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Gabriel headbutt on Haaland
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According to The FA Laws of the Game (Law 12), moving your head towards another player is heavily sanctioned based on the intent and force used, with a clear distinction between an attempt to head the ball and an attempt to make contact with a person.
Here is the breakdown of FA rules on this action:
Violent Conduct (Red Card): A player who, when not challenging for the ball, makes a clear forward movement with their head resulting in contact with the head or face of an opponent (or any other person), is guilty of violent conduct unless the force used is negligible. A headbutt, or attempt to headbutt, is classified as striking or attempting to strike and will almost invariably result in a direct red card.
Attempted Violent Conduct: If a player attempts to headbutt another player but misses, they can still be sent off for violent conduct, as the law punishes the "attempt to use excessive force or brutality".
Reckless Action (Yellow/Red Card): If the head movement is deemed reckless (disregard for the danger to the opponent), it must be cautioned (yellow card). If it uses excessive force or endangers the safety of the opponent, it is a red card.
"Negligible" Contact: If contact is made but it is extremely minor or unintentional (e.g., in a jumping contest, two players clash heads naturally), a referee may deem the force "negligible" and not issue a red card. However, any deliberate forward movement of the head with force is a strict red card offence.
There is the rules, taylor has deliberately ignored them.
Here is the breakdown of FA rules on this action:
Violent Conduct (Red Card): A player who, when not challenging for the ball, makes a clear forward movement with their head resulting in contact with the head or face of an opponent (or any other person), is guilty of violent conduct unless the force used is negligible. A headbutt, or attempt to headbutt, is classified as striking or attempting to strike and will almost invariably result in a direct red card.
Attempted Violent Conduct: If a player attempts to headbutt another player but misses, they can still be sent off for violent conduct, as the law punishes the "attempt to use excessive force or brutality".
Reckless Action (Yellow/Red Card): If the head movement is deemed reckless (disregard for the danger to the opponent), it must be cautioned (yellow card). If it uses excessive force or endangers the safety of the opponent, it is a red card.
"Negligible" Contact: If contact is made but it is extremely minor or unintentional (e.g., in a jumping contest, two players clash heads naturally), a referee may deem the force "negligible" and not issue a red card. However, any deliberate forward movement of the head with force is a strict red card offence.
There is the rules, taylor has deliberately ignored them.
The bottom line is that Taylor shat the bed and hid behind VAR, who then didn’t do its job either. Shambles and should be investigated, not just a ‘sorry’ - and I doubt we’ll even get that!
It’s a black and white decision. He’s not allowed to do that. It’s not a contentious one. It’s not toeing the line. It’s a red card.
It’s a black and white decision. He’s not allowed to do that. It’s not a contentious one. It’s not toeing the line. It’s a red card.
Fucking hell , you know its bad when a rag is pointing it out even if it is to suit their own agenda.
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Sat in 035 and could see it as clear as day. The only reason the ref "didn't" is because he's bent
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Im sure the ref will explain how it was just a yellow. I thought violent play was a straight red. Looking forward to hearing the refs reason
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Other way around Gabriel would of gone down reeling Haaland would be off
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Taylor has done as he was told in his earpiece.The bottom line is that Taylor shat the bed and hid behind VAR, who then didn’t do its job either. Shambles and should be investigated, not just a ‘sorry’ - and I doubt we’ll even get that!
It’s a black and white decision. He’s not allowed to do that. It’s not a contentious one. It’s not toeing the line. It’s a red card.
He has form for it. Remember the Chelsea game pre VAR?
I'm putting money on it.If that is right and they still haven't had a player sent off, after that today, then i think its a safe bet to say they will go all season without a sending off.
It was a red card offence though by the very definition of the rules.Not sure where you grew up mate but that wasn't a headbutt.
Its a sending off whether you think its daft or notHe pushed his head against Erlings, lets not get all to daft about it.
Which is a red card offence.He pushed his head against Erlings, lets not get all to daft about it.
You're missing the point. On every occasion I've ever seen, that's been a red card offence. Always seems it's against us, we don't get penalties others get, we don't get decisions others get and so on. It's almost every match. I'm no conspiracy theorist but we can't all be wrong.He pushed his head against Erlings, lets not get all to daft about it.
It was mentioned on TNT a few weeks ago that we get the fewest penalties of any club in the entire football league per minutes spent in the opposition box. Why?