Liverpool (A) Post Match Thread

Trevor Morley's Tache said:
We all know the LOTG are applied subjectively in inconsistency, even in the same game. It's a classic 'game management' strategy, same as play on when we're running down a blind alley, or pulling play back for the foul when play on was he obvious option.
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One of the most obvious misuses of the laws is in the interpretation of a 'clear and obvious error' by the referee.

Take two recent cases. Salah's penalty - immediate decision made by the referee, it was a penalty. The incident is then reviewed by the VAR. Dias did make contact with Salah, but was it enough to cause him to fall? Maybe, just. But even if he made the most of it, there isn't enough there to say the referee made a clear and obvious error, so the penalty stands.

Jesus against Burnley, when he was kicked on his ankle by the defender. No penalty given, play continues. VAR looks at replays whilst play is ongoing. There was a kick, but maybe the referee saw it and decided it's just not enough to deserve a penalty. Therefore it is not a clear and obvious error, so the original decision stands.

So whilst VAR was introduced to make things fairer for everyone, it obvious that it can be manipulated to benefit or disadvantage certain teams. And the likes of Walton, in the studio, just back up the referee with their original decision. They know that they can never be wrong, because what was designed to create a level playing field, is suddenly a victim of subjectivity. It's all about opinions!

We see in a 50/50 situation, with one team winning comfortably against opponents reduced to ten men, send off the player to send them down to nine men. Don't even think of giving the benefit of the doubt to the team that is already six goals and one player down. Oh, and when the decision is eventually found to be wrong, don't think about punishing the attacker for deceiving the referee. Other instances of subtle corruption ad infinitum.
 
Paladin said:
One of the most obvious misuses of the laws is in the interpretation of a 'clear and obvious error' by the referee.

Take two recent cases. Salah's penalty - immediate decision made by the referee, it was a penalty. The incident is then reviewed by the VAR. Dias did make contact with Salah, but was it enough to cause him to fall? Maybe, just. But even if he made the most of it, there isn't enough there to say the referee made a clear and obvious error, so the penalty stands.

Jesus against Burnley, when he was kicked on his ankle by the defender. No penalty given, play continues. VAR looks at replays whilst play is ongoing. There was a kick, but maybe the referee saw it and decided it's just not enough to deserve a penalty. Therefore it is not a clear and obvious error, so the original decision stands.

So whilst VAR was introduced to make things fairer for everyone, it obvious that it can be manipulated to benefit or disadvantage certain teams. And the likes of Walton, in the studio, just back up the referee with their original decision. They know that they can never be wrong, because what was designed to create a level playing field, is suddenly a victim of subjectivity. It's all about opinions!

We see in a 50/50 situation, with one team winning comfortably against opponents reduced to ten men, send off the player to send them down to nine men. Don't even think of giving the benefit of the doubt to the team that is already six goals and one player down. Oh, and when the decision is eventually found to be wrong, don't think about punishing the attacker for deceiving the referee. Other instances of subtle corruption ad infinitum.
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And when a certain team could do with reducing their goal difference, it does add to the suspicion that something altogether sinister is going on.
 
For those who watch games with fake crowd noise I would recommend doing otherwise just to hear salad’s pathetic screaming when his knees give way and he collapses like he’s been shot by a sniper.
Embarrassing doesn’t do it justice.
It’s revolting.
 
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