VAR at it again

[Vegas Claret]

how the **** was Raheem Sterling not sent off then ?

[FCBurnley]

Clear Red

[BurnleyFC]

I don’t even know what the actual rules are nowadays but I don’t think he went in maliciously.

Plus, it was only on Dele Alli.

[Steve1956]

Favouring the big clubs again Sterling just did a shin breaker on Dele ....got off with it

[thatdberight]

I don’t even know what the actual rules are nowadays but I don’t think he went in maliciously.

Plus, it was only on Dele Alli.

Like you, I don't know what the law is any more. I don't think that's a red though. He gets the ball, doesn't quite catch it cleanly, ends up standing on Alli's leg. It's a nasty collision but neither malicious nor reckless.

I'm not partial to either player so I think I'm unbiased.

[conyoviejo]

Should have stood on his Phookin head ..Alli is a dirty Cnut..

[Steve1956]

He plays for City not Burnley we would be playing with 10 now

[conyoviejo]

Pity he missed him,..

[Vegas Claret]

even pre VAR that's a straight red

[Steve1956]

Pity he missed him,..

He didn't

[Vegas Claret]

and City get a pen awarded minutes after the incident, FCUK VAR

[Taffy on the wing]

how the **** was Raheem Sterling not sent off then ?

Thought he'd broken Ali's leg!........Definite red, then the non-penalty FFS.

[Vegas Claret]

Thought he'd broken Ali's leg!........Definite red, then the non-penalty FFS.

and the fact that Loris is a yard off the line when he saves the first one

Kevin Friend is a shambles on and off the pitch

[ElectroClaret]

1-0 Spurs.
City down to ten men.

[elwaclaret]

Why was the city player sent off, are shoulder charges banned now. It was clearly shoulder to shoulder,I’d have been really pleased with myself if I’d been the defender.

[thatdberight]

Why was the city player sent off, are shoulder charges banned now. It was clearly shoulder to shoulder,I’d have been really pleased with myself if I’d been the defender.

You can't just barge into someone, even with your shoulder, in an action unrelated to chasing the ball. Never have been allowed to.

[thatdberight]

and the fact that Loris is a yard off the line when he saves the first one

Kevin Friend is a shambles on and off the pitch

Keeper on the line at a penalty is not VAR reviewable.

I suggest it would be more shambolic if Friend starting making up the regulations as he went along.

[Vegas Claret]

Keeper on the line at a penalty is not VAR reviewable.

I suggest it would be more shambolic if Friend starting making up the regulations as he went along.

That must be a PL thing as it is in every other competition it's used in

[thatdberight]

That must be a PL thing as it is in every other competition it's used in

Bundesliga as well. IFAB weren't impressed but it hasn't changed yet.

[dsr]

Why was the city player sent off, are shoulder charges banned now. It was clearly shoulder to shoulder,I’d have been really pleased with myself if I’d been the defender.

No, shoulder charges are still legal - and just as it always has been, you need to be within playing distance of the ball when it happens. If the ball is five yards up the field, then only players with legs 15 feet long may do it!

If it wasn't for this "playing distance of the ball" rule, then the chaos at corners would be even worse as a phalanx of attackers shoulder charged the defenders to allow their man a free header. Might suit Burnley!

[elwaclaret]

No, shoulder charges are still legal - and just as it always has been, you need to be within playing distance of the ball when it happens. If the ball is five yards up the field, then only players with legs 15 feet long may do it!

If it wasn't for this "playing distance of the ball" rule, then the chaos at corners would be even worse as a phalanx of attackers shoulder charged the defenders to allow their man a free header. Might suit Burnley!

Thought the ball was in playing distance... thank God it didn’t matter so much when Billy Hamilton was carrying three defenders and barging through the rest of the team on one of his rampages. But fair enough.