Quote from: Meanwood Villa on November 22, 2020, 08:54:23 AMI didn't watch the game live, all I've seen is the slow motion clip after the event but when I saw it I genuinely thought "fair enough". He barely, barely touches him. The dive is embarrassing. I get those have been given and this was in real time but I don't think we've been hard done to there.I said at the time that reaction did us no favours at all. If he’d dropped straight to the ground then who knows, but the theatrical leap and scream was embarrassing. It’s what he does, and he’s done ii since he’s been here. I’m saying this as someone who’s been really impressed by Trez since the restart last season, it’s just a part of his game that I hate.
I didn't watch the game live, all I've seen is the slow motion clip after the event but when I saw it I genuinely thought "fair enough". He barely, barely touches him. The dive is embarrassing. I get those have been given and this was in real time but I don't think we've been hard done to there.
Quote from: CT on November 22, 2020, 09:52:31 AMQuote from: Meanwood Villa on November 22, 2020, 08:54:23 AMI didn't watch the game live, all I've seen is the slow motion clip after the event but when I saw it I genuinely thought "fair enough". He barely, barely touches him. The dive is embarrassing. I get those have been given and this was in real time but I don't think we've been hard done to there.I said at the time that reaction did us no favours at all. If he’d dropped straight to the ground then who knows, but the theatrical leap and scream was embarrassing. It’s what he does, and he’s done ii since he’s been here. I’m saying this as someone who’s been really impressed by Trez since the restart last season, it’s just a part of his game that I hate. Unfortunately it is part of the game nowadays. Players do it all the time. Salah is probably one of the best examples. Jack exaggerated the foul for the red card yesterday too. It almost completely irrelevant to whether it is a foul or not.Also, sadly, it’s become almost necessary is some cases. Sterling last week for example, stays on his feet, no foul is given and Liverpool go up the other end and get a penalty. Can understand why players do it as infuriating as it is at times.
With the decision in our game and in the one at Newton Heath a precedent has been set and it will be interesting to see what happens in future games. The idea that if you get the ball then it isn't a foul went out with Saint and Greavsie but seems to have returned this weekend.I see trouble ahead.....
Can’t find anyone who knows anything about football who thinks that wasn’t a penalty to Villa yesterday
There's also nothing in the official rules about touching the ball then subsequently fouling the player, meaning that it's not a foul. Anywhere else on the pitch and that's gets blown up as a foul 99.99% of the time.
There never seems to be any nuance or balance with the management of VAR, from not referring the ref to the pitchside monitor at all last season, it's seemingly done for every decision now.The Pepe sending off is a great example. It was cut and dried as soon as the replay was shown, did they really think that Taylor might have a different view?