Recent content by UncleGoon

So you’d be happy for a striker sticking a leg out/ jumping in front of a keeper, from 2 yards away as he’s kicking it up field? How about 1 yard? Half a yard? Would seem to meet your criteria!

Fair enough, thanks

The ‘can of worms’ here is going to be well and truly opened- on Saturday& Sunday league games across the world!

‘He is looking at the keeper and right foot extended at the exact moment of the release, not fully but enough to indicate its a blocking action‘ Sorry, but if he’s not initiating a ‘blocking action’ in those pics, then what on earth is he doing? Riverdance?

Fair enough, thanks for the reply. So post #55 clearly shows Benzema going to block the ball before it’s released- so it should have been disallowed? Not trying to nitpick but I want to be clear on what’s legal and not!

So ref. My post #57 - smalling, not jumping, but sticking a leg out to block the keepers kick, is legal and was wrongly peanalised? Seems bizarre to me if that’s the case, and if not, then I don’t understand the difference between that and Benzema last night

First time poster - please be gentle. I’m confused by this. If Karius is kicking the ball upfield and Benzema does the same thing I.e. step across and lift a foot to block the kick - is that not a foul? Found a clip of Chris smalling getting booked for this in 2014 (albeit from slightly...