GWT: PL Matchweek (mostly) 28

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Jesus Christ Riyad

 

[hatterson]

Brutal for Southampton to just give away a goal like that.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Definitely tight, but I think it was correct

I watched 3 times... didnt see the keeper touch the ball tbh. CLose though.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Feels harsh on Mahrez that Gundogan gets credit for a goal there hahaha

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Still should take a bow Mahrez. When he plays like this I think he can play anywhere but he sadly doesnt do it enough.

 

[hatterson]

When Mahrez is on, he's legitimately a world class player.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

They're talking about it and you honestly cant help but laugh about the explanation. After viewing it more its clearly a red and a penalty. They even showed the enhanced version of it. The questions the guys were asking all made sense. They know its a penalty but the ref didnt call it and VAR deemed it not clear and obvious. Sooooo they just pick and choose at this point lol. Take it down, more harm then good. Only thing clear and obvious is that they dont know how to use it.

 

[hatterson]

They're talking about it and you honestly cant help but laugh about the explanation. After viewing it more its clearly a red and a penalty. They even showed the enhanced version of it. The questions the guys were asking all made sense. They know its a penalty but the ref didnt call it and VAR deemed it not clear and obvious. Sooooo they just pick and choose at this point lol. Take it down, more harm then good. Only thing clear and obvious is that they dont know how to use it.

One of the replays I saw (although only once) seemed to show him getting the ball just barely.

Either way it wouldn't be a red since it's a challenge on the ball.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

One of the replays I saw (although only once) seemed to show him getting the ball just barely.

Either way it wouldn't be a red since it's a challenge on the ball.

It was close but its a no for me. The enhanced replay was clear. Its most definitely a red he literally had an open goal. regardless of its a challenge on the ball.

 

[hatterson]

It was close but its a no for me. The enhanced replay was clear. Its most definitely a red he literally had an open goal. regardless of its a challenge on the ball.

The penalty negates/downgrades the red when it's a challenge for the ball.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Bizarre game

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

The penalty negates/downgrades the red when it's a challenge for the ball.

Must be a weird EPL rule.... should be a red. If only this money was spent on better products.

KDB+FODEN iniesta and Messi! What a combo

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

MOre magic... imagine finding this boring.

 

[hatterson]

Must be a weird EPL rule.... should be a red. If only this money was spent on better products.

KDB+FODEN iniesta and Messi! What a combo

Nah, it's in the IFAB rules:

Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned if the offence was an attempt to play the ball; in all other circumstances (e.g. holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball etc.) the offending player must be sent off.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Nah, it's in the IFAB rules:

That doesnt speak about last man back, just comments on inside the box. It also implies any foul would be a red

 

[hatterson]

That doesnt speak about last man back, just comments on inside the box. It also implies any foul would be a red

"which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity"

The rule says that a DOGSO foul inside the box is a yellow + pen if and only if it's an attempt to play the ball otherwise it's a red.

This was unquestionably an attempt to play the ball.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

"which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity"

The rule says that a DOGSO foul inside the box is a yellow + pen if and only if it's an attempt to play the ball otherwise it's a red.

This was unquestionably an attempt to play the ball.

What's an obvious goal-scoring opportunity though pretty subjective to me. I can see what you're getting at though. Personally for me these should be a red.

 

[hatterson]

What's an obvious goal-scoring opportunity though pretty subjective to me. I can see what you're getting at though. Personally for me these should be a red.

Yea DOGSO is definitely subjective. The official rules state as much and don't try to define it specifically:

The following must be considered:
• distance between the offence and the goal
• general direction of the play
• likelihood of keeping or gaining control of the ball
• location and number of defenders

They had changed this a few years back to prevent the triple punishment of giving up the pen, being sent off, and then getting a 1 match suspension due to the red on top of that.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Kun's Movement is still there had good power on it but looks understandably slow. Hoping he gets more mins. Pep is still afraid I think.