He was technically correct in Law, so that’s that , but ….(all been covered in other posts)!Interesting reading all this having defended the decision as being correct in law for the last 24 hours.
Not once have I actually seen anyone quote the exact law which shows black and white that the decision was correct.
"kicking or carrying the ball away, or provoking a confrontation by deliberately touching the ball after the referee has stopped play".
You can argue that it's poor game management, which IMO it was.
You can argue that Pedro should have been booked earlier in the game, which he should have.
But you cannot argue that in law the referee was incorrect to award a yellow card.
As for the suggestion that Veltman should have got a red card, this might be the most worrying thing I've read off the back of this incident.
So what are you cautioning him for then because that in itself is not a cautionable offence?
Not by the good book it wouldn’t.Not dissent, delaying the restart . . .
Here is another take and I’m just playing devils advocate after watching all the angles on tv.
Should the Brighton player have been booked for attempting to deceive the referee. He pretends to want to launch the ball forward quickly and kicks at rice. Now from all the angles, there is no one up front for him to lamp the ball forward to.
He kicks rice because he can and wants rice to get booked. Is that clever play or is that deceiving the referee?
Wrong.
There are different circumstances when a player must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour including if a player:
attempts to deceive the referee
At best, this argument is out of ignorance for lotg, at worst it's trolling.Interesting reading all this having defended the decision as being correct in law for the last 24 hours.
Not once have I actually seen anyone quote the exact law which shows black and white that the decision was correct.
"kicking or carrying the ball away, or provoking a confrontation by deliberately touching the ball after the referee has stopped play".
You can argue that it's poor game management, which IMO it was.
You can argue that Pedro should have been booked earlier in the game, which he should have.
But you cannot argue that in law the referee was incorrect to award a yellow card.
As for the suggestion that Veltman should have got a red card, this might be the most worrying thing I've read off the back of this incident.
As for the suggestion that Veltman should have got a red card, this might be the most worrying thing I've read off the back of this incident.
Because you have to prove without a shadow of a doubt that he’s not trying to kick the ball rather than the man. With 100% certainty. And he’s looking down the pitch when he kicks it and as he’s kicking it Rice kicks the ball away.Why?
You have made some good points here and you are correct, by the letter of the law the Referee is 100% correct. But could it have been expected that a Referee at this level and also for the next few levels below have managed the situation in a different way with a different outcome. I think the answer is yes.Because you have to prove without a shadow of a doubt that he’s not trying to kick the ball rather than the man. With 100% certainty. And he’s looking down the pitch when he kicks it and as he’s kicking it Rice kicks the ball away.
We all think that he’s trying to he clever and get Rice in trouble .. but given the way it plays out, nobody ‘knows 100%’ that what he’s done is a deliberate, violent act.
I get that. Let’s move that defender onto the goal line. Is the same call made?His arm was by his side in a natural position and does not move towards the ball.
Veltman knows what he’s doing. He may have put it up for sale but Rice bought it. Gamesmanship from both and one of them lostI'm a Brighton fan but for me Veltman has opened his body, he is looking down the touchline (not at Rice) and is looking to play it up the line for a winger with the side of his foot.
Yep, at least it should be. We can’t punish someone for something that clearly isn’t a handball offense just because the ball touching their hand meant it didn’t go in the goal.I get that. Let’s move that defender onto the goal line. Is the same call made?
There’s a reason intent isn’t part of the laws.you have to prove without a shadow of a doubt that he’s not trying to kick the ball rather than the man
Nothing Halsey has said for the past few years has ever been describable as "interesting"Former premier league ref Mark Halsey on Declan Rice red card incident:
"The ball was rolling when Brighton’s Joel Veltman took the free-kick, so the restart would not have taken place as it would have been wrong in Law. Therefore, the delaying a restart does not apply."
"Kavanagh went looking for trouble and he found it. A ref of his calibre at this level should not be sending players off for this.
He should have managed the situation better by speaking to both players. Rice should have received a final warning" [The Sun]
Interesting view.