Can I say...
Everyone has gone on about moving the ball away from the spot the ref marked, wrongly or rightly, most attacking players respot the ball at a free kick.
It's just been highlighted more because it was Ivan Toney and his first game back, first goal back, and all focus on him in a live match.
If this was a 3pm Saturday non live event, almost guarantee no one bats an eyelid.
Also, anyone notice the wall not just stand on, but in front of the line the referee drew for them to actually stand BEHIND. That was the defenders way of trying to gain an advantage by shortening the distance between them and ball for Toney to attempt an up and over the wall attempt at goal.
Both teams were, and always will, attempt to find ways to deceive the referee.
Throughout the game (and other games), players take free kicks never where they're meant to be (even your own games). Attacking third free kicks, you're never going to be on the right blade of grass to know where it should be taken.
In this same match, England rightfully stopped a free kick from being taken quickly as it was from the wrong spot. Indicated to keeper it's in line with assistant. But was meant to be by the touchline but taken in the centre of his own half. Again, rushing to take it as he is chasing a goal.
Throw ins never in the right place. Actually, in this game, a Nottingham Forest player was asked to go back a few yards and didn't move, took the throw and referee just got on with it.
Keepers are meant to release the ball after 6 seconds of control, and teams when a goal up will waste time by having their keeper dive on the ball and sit there until all the players have left the area before getting up and then run around the area for a few more seconds to run down the clock. That too is cheating the opponents of valuable seconds to get that important equaliser (or even winner if teams holding out for a draw).
Everything a player/team do is to benefit themselves and a lot are bending/breaking the laws of the game doing so.