Norway Vs England

[one]

I really can't think of many example of this a) being said by the majority on here and b) penalties being awarded in these scenarios.

Look at all the penalties 'earned' by Kane (or some he tried to earn) and you will find plenty of examples. I think I know what he is referring to.

 

[JamesL]

Look at all the penalties 'earned' by Kane (or some he tried to earn) and you will find plenty of examples. I think I know what he is referring to.

I can't think of any penalties that have been given where the attacker has bumped into the GK. If anything that usually goes the other way.

And certainly no one on here is supporting that either.

If you are referencing Kane's tendency to bump into players who are in the air they have rarely if ever resulted in a penalty being awarded!

 

[one]

I can't think of any penalties that have been given where the attacker has bumped into the GK. If anything that usually goes the other way.

And certainly no one on here is supporting that either.

If you are referencing Kane's tendency to bump into players who are in the air they have rarely if ever resulted in a penalty being awarded!

I think it comes down to what we take 'bumping' as. What I took it as is when the keeper runs for the ball and dive with hands outstretched (often in a one on one). The striker kicks the ball away/past the keeper and deliberately either runs directly into the keeper's body/arms or moves their foot into a different path than normal to make contact with the keeper. It is given as a penalty more often than not. The latter is cheating and the former is at least questionale. The striker is playing for a penalty rather then scoring a goal from open play.

 

[bester]

Fine line between drawing contact, taking contact and initiating contact.

@one you know if the player avoids contact he's not getting a penalty despite being disadvantaged by avoiding the goalkeeper's arm.

 

[one]

Fine line between drawing contact, taking contact and initiating contact.

@one you know if the player avoids contact he's not getting a penalty despite being disadvantaged by avoiding the goalkeeper's arm.

Hence the use of the word 'questionable'. It's withing the laws of the game but not the spirit of it the way I understand it.

It is not so much about avoiding contact. Mor about making the most out of it to buy a foul which otherwise would not have been. And I am not blaming players.

You say fine line, I say grey area.