Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [1st - 4th December 2017]
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#victimblaming
I dont care, Pogbas challenge is still a red.
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From the side it looks bad. From behind it is pretty clear that he stretched for it a little (and won the ball). His studs weren't up and he wasn't out of control. Bellerin decided to genuflect as some form of tackle and Pogba stood on his calf. If he had stood up it would have been a case of having his toe stepped on. For me it was a yellow at worst.
From the side it looks bad. From behind it is pretty clear that he stretched for it a little (and won the ball). His studs weren't up and he wasn't out of control. Bellerin decided to genuflect as some form of tackle and Pogba stood on his calf. If he had stood up it would have been a case of having his toe stepped on. For me it was a yellow at worst.
Pogba saw where he was and changed his stride to stamp on him.
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He stretched his foot to get the ball and did.
But also ended up stamping on Bellerin's calf. As soon as you stretch/lunge into a challenge like that it's dangerous and you're getting sent off. I think it was intentional but regardless of the intent, the challenge is a red card.
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Is it really any different to Koscielny heat-butting Matic?
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I suppose in the sense that Pogba actually touched the ball.
Yes it is.
No, in the sense that Pogba challenged in a dangerous way, Koscielny didn't.
I can see why it was a red and it’s worse in a slow motion replay. At full speed ther looks like there is zero intent unless he is a ninja. Bellarin goes down for the tackle very strangely and I think it was probably just bad luck in the end.
We can’t really have any complaints about the red though. Sometimes you do something accidentally bad and that was one of those.
We can’t really have any complaints about the red though. Sometimes you do something accidentally bad and that was one of those.
If i drop kicked an opponent Kuyt style but won the ball is it a red?
Yes. The whole "touching the ball" argument is irrelevant, it was dangerous.
Do you want me to send you a voucher for specsavers??
Anyhow where is your usual rant about how rubbish Utd were even though they won??
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Right call for the non penalty on Wellbeck, any player wearing gold boots deserves every decision to go against them.
What the hell is that defending from Mbemba all about for Morata's goal? Just throws himself on the ground when he can try to cut it out....
What the hell is that defending from Mbemba all about for Morata's goal? Just throws himself on the ground when he can try to cut it out....
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Well said. Wenger in jonney?
Got lightly touched on the back, on another day with another ref that would have been called a foul and no goal