ARSENAL VS CHELSEA
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NewRefBrendan
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Only thing I could think of was the distance from which kovacic jumped in from, reckless tackle YC see ya
I’ve always argued that pundits/commentators should have to do LOTG test. These people give their opinions to millions of people around the world without actually knowing what they are talking about. I actually think it makes our job at grassroots level harder as they take these opinions as fact and try and argue the same on a Sunday morning
I can't really understand what has happened there. He flashed a very quick yellow card with no red, and it subsequently transpired that was for Ceballos, I think for calling for a caution. It then takes an age to show Kovacic his yellow and subsequent red, and the timing of all this seemed very odd. I can only assume someone had a word over comms to say that Kovacic should be cautioned for the challenge.
However it happened though it was a really poor decision.
However it happened though it was a really poor decision.
Just for a change, the MO's will get the blame for a poor dismissal decision, yet it was Xhaka who was complicit with the usual cheating. I wanted Arsenal to win, but the game will always be broken until they fix the cheating (which they won't because it's part of the show)
RefIADad
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I thought Taylor was excellent in the first half. Great spot on the foul just outside of the area, good caution for Mount’s persistence, and the penalty call/SPA caution/no DOGSO was a great call.
The second half wasn’t so great. This is why I personally think Oliver is a better referee than Taylor is. At their bests, I think Taylor is a little better. However, I think Oliver is more consistent and does a better job managing heated/difficult situations. The margins are pretty close, but I just think Oliver is ahead by a slight margin because he doesn’t have as many rough patches.
The second half wasn’t so great. This is why I personally think Oliver is a better referee than Taylor is. At their bests, I think Taylor is a little better. However, I think Oliver is more consistent and does a better job managing heated/difficult situations. The margins are pretty close, but I just think Oliver is ahead by a slight margin because he doesn’t have as many rough patches.
First YC could have been red.
Fanzone: not as odd as his writing a name on a yellow card then changing it to a red.
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onthebrink
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They showed it after the game - he was just in.
I believe it wasn’t deemed DOGSO due to a covering defender
I've seen t he stills on the TV and that defender was nowhere near closes enough - in my opinion. At first contact definitely but at the end i still think defender was too far way. What made it tricky is the defender carries on running when the whistle is blown and it's looks better for the defending team.
Yeah, but was the ball?
I don't buy this. If they had said the attacker didn't have the ball under control, then I could accept it.
On the double jeopardy point about penalty and dismissal, we already have the option to downgrade a red to a yellow and a yellow to a warning, depending on the outcome, how about a law change whereby the offender is dismissed if the goal is not scored from the penalty?
Really? Early DOGSO and you give the offended against team the option of scoring a goal or missing it so they can play most of the match against ten opponents?
PinnerPaul
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He wasn't - mostly - body and legs outside but crucially hands and the ball were 'inside' - only saw it once but certainly on the line at worse.
If AT had gone with DOGSO, it couldn't be downgraded to yellow as it was a pulling offence. I think Rodriguez was close enough to go with SPA (no downgrade, so YC for pulling). I would go with the lesser charge if I wasn't sure, so I thought it (SPA) was the correct call