You may have seen this on BT Sport during the West Ham v Spurs game on Saturday afternoon, unfortunately I was there.
In the second half Son was substituted at a point where he was on the far side of the pitch, furthest away from the benches. He then walked very slowly to the bench while the West Ham fans went crazy (we were 3-1 down at the time).
In the eyes of the law, Michael Oliver should have insisted that Son went off on the far side so the substitution happened quicker. I can only assume that as it was a London derby the concluded that Son could be in danger or could incite an incident if he walked around the outside of the pitch (anyone who has been to the Olympic stadium will realise how far away from the pitch the fans are).
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? The new rule was brought in to combat this exact scenario of time wasting and walking off the pitch yet Son was allowed to do it without penalty.
In the second half Son was substituted at a point where he was on the far side of the pitch, furthest away from the benches. He then walked very slowly to the bench while the West Ham fans went crazy (we were 3-1 down at the time).
In the eyes of the law, Michael Oliver should have insisted that Son went off on the far side so the substitution happened quicker. I can only assume that as it was a London derby the concluded that Son could be in danger or could incite an incident if he walked around the outside of the pitch (anyone who has been to the Olympic stadium will realise how far away from the pitch the fans are).
Does anyone have any thoughts on this? The new rule was brought in to combat this exact scenario of time wasting and walking off the pitch yet Son was allowed to do it without penalty.