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https://www.nbcsports.com/video/john-stones-receives-red-card-manchester-city-against-aston-villa (I realize this is likely geo-blocked. If someone can also post a version for those of you in the UK to view, I'd appreciate it!)
At the end of the sequence, sending Stones off was the right call. My question is how did this even need a VAR review? The "challenge" happened in front of the benches, so you'd have the fourth official with a really good look and even AR1 likely having a decent angle. I'm not sure how Anthony Taylor and AR1 (I think Neil Davies was AR1 based on the order of ARs in the assignment listing I saw) couldn't have been in Coote's (EDIT - It was Bankes and not Coote) ear advising a send-off. I realize Coote (EDIT-Bankes) had a long run after the cross-field ball, so I can understand if he didn't have a great view. But the two assistants on that sideline - particularly Taylor - should have been in Coote's ear advising a send off.
To me, it just feels like another example of going with the "safe" option of a caution and then allowing VAR to work as a backstop instead of stepping up and making the send-off call on the field.
At the end of the sequence, sending Stones off was the right call. My question is how did this even need a VAR review? The "challenge" happened in front of the benches, so you'd have the fourth official with a really good look and even AR1 likely having a decent angle. I'm not sure how Anthony Taylor and AR1 (I think Neil Davies was AR1 based on the order of ARs in the assignment listing I saw) couldn't have been in Coote's (EDIT - It was Bankes and not Coote) ear advising a send-off. I realize Coote (EDIT-Bankes) had a long run after the cross-field ball, so I can understand if he didn't have a great view. But the two assistants on that sideline - particularly Taylor - should have been in Coote's ear advising a send off.
To me, it just feels like another example of going with the "safe" option of a caution and then allowing VAR to work as a backstop instead of stepping up and making the send-off call on the field.
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