Holding of Haaland

[Kippax Street 1880]

Completely agree with everything already mentioned here already but how did the midget manage to wrestle Haaland to the floor?

That little cheating **** has every dark art in the book down to a tee probably hit a sly judo trip on the big man lol

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Could see the holding and pulling in the first half from SS3, even though it’s 100 yards away. Odd that Taylor couldn’t see it from 10 yards?

He can see it. Always has. He just adopts the level of application he applied to David Luiz taking out Aguero way back.

 

[bluetonium]

Only way it stops is when haaland takes a tumble and a penalty is given. Not that I want to see any player going to ground, but if the officials don't want to look too closely then sometimes you have to make them.

 

[tregyblue61]

Do you remember Sterling being the first to be penalised for holding at Stoke when new rules were introduced? The clamp down soon disappeared. It's just getting worse.

Funny thing though, Erling was penalised a little later for the slightest of pushes on a rag.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Hojland on Hallind in the area WWE style = No penalty.

Haaland firm but fair tackle on Slab Head = Free kick to the Rag's.

If any defender held on to an opposition like that on the halfway line and prevented them from making a run, they be penalised and likely yellow carded, yet somehow the threshold for what constitutes a foul is governed by an 18x44ft rectangle.

Make it make sense.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

He can see it. Always has. He just adopts the level of application he applied to David Luiz taking out Aguero way back.

Pre-VAR, but he was 100% instructed not to give that by someone off the field.

 

[dobingsdobber]

Do you remember Sterling being the first to be penalised for holding at Stoke when new rules were introduced? The clamp down soon disappeared. It's just getting worse.

Funny thing though, Erling was penalised a little later for the slightest of pushes on a rag.

Yep,I remember that mate,and even though it went against us,I thought at the time that it was a pointer to the fact that refs were at last applying the letter of the law.Needless to say,I was wrong.

 

[Mike N]

Pre-VAR, but he was 100% instructed not to give that by someone off the field.

The most awful referee performance I’ve ever seen. Was this the game Cheeseman told the truth and got sacked?

 

[cheekybids]

When the Rag fan Taylor is the ref 50-50’s going to the Rags is totally normal.

& no bookings, Ugarte must have had about 6 bookable challenges.

 

[Bez]

The persistent holding annoys me too. I have sent an email to the FA asking them the following question. No doubt they will ignore it, but you never know.

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Good morning, I have watched football for many years and have noticed that the amount of foul play from defenders in the penalty box towards attacking players is getting worse and most of the time referees do not seem to upholding the laws of the game. The evidence suggests that referees are turning a blind eye to the persistent pushing, pulling and holding of attacking players that takes place on every corner/free kick on the edge of the box.


When are referees going to start implementing the laws of the game? Football is fast becoming a sterile and highly defence oriented sport and its not helped by referees continually favouring the defending team on set pieces.



I look forward to hearing from you.

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[give it to gordon]

Why can't the ref or var be interviewed after the match like managers and players ? Honestly I would like to know how the decision was made that spottys holding wasn't a foul. Fans pay big money to watch games so why can't we be told the rules ?
If we know why than we can know the rules. Each season as I get older I understand football rules less and less.

 

[roach3]

The officials only give a penalty if the player being held could get to the ball and even then rarely, I'm surprised we didn't send more corners towards Haaland to exploit this, united's spotty forward wouldn't have known it was coming towards Haaland because he never actually faced the ball at any point.

Wasn’t that the case when hoiland grabbed Rodri last year was it?
We got the pen.

 

[City Hobgoblin]

A few seasons ago they announced that there was to be a big clampdown on holding of players at corners and free kicks. Seems they've given up trying to even bother now.

 

[Asa's left peg]

It's a deliberate act by the authorities. You could stop it immediately by any holding to be an offence, just like outside the box, and punishable by a penalty. It suits them to keep the arguments and chaos to fuel the headlines and level up as they see fit.

 

[Gazza]

It's a deliberate act by the authorities. You could stop it immediately by any holding to be an offence, just like outside the box, and punishable by a penalty. It suits them to keep the arguments and chaos to fuel the headlines and level up as they see fit.

I actually think it's the clubs that don't want it sorting. They were asked a few seasons ago and wanted it left as it was.

They did clamp down one season - for one game - us against Stoke away (Jasper Carrot Mike Dean was the ref, 1-1), both goals, if I remember correctly were penalties given for holding - then after that they never bothered about it again.

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Why is this not a foul ?

The holding of Haaland seems to be of the scale this season.

In the first half it was a clear penalty by the rags centre forward. Than in general play Maguire was holding him in the build up play. This was stopping Haaland make a run.

It seems when Haaland uses his strength he is penalised.

My 1st though was why is that not a penalty? Have the rules changed?

 

[Blue2112]

I rarely see City defenders holding and dragging down opponents at corners. Maybe I'm looking through blue tinted glasses but we appear to be very fair in playing the game or very soft compared to other teams.

 

[Kippax77]

They say there's not enough in it to give a foul because they'd then have to give a penalty.
Yet I watched in amazement last night a penalty given on the advice from Var for an armball by a Bournemouth player which frankly was ridiculous.
It's all bullshit.
Just more manipulation of the game, using rules as tools

 

[give it to gordon]

Wasn’t that the case when hoiland grabbed Rodri last year was it?
We got the pen.

Yep hoiland took it up a couple of levels this season aid and abetted by Taylor

 

[the blue panther]

If he has his arms wrapped tightly round Haaland - as we all saw - Haaland has no possible chance of moving towards the ball. He was prevented from running - or any movement towards the ball - and dragged down to the ground. Ignoring bias against City, how on earth is no penalty justifiable?