Corcaigh_the_Cat
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No attempt to tackle, just brought him down. Fair yellow.Poor yellow card for Isaiah Jones I thought..
No attempt to tackle, just brought him down. Fair yellow.Poor yellow card for Isaiah Jones I thought..
It was soft and I thought he got a bit of the ballNo attempt to tackle, just brought him down. Fair yellow.
The dive!’? Should have been booked for itYes. Loads of Villa fans believe they should have had a penalty. Not seen any footage of that?
He needs to stop doing this though. When he loses the ball usually if he has made a mistake...He often does a daft foul/challenge to try and make up for it. It's usually a foul though.It was soft and I thought he got a bit of the ball
Ref was good generally, but it was a definite penalty, but only after viewing from a couple of different angles. The ref doesn't have that luxury.Yes. Loads of Villa fans believe they should have had a penalty. Not seen any footage of that?
I'm sure it was Ally Mccoist today (or may have been another commentator over the last day or so) who said they were enjoying watching a match with no VAR....Refs allowed to make the decision and the game goes on, no stopping and starting, reviewing etcKonsa said in his post-match interview that they defended differently due to the lack of VAR. That is pretty telling because it shows that VAR is considered part of the game and is a big part of tactical thinking. Not having a get-out-of-jail card means you have to defend properly and rely on the officials, be they right or wrong. Apart from the Jones challenge, I don't think there was any dwelling on incidents and it made for a better flow of the game. The ref didn't get everything right, but he didn't make any glaring errors or should I say he wasn't undermined by a team of officials endlessly replaying incidents looking for any infraction.
So he was biased then?I thought he was superb - in control, let the game flow, allowed robust but fair challenges, didn't fall for Villa's Premier League entitlement antics, didn't fall for the play acting from both sides, yellow cards for gobbing off etc etc
Excellent