Where do people stand on the Rashford/Walker and the Garnacho/Ederson incidents?
Personally for me, Rashford's running at full pelt, and at that point it doesn't take a lot to throw you off balance; Walker gains a clear advantage in grabbing at Rashford, it's not shoulder-to-shoulder. Yes it could be considered "soft", but it's still a foul IMO, Walker actually pulls at him when he's running with both feet off the ground, and physics says it doesn't matter how "strong" you are if you've got nothing to resist against. Could Rashford have kept his balance and kept running? Possibly. Should he have had to? No. I don't think it's quite in DOGSO territory, but I'd have said a free kick and a yellow would have been fair.
As for Ederson, he comes in hard, fast, studs up, out of control, and wipes out Garnacho with his trailing leg. Had Ederson been a midfielder making that challenge in the middle of the park, there'd have been definite calls for a red card.
Personally for me, Rashford's running at full pelt, and at that point it doesn't take a lot to throw you off balance; Walker gains a clear advantage in grabbing at Rashford, it's not shoulder-to-shoulder. Yes it could be considered "soft", but it's still a foul IMO, Walker actually pulls at him when he's running with both feet off the ground, and physics says it doesn't matter how "strong" you are if you've got nothing to resist against. Could Rashford have kept his balance and kept running? Possibly. Should he have had to? No. I don't think it's quite in DOGSO territory, but I'd have said a free kick and a yellow would have been fair.
As for Ederson, he comes in hard, fast, studs up, out of control, and wipes out Garnacho with his trailing leg. Had Ederson been a midfielder making that challenge in the middle of the park, there'd have been definite calls for a red card.