The Ref Stop

Arsenal/Burnley

C

cwyeary

RefChat Addict
So Im at a loss at how Kai Havertz didn't receive a red from Tierney straight away. Im beyond baffled that the VAR cleared it.

Anyone else see it differently?
 
The Ref Stop
Sympathy for the VAR here as it's one of those the ref has got such a good view and given a yellow, it will just feel like re refereeing. It's not the most forceful challenge but it is high and it's from behind with no attempt for the ball.
 
It's a red card but it came very soon after the head of PGMOL publicly chucked a referee under the bus for a decision that wasn't really wrong. That is almost certainly going to subconsciously play on the minds of the officials. They just don't know where they stand and I'm really starting to wonder whether Howard Webb is good at managing up but not down.
 
It very much looked like a red card to me. Some folk over in the social media cesspit (AKA X/Twitter) are suggesting that it lacked force.
 
I've always found the term "endangers the safety" to be very subjective.

Red cards for this offence have escalated beyond belief in the modern game.

The fouled player didn't appear to suffer any injury at all. Lucky?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top