US v Bosnia

[socal lurker]

Curious what folks in the UK thought of the SFP red via VAR.

 

[RefereeX]

Curious what folks in the UK thought of the SFP red via VAR.

I don’t hate the intervention, given that it’s nasty contact of studs down Achilles and also causes the players ankle to buckle, but equally, I do think that’s a very low bar again for intervention which until the previous game of the evening, we hadn’t seen

 

[es1]

The thing with the law is that it doesn't allow consideration of intent, if it did, this is never a red

 

[one]

Good use of VAR for me. Should have been red on field.

The thing with the law is that it doesn't allow consideration of intent, if it did, this is never a red

The laws have shifted from 'intent to commit' for an offence to 'lack intent to avoid'. The social landscape has changed as we now live in a world that considers banning heading the ball.

 

[ladbroke8745]

What i don't like about it is other similar challenges have gone completely untouched.
Messi, for example.
The German whose foot was head height.
There were other similar challenges but cant remember who by...

Im seeing zero consistency from this group of officials.

 

[ARF]

What i don't like about it is other similar challenges have gone completely untouched.
Messi, for example.
The German whose foot was head height.
There were other similar challenges but cant remember who by...

Im seeing zero consistency from this group of officials.

Messi's wasn't even close to being similar to this.

 

[Pembroke]

I think I see serious foul play.

 

[ARF]

 

[one]

I think I see serious foul play.

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And that is not the whole story. The studs were raked down the calf before they ended up there.

 

[Archer]

AFTER REVIEW. PLAYER KICK ACHILLES! FINAL DECISION: RED CARD!

 

[Archer]

Gonna do all my posts like that from now on.

 

[JamesL]

Gonna do all my posts like that from now on.
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AFTER REVIEW. POSTER CONTINUES TO POST LIKE THIS! FINAL DECISION: RED CARD

 

[socal lurker]

Appreciate the responses. I’m surprised by those who say, in a vacuum, that this shouldn’t be red. I do see some validity in questioning this as a VAR intervention in the context of how things have been called in this WC, and even an argument that the foul/discipline bar in this WC has been such that this is inconsistent. It’s a touch result for a player who clearly was not being g malicious, but I agreed with the red card. Of course, on this side of the pond, it is very much hated.

 

[Big Cat]

Unfortunate accident. Happens in my game if front of the benches and I doubt anyone is getting off their arses
Slow it down and use photographs and suddenly it becomes a heinous SFP
Nonsense

 

[RefIADad]

Unfortunate accident. Happens in my game if front of the benches and I doubt anyone is getting off their arses
Slow it down and use photographs and suddenly it becomes a heinous SFP
Nonsense

That’s the problem with VAR. They use Hollywood slow motion to judge these, and everything looks worse than it is.

The system simply does not work.