santa sangria
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This is a massive hole in the LotG and the most significant case in the EPL was Pickford causing VVD’s long term injury.
There’s nothing in the LotG that says it’s not a foul if you are trying to make a save/block, and yet fouls while saving/blocking in and around the box are not penalised or expected to be penalised - though the same thing 30 yards from goal will be penalised.
This is nonsense. It encourages fouls by GKs in particular, puts GKs in more dangerous situations and disadvantages attackers.
It seems such any easy win to clarify this - make it clear that saves/blocks can be fouls, that the correct restart should be applied (e.g. ball in play) .. we’d get more consistency, less injuries and more goals.
The OP is not going to be a penalty for most referees. I would have to be there and decide on context. But it really should be fixed!
There’s nothing in the LotG that says it’s not a foul if you are trying to make a save/block, and yet fouls while saving/blocking in and around the box are not penalised or expected to be penalised - though the same thing 30 yards from goal will be penalised.
This is nonsense. It encourages fouls by GKs in particular, puts GKs in more dangerous situations and disadvantages attackers.
It seems such any easy win to clarify this - make it clear that saves/blocks can be fouls, that the correct restart should be applied (e.g. ball in play) .. we’d get more consistency, less injuries and more goals.
The OP is not going to be a penalty for most referees. I would have to be there and decide on context. But it really should be fixed!
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