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Houston v Seattle

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ladbroke8745 said:
Watched this last night..

Houston captain Hector Herrera got sent off following receiving a yellow card for a foul.
And no, it wasn't an upgrade.
VAR spotted something and recommended a review.

After Hector was shown the yellow card, he walked behind the referee and deliberately aimed at, and spat, at the referees feet in what looks like disgust.

Great use of VAR.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853243218755817498
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The best use of VAR ever?
 
Guy's a total bellend. The Joe Marler of MLS.

Obviously Houston's season is over, but hopefully he doesn't play for the opening 10 matches.
 
I think the coach’s comments about the incident are appalling - he seems to think that the player was unlucky to be sent off!

“After the tie, head coach Ben Olsen stressed that he hadn't had a chance to review the incident, but that the conduct on the pitch was well below par.

'I have to look at what Hector did, for the red card,' he said in his post-match remarks. But we've had five, six red cards against Seattle, it just seems like every time we play them we end up getting red cards.

'We have to make sure we're smart and give us the best opportunities to win.'

When questioned on the incident directly, he added: 'No, I haven't talked to him about it, just addressed the team.

'From what I saw, he spat at the referee, and any time you do that you're at the mercy of these guys.' “

This needs a serious ban to ensure people like this understand how wrong the player’s conduct was. Unfortunately his contract is up at the end of the season so if it’s not renewed it won’t have the necessary effect.
 
markref said:
I think the coach’s comments about the incident are appalling - he seems to think that the player was unlucky to be sent off!

“After the tie, head coach Ben Olsen stressed that he hadn't had a chance to review the incident, but that the conduct on the pitch was well below par.

'I have to look at what Hector did, for the red card,' he said in his post-match remarks. But we've had five, six red cards against Seattle, it just seems like every time we play them we end up getting red cards.

'We have to make sure we're smart and give us the best opportunities to win.'

When questioned on the incident directly, he added: 'No, I haven't talked to him about it, just addressed the team.

'From what I saw, he spat at the referee, and any time you do that you're at the mercy of these guys.' “

This needs a serious ban to ensure people like this understand how wrong the player’s conduct was. Unfortunately his contract is up at the end of the season so if it’s not renewed it won’t have the necessary effect.
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I read that slightly differently. I think he is condemning the act but condemning it on the basis of how it effects his team when a man gets sent off, and not the disgusting nature of it itself. Disappointing, but I don't think he's disputing the red, I think he's saying his team lose their discipline too easily.
 
Following the match, Ben Olsen chased referee Armando Villarreal off the field while aggressively dissenting, which clearly violates Law 12.

Olsen should also be suspended for his actions. The last two years have seen a disturbing pattern of incidents against match officials in the MLS playoffs. Last year, a player broke into the officials’ changing room after a match. Also last year, Vancouver head coach Vanni Sartini made a crude at best reference about people knowing where to look if the referee in his match was found in a local creek outside of town. The league has to start taking these types of players incidents more seriously and hand out significant punishment. Last year’s punishments clearly did not send the desired effect.
 
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