have to believe it was a clear red or it was a clear error not to give a red. It just has to be a possible red card (must be a serious missed incident directly related to red card,...).The VAR can only recommend the R do an OFR on the basis there is evidence that it was clear error not to give the send off. But once the R reviews, he is not bound by that same limit. He can, as he did here, reject the VAR's opinion that it is clearly a send off and give a caution (or nothing).
A possible red card would not be a serious missed incident. I suppose there is room to quibble about whether the VAR has to believe it is simply a missed red card or is clearly a missed red card, but he is not supposed to send it down if he just thinks it's a possible red card.For VAR to recommend a review on a missed incident he does not have to believe it was a clear red or it was a clear error not to give a red. It just has to be a possible red card (must be a serious missed incident directly related to red card,...).
But as mentioned, after reviewing the referee can give a yellow or red, or even nothing.
I'm baffled, that was a clear red card no matter how much the PSG player milked it.
I don't think it will be right to send Fred off and and the same time caution PSG player for embellishment. The send off says what Fred did was bad for a red. But if you only caution Fred then you can also caution PSG player for trying to deceive the ref into a red for Fred.
Having said that for me this is a clear red for Fred and a yellow for PSG player for instigating the incident.
By general English meaning, yes. But by lotg definition, no.Not at all. If I aim a punch at someone, miss and he goes down its VC and also simulation.