Rubadub
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Had a match this afternoon - Blues v Maroons. A maroon player inside the blues half is under pressure and can only really play the ball backwards towards his deep defence. He does so but hits it hard enough for the ball to go all the way back to the keeper. Maroon central defender is asking if his GK can pick it up, my initial reaction is no so say so.
Having an extra second of thought, it appeared highly unlikely he was trying to pass it back to the keeper specifically, it seemed more of a kick in panic so as to not concede possession. But that's fine because the keeper isn't under pressure so surely won't pick it up.
He picks it up.
By now of course I believe the pass wasn't intended for the GK so signal to play on. Cue arguably justified hysteria from blues saying it must be a IDFK as I had recently said it would be. I talk to the biggest moaners and say I had changed my mind and it wasn't a deliberate pass to the keeper. But they're having none of it; bye bye integrity and, I suspect, club marks from blues.
Could I have handled this better? Should I have waited an extra second or two before answering the defender's question or perhaps have ignored it? Or should I have gone with my initial gut feeling and give the IDFK? Or just maybe did I not do a lot wrong at all? Would appreciate your thoughts.
Having an extra second of thought, it appeared highly unlikely he was trying to pass it back to the keeper specifically, it seemed more of a kick in panic so as to not concede possession. But that's fine because the keeper isn't under pressure so surely won't pick it up.
He picks it up.
By now of course I believe the pass wasn't intended for the GK so signal to play on. Cue arguably justified hysteria from blues saying it must be a IDFK as I had recently said it would be. I talk to the biggest moaners and say I had changed my mind and it wasn't a deliberate pass to the keeper. But they're having none of it; bye bye integrity and, I suspect, club marks from blues.
Could I have handled this better? Should I have waited an extra second or two before answering the defender's question or perhaps have ignored it? Or should I have gone with my initial gut feeling and give the IDFK? Or just maybe did I not do a lot wrong at all? Would appreciate your thoughts.