Was it given for handball?
For me it's the classic anywhere else on the pitch it's a foul, the referee missed it but it was clear there was a swing of the arm so right decision for me.
No swing at all, he jumped for the ball and his arms was in a clear natural position to do such jump.For me it's the classic anywhere else on the pitch it's a foul, the referee missed it but it was clear there was a swing of the arm so right decision for me.
Exactly this. We should be using video footage to cut that sort of play-acting out of the game and yet instead we reward it with a VAR check and a penalty.No swing at all, he jumped for the ball and his arms was in a clear natural position to do such jump.
The attacker made an absolute meal of it by staying down and conning the officials.
I don’t agree that that’s a foul anywhere else on the pitch. Unless we’re gonna start giving every bit of contact as a foul. 99% of the time that happens the red player just cracks on with it and nobody is any the wiser.
It’s certainly not a clear and obvious error by the referee to not award a penalty.
We’re gonna have to agree to disagree on this one.It's a clear swing of the arm and it catches the player in the face, you see these soft type of fouls all the time outside the box and there is no fuss but because it's in the penalty area then somehow it can't be a pen. I expected a penalty as soon as I saw the replay especially with UEFA/European officials who we know are more strict when it comes to contact so they give a decision we don't expect or agree with in this country.
UEFA absolutely will not back that decision, pretty sure this referee and VAR will not get any further high profile games this season. They might have backed them had it been given real time, but that was a million miles away from what they want to be seen as a clear and obvious error.It's a clear swing of the arm and it catches the player in the face, you see these soft type of fouls all the time outside the box and there is no fuss but because it's in the penalty area then somehow it can't be a pen. I expected a penalty as soon as I saw the replay especially with UEFA/European officials who we know are more strict when it comes to contact so they give a decision we don't expect or agree with in this country.
I just said the same elsewhere. Joe Cole with a comment that is so moronic and unhelpful it’s unreal. The referee didn’t even give it initially, so I’m not quite sure where he gets that utter tripe from.Not a penalty for me, though an unfortunate circumstance for Rico Lewis to find himself in.
What has annoyed me more however is one of the Channel 4 pundits claiming that the referee wants to be “the star of the show”. He’s a professional referee for god’s sake, he’s made a shocker on the decision because that is what sometimes happens, not because he wants us all to give him stick.
Harry Maguire could have easily had one given against him too.
I think that is more about his extremely aggressive behaviour towards players, it really doesn't look good.What has annoyed me more however is one of the Channel 4 pundits claiming that the referee wants to be “the star of the show”. He’s a professional referee for god’s sake, he’s made a shocker on the decision because that is what sometimes happens, not because he wants us all to give him stick.