A recent thing I've noticed among the players that I ref is that if a player shows even the minimal amount of studs players on the opposite team go banzai. Now I'm not talking about reckless ones over the ball or onto ankles say, I'm referring to ones where the player cleanly takes the ball, often no even touching the opposite player, yet even if he's slide on the floor and heel is on the floor so to speak everyone to a man is screaming for a red card.
Again to reiterate I'm not talking about off the floor lunges or shin snappers, just good clean challenges with the foot slightly upward. I think the TV commentators don't help because every game I watch they always bang on about studs up. I think it's gone silly now, are hey only allowed to tackle with the tips of their toes??
I know it's retrospective to a game but what's everyone's thinking on these? Am I off on my thinking here?
Again to reiterate I'm not talking about off the floor lunges or shin snappers, just good clean challenges with the foot slightly upward. I think the TV commentators don't help because every game I watch they always bang on about studs up. I think it's gone silly now, are hey only allowed to tackle with the tips of their toes??
I know it's retrospective to a game but what's everyone's thinking on these? Am I off on my thinking here?