Fair enough then. My point being, and I'm pretty much on the fence as to whether its a foul, or not a foul, but its not "clear and obvious", which is part of the issue, but my biggest issue, is that if I'm in the top level at wembley tonight, I have no idea why a penalty was given, after a corner was initially given.Yes bad wording on my part. I’m in the middle of something else and couldn’t think of another term. ;-)
VAR can work. All of the gripes tend to be how it’s implemented.Fair enough then. My point being, and I'm pretty much on the fence as to whether its a foul, or not a foul, but its not "clear and obvious", which is part of the issue, but my biggest issue, is that if I'm in the top level at wembley tonight, I have no idea why a penalty was given, after a corner was initially given.
Sad but true.If Foden played for the rags or bin dippers he would of been in the squad and came on when Henderson did.
True you don't but as I say an explanation would have helped otherwise your post is simply a waste of forum space.Because I thought it was a penalty, I don’t have to explain anything other than that.
It was careless, if I were to assume.Law 12: A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences against an opponent in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
If an offence involves contact it is penalised by a direct free kick or penalty kick.
- charges
- jumps at
- kicks or attempts to kick
- pushes
- strikes or attempts to strike (including head-butt)
- tackles or challenges
- trips or attempts to trip
I’m not convinced that the challenge could have been described as careless, reckless or using excessive force, so I don’t see how a foul can be given, especially as football is a contact sport.
That’s all it can be but I can’t believe it was for accidentally standing on someone’s foot, whilst they’re in the process of throwing themselves on the floor!It was careless, if I were to assume.
Law 12: A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences against an opponent in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
If an offence involves contact it is penalised by a direct free kick or penalty kick.
- charges
- jumps at
- kicks or attempts to kick
- pushes
- strikes or attempts to strike (including head-butt)
- tackles or challenges
- trips or attempts to trip
I’m not convinced that the challenge could have been described as careless, reckless or using excessive force, so I don’t see how a foul can be given, especially as football is a contact sport.
The irony is that he actually got it right until he looked at VAR!Even if it was deemed to be careless or reckless, the above criteria says nothing about touching someone’s arm or ankle. You can touch someone’s ankle thankfully otherwise any corner or any situation where there are lots of players in a small area would almost certainly lead to a penalty. The referee got it wrong. Shocking decision.