Morris goal stands. As a Luton fan I have skin in this one so not trusting my opinion but what does everyone think about the potential foul on Trafford?
And this is where the optics are wrong.It's a very clear foul for me, the key is that Adebayo moves in the opposite direction to the ball ball and just barges into the keeper. Whether it ticks clear and obvious no one knows.
Yeah I said foul straight away and didn't celebrate, seems like a deliberate step in from Adebayo.It's a very clear foul for me, the key is that Adebayo moves in the opposite direction to the ball ball and just barges into the keeper. Whether it ticks clear and obvious no one knows.
I don't think what the keeper does is relevant here. Adebayo moves in the opposite direction to the play and the ball into the keeper, why is he doing that if he isn't aiming to impact the keeper? If a 6'4" 16 stone striker barges in front of you then you have zero chance of getting off the ground.For me it's not a foul. The keepers still got two feet on the ground, he's made no attempt to jump for the ball and with the contact he throws himself to the ground thinking he'll get the standard free kick that keepers get for any contact.
He's clearly about to jumpFor me it's not a foul. The keepers still got two feet on the ground, he's made no attempt to jump for the ball and with the contact he throws himself to the ground thinking he'll get the standard free kick that keepers get for any contact.
And to put it in context, James Trafford had come and taken almost every cross into the penalty area up until that point. Fair play to Luton to work this out and block him off, but it doesn't sit comfortably with me.He's clearly about to jump
Does the attacker not have the same right as the keeper to move into the space? They are both moving into the same space, so is this not a coming together?I don't think what the keeper does is relevant here. Adebayo moves in the opposite direction to the play and the ball into the keeper, why is he doing that if he isn't aiming to impact the keeper? If a 6'4" 16 stone striker barges in front of you then you have zero chance of getting off the ground.
I'd day these are two vastly differing scenariosDoes the attacker not have the same right as the keeper to move into the space? They are both moving into the same space, so is this not a coming together?
Edit. To add, I don't think it's a barge. Usually a free kick is given for this. There is precedence this season when the Wycombe keeper in the Barnsley v Wycombe game had contact from the Barnsey attacker and he had control of the ball in two hands and dropped it and the goal was given.
I agree law 12 states a goalkeeper can't be challenged when they have control of the ball, like the Wycombe keeper did.I'd day these are two vastly differing scenarios
Ask yourself what was the attacker trying to do. He isn't looking at where the ball is landing, he is moving in the opposite direction directly into where the goalkeeper is standing. Its a clearly rehearsed tactical move, one attacker drops deep and the other blocks off the keeper to make space for him. In moving away from the ball and making contact with the keeper that is an easy DFK.I agree law 12 states a goalkeeper can't be challenged when they have control of the ball, like the Wycombe keeper did.
I really do want to learn, but I have looked through the lotg and I can't see anything that makes this a foul. I know it's normally given as a free kick and it's what the game expects. I would say it is a block and not a barge and if it was two outfield players it wouldn't be an issue. If the keeper had already left the ground and the contact was made then I would give a free kick.
I've looked back at the lotg and realised I missed the impedes with contact sentence. So it should have been a free kick.Ask yourself what was the attacker trying to do. He isn't looking at where the ball is landing, he is moving in the opposite direction directly into where the goalkeeper is standing. Its a clearly rehearsed tactical move, one attacker drops deep and the other blocks off the keeper to make space for him. In moving away from the ball and making contact with the keeper that is an easy DFK.
Is it possible that the keepers jazz hands cost him getting a free kick and VAR overturning the decision?