Liverpool-Spurs

[Tealeaf]

Don’t think the Van Dijk-Richarlison incident a couple of minutes in was violent conduct. But don’t think dropped ball was the correct restart either.

Certainly a careless use of the arm and a bump under the chin by Van Dijk so shove been a free kick. Does make it interesting though as Richarlison doesn’t have the longest of fuses.

 

[GraemeS]

Why are we spending 3+ minutes and counting treating a standing player with a cut on his head in the middle of the pitch? Could easily have walked to the side to sort it.

Edit: Plus then a drop ball to the keeper when the ball was a long way out of the PA when play stopped (I was told after the Forest game this was important!). Whistle went with the ball around the half way line!

 

[JamesL]

Why are we spending 3+ minutes and counting treating a standing player with a cut on his head in the middle of the pitch? Could easily have walked to the side to sort it.

Edit: Plus then a drop ball to the keeper when the ball was a long way out of the PA when play stopped (I was told after the Forest game this was important!). Whistle went with the ball around the half way line!

Was the ball last played in the penalty area?

The forest one was contentions because a forest player touched the ball outside the PA before the whistle was blown.

Sorry just finished running club so not watching

 

[Tealeaf]

Why are we spending 3+ minutes and counting treating a standing player with a cut on his head in the middle of the pitch? Could easily have walked to the side to sort it.

Edit: Plus then a drop ball to the keeper when the ball was a long way out of the PA when play stopped (I was told after the Forest game this was important!). Whistle went with the ball around the half way line!

I think that’s because it came from the collision with the goalkeeper. May not be correct in law, but it’s the most plausible explanation for it occurring.

@JamesL - again plausible. Was sort of miscontrolled on the half way line by a Spurs player after spending an age in the air. Could have been blown before it was cleared. I guess that’ll be the suggestion anyway.

 

[GraemeS]

Was the ball last played in the penalty area?

The forest one was contentions because a forest player touched the ball outside the PA before the whistle was blown.

Sorry just finished running club so not watching

There were certainly players contesting it, can't guarentee either way if there was a touch or two.

The actual likely answer is that the ref either had his back to the ball, or forgot while he was stood watching the injury be patched up

 

[ARF]

The ball was played inside the penalty area, and I believe the whistle was blown before being played again, so assuming my memory is accurate, the referee was quite correct.

 

[Tealeaf]

Penalty is an easy one. Goalkeeper goes straight to his line and doesn’t argue. Body language a dead-giveaway here.

About the only other thing of note as Richarlison went off with an unrelated injury.

 

[RustyRef]

The ball was played inside the penalty area, and I believe the whistle was blown before being played again, so assuming my memory is accurate, the referee was quite correct.

That was my recollection of it as well.

 

[RustyRef]

Penalty is an easy one. Goalkeeper goes straight to his line and doesn’t argue. Body language a dead-giveaway here.

About the only other thing of note as Richarlison went off with an unrelated injury.

Although he joined in the argument when all the other players disagreed with it. Clear penalty.

 

[one]

It looks like the keeper got a touch on the ball first. The tip of his fingers bent backwards as the ball passes his left hand. @Runner Ref any opinion on this one?

 

[Runner Ref]

It looks like the keeper got a touch on the ball first. The tip of his fingers bent backwards as the ball passes his left hand. @Runner Ref any opinion on this one?

Haven’t seen it, but despite the game being called football; playing the ball has 0 consequences on anything at any point. I like to just think about Michael Oliver’s strong character when making decisions