On balance I don't think this was a penalty but I don't think it's a clear and obvious error either.
Rather than deter cheating, they're now positively encouraging it
The PGMOL will mark it down as a correct KMI and move on. That's where we're at with the game
I'll be honest - and I'm aware this is not the prevailing view at the moment - I think it's a blatant penalty. Did he need to go down that theatrically? No. But there is clear contact on his left heel. Penalty for me.
You don't see the contact on the heel?Fair enough, I just don't see that at all
I'll be honest - and I'm aware this is not the prevailing view at the moment - I think it's a blatant penalty. Did he need to go down that theatrically? No. But there is clear contact on his left heel. Penalty for me.
The problem with that is that he initiated the contact by drawing his leg back. Don't think you can blame the referee as he gets one quick look at it, and VAR can only overrule if they think it meets the definition of a clear and obvious error.
Again, just my opinion - I disagree here. Its Tierney's left heel where there is contact, a foot which is about to make contact with the ball as he dribbles with it. I hold very little by screenshots but this is clumsy defending and a definite PK for me. [0:10].
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Then you're part of the problem. More accurately, 'referees' are part of the problem. There's a culture of rewarding and encouraging cheating.I'll be honest - and I'm aware this is not the prevailing view at the moment - I think it's a blatant penalty. Did he need to go down that theatrically? No. But there is clear contact on his left heel. Penalty for me.
You don't see the contact on the heel?
Then you're part of the problem. More accurately, 'referees' are part of the problem. There's a culture of rewarding and encouraging cheating.
It's all part of The Soap Opera, keeps the 24/7 news bods busy and is therefore commercially beneficial
Like I say... more grumpy than usual. I just hate this behaviour and the impression it has on our kidsAnd yet you being unwilling to accept someone else has an opinion isn't part of the problem? Nice and condescending then - its an easy penalty. Have a good night.
During the match, you can see the ref saying VAR saw that James made contact with his knee.I do think the question hinges on
- whether there is contact between the feet
- whether than contact is sufficient to affect Tierney
Personally I don't think the replay is conclusive on the issue of contact. If there is contact it's even less conclusive that it's enough. So for me there is sufficient doubt - I don't think it's a penalty. (I'm an Arsenal fan.)
On the other hand it's definitely not a clear error by the referee, I think I would have given it had I been refereeing.
During the match, you can see the ref saying VAR saw that James made contact with his knee.
As I said just before your post, soft and lack of consistency with VAR