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socal lurker said:
Curious what folks in the UK thought of the SFP red via VAR.
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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
 
Good use of VAR for me. Should have been red on field.

es1 said:
The thing with the law is that it doesn't allow consideration of intent, if it did, this is never a red
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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.
 
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.
 
ladbroke8745 said:
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.
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Messi's wasn't even close to being similar to this.
 
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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.
 
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
 
Big Cat said:
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
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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.
 
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