Man City v Arsenal

[ladbroke8745]

Gabriel lucky to not be sent off?

 

[deusex]

I would show this game to new refs in how to let player tussles escalate and do nothing aboutnit. (And then ignore the most blatant VC you could see - hair touching aside).

 

[The Gump]

Yes.

 

[Wolf_Ref]

I think it is Haaland who keeps him on the pitch as he doesn’t go down like he has been shot…

But I do agree that Gabriele was lucky not to see red.

 

[Paul_10]

It's smacks of let keep it 11 against 11 because its the biggest game of the season it also smacks of the VAR being afraid to overrule Taylor because I assumed he saw it properly and decided yellow was enough.

On the other hand, whilst Haaland was very honest here, if he went down clutching his face I would be saying that amount of contact shouldn't make you fall to the ground like that but there was a clear forward movement by Gabriel there, it was definitely more than just heads touching.

 

[Big Cat]

Yes, an action which has always been a red card. But now it's not! Apparently
Surprised the ref Gods didn't decree an equalizer by Gabriel. That would've made life interesting
Suppose it just shows that cheating is what gets the opponent sent off, and fair play to Haaland... he's no cheat. There aren't many of his ilk
Gabriel's action is indicative of Arsenal crumbling
In the words of Sid Waddell, 'one foot on a banana skin and the other in the crematorium, and they're slipping'!

 

[deusex]

It's smacks of let keep it 11 against 11 because its the biggest game of the season it also smacks of the VAR being afraid to overrule Taylor because I assumed he saw it properly and decided yellow was enough.

On the other hand, whilst Haaland was very honest here, if he went down clutching his face I would be saying that amount of contact shouldn't make you fall to the ground like that but there was a clear forward movement by Gabriel there, it was definitely more than just heads touching.

Which is why players dive and roll around.
Because referees will go with the leniant option if you don't.

 

[RustyRef]

Surprised it wasn't given as VC, and pretty sure it would have been had Haaland gone down holding his head. But not sure VAR can get involved, if Taylor has said he saw it clearly and didn't think it was violent, or there was minimal contact, VAR doesn't really have anywhere to go. He saw it clearly and had the yellow card out immediately.