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I guess if Diaz was in the penalty area would have been a PK. Baffling how VAR works or in this situation doesn't. I have seen send offs for less than that this season...
My understanding is any higher he would have been safe as you have the shin guard, but that low there is no protection.My guess is that it was low enough to save him, any higher and it would have been a clear and obvious error.
I actually think Jota kicking Skipp in the head was far more of a red card, I was fully expecting Tierney to be sent to the screen for that. Skipp was ducking slightly, but Jota kicked him in the head 1.5m off the ground and obviously caused a serious injury. Accidental yes, but still SFP for me.
Klopp should have been sent to the stand for racing up to John Brooks to scream and celebrate in his face after the winner. Karma that he pulled his hamstring in doing it, but he should have got a red card, not a yellow in my opinion. And Mason was arguably lucky to also avoid a caution for continually confronting Brooks.
I think Jota is a clear red. There is no wsy I can justify yellow. Yellow has to be a C&O. As Sounesd is saying: it’s a sinple call… and it’s embarassing for all the officials.
Skipp on Diaz was yellow, missed, but cannot be red.
Konate on Richarlison looks more like a penalty every time I see it.
I think Spurs can feel truly agrieved here. And as VAR-hater, for me this match justs reinforces how pointless it is.
That's down to players, when I played the pads came much lower, and even had ankle protectors. The fact they choose to play with shin pads the size of a Tic Tac is their problem.My understanding is any higher he would have been safe as you have the shin guard, but that low there is no protection.
If Skipp would have been sent off, the Jota-Skipp incident wouldn't have happened, but myself think should have been a red in both situations.
OK yes point of contact is higher than I thought. Pretty damning angle. I think you are right and you can go red for Skipp there.
He completely missed the ball (that would be enough to warrant a dismissal) and there were situations with players getting the whole ball, going over it or the follow up.
Agree with the PK call on Richarlison; not a chance I wouldn't be slaughtered not giving a pen at grassroots level (facepalm)...
Tierney was also the ref a few weeks ago when the incident with the ARs elbow and Robertson happened. I don't like keeping officials away from teams, but this close to the end of the season, it's naieve to not try and find another official IMO.They can't do anything about his antics as he was cautioned for it.
But his interview comments could land him in hot water. He seemed to be implying that Paul Tierney has a personal problem with him, that could easily be classed of accusing the referee of being less than impartial. I suspect he stopped himself just before crossing the line, but the FA will certainly be reviewing and I suspect asking him for his observations on what he said.
I think you might. PIADM requires no contact to be made and is IDFK restart.I might get hounded for this, but I feel that the Jota incident owes more to the LOTG's description of playing in a dangerous manner
To quote the LOTG: "Playing in a dangerous manner is any action that, while trying to play the ball, threatens injury to someone"
The LOTG requires a tackle or challenge to be made in order for a player to be guilty of serious foul play:
"A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play."
Yet another example of how the Premier League simply does not want to see red cards. Both Skipp's play and Jota's play are SFP reds. The Skipp play is extremely dangerous - Studs flush above the ankle on the inside of the leg. Jota's play is also endangering the safety of a player. The match should have been 10 v 10.
Whether Klopp was berating Brooks or Spurs, it should be a sendoff. Directly quoting from the Laws of the Game:
(From the Team Officials misconduct section)
Sending-off offences include (but are not limited to):
So if Klopp is berating Brooks, the first sub-bullet applies. If he's taunting the Spurs bench, the second applies. To do nothing is another example of trying to avoid trouble or consequences for a red card (particularly since that would be Klopp's second and would probably have a longer ban for being a repeat offender).
- deliberately leaving the technical area to:
- show dissent towards, or remonstrate with, a match official
- act in a provocative or inflammatory manner