Did you not see the trip just outside of the box? The holding offence occurred after. In my opinion, it should have been a free kick but it took me five replays to get to that decision. Had video technology been used, a free kick could well have been on the cards.I'm far from convinced it was a foul, seems incredibly soft and that the fall may not actually be a result of the pull. But agree with the fact that once you've given the foul, it has to be red regardless of if it's in the PA or not.
I also think the trip outside of the box is the key to decide that it was a clear foul.Absolutely nailed on decision from Mike Dean, although the initial contact on Alli's heel was made outside of the box. Alli managed to get a shot off but had he not been fouled, a player of his calibre would have almost certainly got it on target, therefore it is DOGSO. Well done MD.
Did you not see the trip just outside of the box? The holding offence occurred after. In my opinion, it should have been a free kick but it took me five replays to get to that decision. Had video technology been used, a free kick could well have been on the cards.
In that case, we should surely be questioning the decision to give red more? If he's given a foul for a trip and believes it to be inside the box, then surely he can only give red if he decides the player wasn't going for the ball? Now it's been a while since I saw it, but that would have seemed very harsh to me - hence why I assume the foul was a soft one given for the pull, which would justify red, but then raises other questions.Did you not see the trip just outside of the box? The holding offence occurred after. In my opinion, it should have been a free kick but it took me five replays to get to that decision. Had video technology been used, a free kick could well have been on the cards.
In that case, we should surely be questioning the decision to give red more? If he's given a foul for a trip and believes it to be inside the box, then surely he can only give red if he decides the player wasn't going for the ball? Now it's been a while since I saw it, but that would have seemed very harsh to me - hence why I assume the foul was a soft one given for the pull, which would justify red, but then raises other questions.