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WHU v LEE

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Football clearly doesn't want these sorts of fouls penalised

Any other situation on the pitch and the free kick gets given without a 2nd thought, and a yellow too
Yet for an innocuous accidental handball on the edge of the PA a penalty is "expected"
 
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Once you look at the stoppages in the West Ham game, you can see the 11 minutes was justifiable.
  • Three minutes for treatment to Adama Traore and Joe Rodon
  • Two minutes while the physios came on for Pablo and Jaka Bijol
  • Three minutes for the penalty after a video assistant referee (VAR) check
  • One minute while Noah Okafor was checked out for an injury
Plus two substitutes, a couple of VAR checks and other delays.

So while it might have appeared excessive, it was explainable.
 

Once you look at the stoppages in the West Ham game, you can see the 11 minutes was justifiable.
  • Three minutes for treatment to Adama Traore and Joe Rodon
  • Two minutes while the physios came on for Pablo and Jaka Bijol
  • Three minutes for the penalty after a video assistant referee (VAR) check
  • One minute while Noah Okafor was checked out for an injury
Plus two substitutes, a couple of VAR checks and other delays.

So while it might have appeared excessive, it was explainable.
Also whilst the media and fans piled on the 11 minutes, it was pretty much irrelevant as West Ham equalised after 6 minutes of added time and no one could possibly argue that was excessive.
 
Also whilst the media and fans piled on the 11 minutes, it was pretty much irrelevant as West Ham equalised after 6 minutes of added time and no one could possibly argue that was excessive.
Agree with that but sometimes I wonder if mindsets change with length of time left etc. If 6 mins added, going into 6th minute, are you just clearing it and/or taking it to corner etc or with 11 mins added in the 6th are you playing football of some kind due to knowing the opponents are in no particular rush (5 mins is obviously less of a rush to score than 20 seconds, for example).
I hope ive written this how im playing it in my head.
Im not saying 11 wasn't justified. It was. Just saying that I feel players mindsets change with the circumstances. Less time to score/defend, each team reacts differently.
 
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