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Actually, as a Liverpool fan, it was one of the upsides today of losing that game, and absolutely no blame or discussion aimed at the officials and VAR, same for the Utd and Atalanta games. Makes it a bit easier to take when that happens!

Had one yesterday. Adults game, and didn't award a penalty and the play went out for a corner. The team then scores from the corner and CF comes right up to my face to celebrate. Could have red-carded him, but what he was saying wasn't in English, so may have been a compliment! but definite...

Shame that can't charge Linkeker, Dublin & Wright as well.

That's great advice. I love the term NFC (normal football contact), and will use that when allowing play to contact. I have used the term 'this isn't netball' on occasion, which I don't think is wise going forward!

That's good to know, as hopefully I will be going for level 4 next season

Yes was a bit of a soft one. Good to see referees in the CL games this week applying more common sense to tackles like that. I did a game at the weekend and players seemed to think I was letting a lot go, but I genuinely thought a lot of players were diving and making meals of tackles. I fear...

Yes, not clear he did that on the video, but the ref was closer and pretty certain if that's the case .

A penalty was taken by a Coventry player on 30 seconds on the clip. Slips over makes contact with the ball and hits the crossbar. Ref then gives an indirect free kick to Southampton. Can somebody please clarify what law has been applied here, as I cannot see anything obviously wrong with the...

At the time I thought straight red, then the whistle went and nobody mentioned it! Really bizarre from all the officials involved, which was a pretty incident free game and reffed well.

Wouldn’t have impacted the game as it was in the dying minutes, but really surprised this wasn’t t reviewed and given as a red card. Maybe being almost the last kick saved him?

Think managers and coaches need to look at the tactic of putting somebody on goalkeeper, rather than blaming referees and VAR. Always a high chance it will be a foul on the keeper or/and offside.

Similarly, I got pulled up on looking at my watch too often. Probably unconsciously looking down, so try to avoid doing that now.

The first half was littered with players holding their heads after minimal contact with Guimarães and Paquetá being the worst offenders. I think the ref had probably had enough by that stage, so let the free kick be taken quickly.

Thanks for the reply, really appreciate, as this is pretty much what I did. Was in a decent position and didn't see contact, so goal stood.

That is fantastic advice, as next season may be my first one with scored observations, so already worrying about missing things like this!

I was joking about disallowing the goal, as I would clearly play the advantage. I am still a bit unclear about why the defender could be penalised for stooping down. Has anyone given a free kick against a player doing this, as you state for "threatens injury to someone (including the player...

That would have caused a proper uproar. Disallow the goal and give and ifk to the attacking team instead. In one fail swoop annoys both teams equally! Tempting to give that a go next week if the same thing happens.

Can’t see how this wasn’t given as a penalty? Seems like a clear high kick into the chest. Is there some sort of unwritten rule that anyone doing VAR cannot override any decision on-field by Michael Oliver?

But the defender stooped down to head the ball, so I didn't think the attacker foot was in a dangerous position and there wasn't any obvious contact

Yes, probably should gone for the safe option and given it, but couldn't see any contact between the forward and defender.