spuddy1878
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Red Card correct there.
Didnt think so myself on first view but good use of VAR
Didnt think so myself on first view but good use of VAR
Difficult one. Vardy clearly slipped so would be harsh to call that SFP but then the conversations start about whether it’s intentional and VC. We’ll never know the answer to that unfortunatelyAlot of people including Arteta saying Vardy should have been sent off? Not for me that one
Not seen Vardy but the Arsenal one is a red.
not a red for me, catches him accidentally while he's off balance and falling. no offence, just unlucky
I think we have to draw a distinction between "a deliberate action that doesn't quite go as planned and has unintended consequences" and "a completely unintended action".Correct me if I'm wrong but does it not matter if he meant it or not?
Off the top of my head wasn't Ander Herrera sent off for two footing someone despite him very clearly slipping.
I think we have to draw a distinction between "a deliberate action that doesn't quite go as planned and has unintended consequences" and "a completely unintended action".
Herrera was attempting a tackle and because of the fact he was off balance/over stretching, ended up making a nasty contact.
Vardy here is literally just falling over and happens to get very unlucky and catch the opponent.
I'm far from his biggest fan and will happily accept that on his day he can be a nasty piece of work, but there's nothing in this - stop play for the head injury and restart with a DB, or call it a careless foul and give the FK. No need for any more.
We're into the realm of complete subjectivity here. I cannot see anything I'd remotely describe as a "roundhouse kick" there - if you think you can, then you're obviously right to send him off.Surely a natural movement is he falls on his face / belly with legs flag instead of doing a roundhouse kick?
We're into the real of complete subjectivity here. I cannot see anything I'd remotely describe as a "roundhouse kick" there - if you think you can, then you're obviously right to send him off.
Can see where you’re coming from, but it would be harsh to punish a boot to the face when the face is at shin level and the other player has slipped and is falling away from them, not even looking at them. I agree that SFP can be an accident, but had he not slipped it simply wouldn’t have happened. It’s different from a player losing their footing when already going in for a tackleCorrect me if I'm wrong but does it not matter if he meant it or not?
Off the top of my head wasn't Ander Herrera sent off for two footing someone despite him very clearly slipping.
Correct me if I'm wrong but does it not matter if he meant it or not?
Off the top of my head wasn't Ander Herrera sent off for two footing someone despite him very clearly slipping.