Rousseau 9,782 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I don't see the issue with this latest decision. There's not much force in it, fortunately, but you can't slide in like that with studs at knee level. Calvert Lewin is not in control. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 14,136 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Rousseau said: There's not much force in it, fortunately, but you can't slide in like that with studs at knee level. Calvert Lewin is not in control. His studs were up but he wasn't going at any pace and looked completely in control of where his legs/feet were. May as well watch women's football, the way things are going. Edited January 5 by Gonzo79 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fa1833 166 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Rousseau said: I don't see the issue with this latest decision. There's not much force in it, fortunately, but you can't slide in like that with studs at knee level. Calvert Lewin is not in control. That may be the case true but VAR has overturned 8 red cards where there has been incidents were it’s not a straight red card, surely the ref who allowed play to continue after the foul allowed it to continue as it wasn’t a serious foul yes it’s studs but the fact VAR has allowed it to be shown in slow motion only adds doubts to that ref’s initial decision for play to carry on, it wasn’t a fair play advantage for the other team to take advantage off so personally yellow card for studs not straight Red. Yet again decisions like this were the ref is in plain sight should be refs decision not dragged back to the Ai to slow things down it makes them 100x worse. It’s a shame these decisions can’t be made by the Ref and use VAR for offsides etc Edited January 5 by Fa1833 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,782 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 7 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: His studs were up but he wasn't going at any pace and looked completely in control of where his legs/feet were. May as well watch women's football, the way things are going. If he was in control his studs wouldn't have been up at Clyne's neck. If he was in control he would have just taken the ball, foot on the ground, without contact with the player. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,782 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 2 minutes ago, Fa1833 said: That may be the case true but VAR has overturned 8 red cards where there has been incidents were it’s not a straight red card, surely the ref who allowed play to continue after the foul allowed it to continue as it wasn’t a serious foul yes it’s studs but the fact VAR has allowed it to be shown in slow motion only adds doubts to that ref’s initial decision for play to carry on, it wasn’t a fair play advantage for the other team to take advantage off so personally yellow card for studs not straight Red. Yet again decisions like this were the ref is in plain sight should be refs decision not dragged back to the Ai to slow things down make them 100x worse. It’s a shame these decisions can’t be made by the Ref and use VAR for offsides etc The referees don't see everything. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fa1833 166 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 1 minute ago, Rousseau said: The referees don't see everything. Neither does VAR by the looks of it 🤣🤣🤣 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,782 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 1 minute ago, Fa1833 said: Neither does VAR by the looks of it 🤣🤣🤣 It was a red (or yellow) card. The referee missed it. VAR spotted it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fa1833 166 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 5 minutes ago, Rousseau said: It was a red (or yellow) card. The referee missed it. VAR spotted it. Well the referee in question clearly did a Michael Fish if he didn’t spot that one 🤣🤣 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 9,782 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 8 minutes ago, Fa1833 said: Neither does VAR by the looks of it 🤣🤣🤣 Your issue is not with VAR, it's with the interpretation of the rules. The VAR referee thinks it could be a red. You think it's a yellow. It's not 100% either way. The referee missed it completely; VAR spotted it. VAR did its job. The rules and their interpretation can and must always be improved. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fa1833 166 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Rousseau said: Your issue is not with VAR, it's with the interpretation of the rules. The VAR referee thinks it could be a red. You think it's a yellow. It's not 100% either way. The referee missed it completely; VAR spotted it. VAR did its job. The rules and their interpretation can and must be improved. True VAR did do its job in flagging up a potential RED card stud incident indeed but the Michael Fish ref whose job it is too make decisions based on the build up of play fouls etc, isn’t it his job to track the ball’s movements so to speak like a boxing ref does with every punch or illegal elbow, that VAR ref as you have rightly said has seen a two footed challenge it’s up to the referee on the pitch to say no foul as it was minimal contact yellow card for studs shown regardless? if we are going by what VAR has spotted and what the referee didn’t what’s the use of a referee on the pitch ? Wouldn’t it be better for them to be off the field to save all the bumping into the referee or the ref in the way. Edited January 5 by Fa1833 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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