Norway Vs England

[ladbroke8745]

This wiregate saga...
Surely all cameras are recording at the same time, including the spidercam.
Why dont they just show that image and see if the camera "rocks". Surely any outside knock would make the camera wobble momentarily.

 

[bester]

Spidercam has stabilisers due to the wind, so wouldn't necessarily show as a vibration on the video

We don't even know if VAR checked the video of the balls flight which doesn't help stop a conspiracy narrative.

 

[Paul_10]

I like to compare this Spence incident to what most full backs do when running towards their own corner flag and an attacker chasing them down. They deliberately get in between ball and player and fall over at the slightest of touches to win a cheap free kick. In a lot of cases its just a case of getting something in front and falling down.
How is this different?

Difference is the punishment is more severe and a defender has every right to shield the ball out of play in that situation. In this situation what is Spence shielding the ball for for one and secondly he exaggerated a movement to towards the right and actually you could argue he fouled the defender by doing that.

I think Micah Richards got the analysis spot on in his demonstration with Shearer, he did not put his body Infront to shield the ball and he was bundled over, the attacker initiated all contact by wrapping his leg around the defender, what is the defender meant to do there?

 

[DavidObs]

Difference is the punishment is more severe and a defender has every right to shield the ball out of play in that situation. In this situation what is Spence shielding the ball for for one and secondly he exaggerated a movement to towards the right and actually you could argue he fouled the defender by doing that.

I think Micah Richards got the analysis spot on in his demonstration with Shearer, he did not put his body Infront to shield the ball and he was bundled over, the attacker initiated all contact by wrapping his leg around the defender, what is the defender meant to do there?

Shearer the ex forward v Richards the ex defender identifies/confirms the mixed views shared by many on this forum.

 

[JamesL]

"A player may shield the ball by taking a position between an opponent and the ball if the ball is within playing distance and the opponent is not held off with the arms or body. If the ball is within playing distance, the player may be fairly charged by an opponent."

Tbh this is really one where I am comfortable with any decision by the referee. I personally think it's a penalty.
What I'm really not comfortable with is the VAR intervention. It is not a clear and obvious in my opinion, which I appreciate has a bias of being in agreement with the penalty initially awarded.