?? where is VAR when you need it ??

[lincs22]

This certainly make Welbeck's dive look amateur.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43472827

Any guess how many more games this referee will have? 0?

 

[Ciley Myrus]

Even worse are the comments attibuted to the striker, admitiing his actions
To me, this is on par with say, steriod cheating in cycling, and should be treated as such, a long long ban
Yes the referee has a shocker but the whole starting point here is he, along with the other team, have been cheated.

 

[bester]

A penalty would have been the correct decision for an attempt to trip. The farcical dive makes it very difficult to give.

 

[CapnBloodbeard]

A penalty would have been the correct decision for an attempt to trip. The farcical dive makes it very difficult to give.

But the attempt to trip had no effect on play whatsoever. Not going to award a penalty for something that has caused no harm to an opponent and hasn't affected play.

This is appalling refereeing though. And a disgusting cheat from the attacker.

Leaves you in a frustrating position as the AR too - what do you do here?