Leroy Fer Red card??? Behave..... harsh or what!!!
has acted at least recklessly/adopted an aggressive attitude
You punish the more serious, I don't see anything that serious here.....YC.... Move on!!!Never mind - have just watched it again and he does not do this! Would still be interested in what the law says about two cautionable offences in the same action
PGMOL referees have been told to go red if a player kicks an opponent when the ball isn't playable. Already happened before with Lansbury and Xhaka, and if Taylor hadn't sent off it would have affected his assessment.
The argument is that any force is excessive force as it is impossible to play the ball. I've seen players badly injured from innocuous trips, and I support any initiate to get intentional fouling out of the game.
I am not sure about this 'instruction'.PGMOL referees have been told to go red if a player kicks an opponent when the ball isn't playable. Already happened before with Lansbury and Xhaka, and if Taylor hadn't sent off it would have affected his assessment.
The argument is that any force is excessive force as it is impossible to play the ball. I've seen players badly injured from innocuous trips, and I support any initiate to get intentional fouling out of the game.
I am not sure about this 'instruction'.
There are 7 'acts' in the law which are fouls when done careless/recklessly or with excessive force. Using this argument all those seven fouls should be red card offences when done not challenging for the ball. If this was the case why not just say it in the lotg? In fact lotg specifically says this for strike to head only and nothing else.
It seems a bit excessive (pun intended) to just send players off because we want to remove intentional fouls.
Keeping in mind the definition of excessive force and VC within the LOTG. This for me didn't fit either definition.
I understand the thinking here. However you could easily then extend it to any 'off the ball' type situation where a player tactically grabs an opponent (maybe causing him to fall to the floor) or deliberately steps in his path to block his run. The "force" used in this type of contact is also excessive as none is required. But at the moment, in all of these cases 'what football expects' is a yellow card and if the authorities want to change that to red then they will need a full on PR offensive to get the message across coherently ....Serious foul play is defined as ....
A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play
As I said before, if you can't win the ball then surely any force is excessive as it simply shouldn't be happening? If we look at the dictionary definition of excessive - "more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate" - then I would say the challenge uses "more than necessary" excessive force, as simply any challenge is not necessary.
It could also go down as VC, as if you take the ball out of the equation he is deliberately kicking an opponent with no attempt whatsoever to play the ball.
I understand the thinking here. However you could easily then extend it to any 'off the ball' type situation where a player tactically grabs an opponent (maybe causing him to fall to the floor) or deliberately steps in his path to block his run. The "force" used in this type of contact is also excessive as none is required. But at the moment, in all of these cases 'what football expects' is a yellow card and if the authorities want to change that to red then they will need a full on PR offensive to get the message across coherently ....
There are of course some cynical challenges (like Puncheon's on De Bruyne) that definitely fit into the VC territory. But, for me, Fer's challenge was a simple YC where the chance of any serious injury to the other player was miniscule.
On concrete maybe but on a normal FOP ... ? . Suffice to say that in many hundred games, I've seen plenty of serious injuries from proper SFP, a few from VC and a good number from sheer bad luck. But can't remember a single serious injury from a normal tripMiniscule? Tripping can have the highest probability of serious damage. A combined loss of balance and unawareness can have terrible consquences.
Complete common sense RJ, If this is VC then football may as well become no contact Tag football...Ridiculous!!On concrete maybe but on a normal FOP ... ? . Suffice to say that in many hundred games, I've seen plenty of serious injuries from proper SFP, a few from VC and a good number from sheer bad luck. But can't remember a single serious injury from a normal trip