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[SkyBlueFlux]

Devils advocate Haaland handball ? Red card for stamp on Arsenal player by Dias instead of yellow ?

It hit Haaland's shoulder which couldn't have been more pinned against his side if it was glued there.

And if Dias' almost imperceptible tap on the back of White's thigh is what constitutes a stamp then we should all pack up and fuck off home. How he got a yellow and White didn't for being a snivelling little urchin is the kind of mystery even Hercule Poirot would be hard pressed to solve.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

He was FUCKING awful.

I think he was told to rig it and he did an awful job at that making the PGMOL look like clowns.

Could see his facial expression like I know it but they pay me to do this!

It's a weird day when VAR shows more integrity than refs!

 

[SWP's back]

It hit Haaland's shoulder which couldn't have been more pinned against his side if it was glued there.

And if Dias' almost imperceptible tap on the back of White's thigh is what constitutes a stamp then we should all pack up and fuck off home. How he got a yellow and White didn't for being a snivelling little urchin is the kind of mystery even Hercule Poirot would be hard pressed to solve.

Hits him just above the elbow but not a handball as his arm couldn’t be more by his side. Would have still been a pen in Europe no doubt with the weird CL handball rule.

 

[Blackley_Blue]

He was absolutely wank....

But what pisses me off just as much is all the handshakes / chest taps he got from our players after the match... They should be telling him to fucking sling it.

 

[SkyBlueFlux]

Hits him just above the elbow but not a handball as his arm couldn’t be more by his side. Would have still been a pen in Europe no doubt with the weird CL handball rule.

Yes admittedly a grey area in terms of where it strikes, if his arm was out it would likely be far enough down his arm to be given. But I think the "arm pinned to side = not handball" guideline has been used enough times in the PL this season to make this a pretty clear non-event.

I don't even pretend to know the CL handball rule, just feels like they'll give anything as handball if it creates a bit of drama.

 

[urban genie]

oliver is a shithouse as always

 

[Gundogan's Moustache]

The refusal to give Partey second yellow should get him docked by itself

 

[SK14BLUE]

Coward. That’s all

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

Wank

 

[Don Karleone]

Bent