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As was said earlier in the thread, there is one rule for the defender and one for the attacker (in the box that is). As I understand it, the following double standards apply:Am I missing something here or do these rules state that our goal shouldn't have been ruled out?
• the ball goes into the goal after touching an attacking player’s hand/arm - a goal directly from a handball Llorente style?
• a player gains control/possession of the ball after it has touches their hand/arm and then scores, or creates a goal-scoring opportunity - Laporte never gained control/possesion of the ball
• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm which has made their body unnaturally bigger
• the ball touches a player’s hand/arm when it is above their shoulder (unless the player has deliberately played the ball which then touches their hand/arm) - neither are applicable
Does anybidy even know the handball rules anymore? It's all so vague at the moment it's frankly ridiculous.
I think It's far easier to sit at home watching it on TV. At least you can go and get a beer out of the fridge and light a cig when you realise it's not a goal. If you're really angry you can boot the TV screen in! Bit drastic I suppose, but I was watching the game live only 20m or so from spurs fans going mental a minute after we'd gone mental, then taunting us. I think It's only a matter of time before it kicks off bigtime in the stadium and streets. And The English FA with this bullshit VAR bollocks will only have themselves to blame.
Agreed mate. Lots of frustrated blues posting on here post game. I understand the frustrations, I was furious after having a goal ruled out. Couldn't really comment on Rodri's pen till I got home and saw it on TV. Stonewall pen IMO.I was disgusted after the lack of VAR review for Rodri’s penalty, and anticipated the game won’t end well. VAR (when applied or not applied) spoiled a Saturday of football I was looking for. I will never warm up to a technology run by hiding humans who make major decisions affecting a popular sport already hampered by corruption. Fuck it, this VAR nightmare must come to an end.
By the way, this is not a joke: we are 100% going to see defenders attempting to pull attackers arms in to the way of balls in to the box now. It will rarely come off, but defenders will do it anyway because they know the governing bodies have painted themselves in to a corner and cannot “reinterpret” the rule as it stands halfway through the season. It should be a foul, a yellow card, and penalty for conduct contravening the spirit of the game (attempted cheating), mind, but they won’t do any such thing until they can “clarify” rule again, which will be next close season.As was said earlier in the thread, there is one rule for the defender and one for the attacker (in the box that is). As I understand it, the following double standards apply:
It was chalked off by the anonymous VAR official sitting in London because it accidentally grazed Laporte’s arm. That’s because any handball by an attacking player, accidental or not, leading to a goal is disallowed. However, let’s say the ball accidentally hits the Tottenham players arm. It would not be a penalty unless the ball hit the defenders arm in an unnatural position. This rule favours the defender.
So there is a blanket rule against the attacking team, but discretion for the defending team! That’s ludicrous.
Having said that, photos show Laportes arm was pulled into that position by the defender, so the placement of his arm was due to the pull by the defender!