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Baihu1983 13,375 posts
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mikew1985 15,299 posts
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Registered 14 years agoMeh his foot was trod on its exaggerated but that's the game now. Everyone from rashford to salah to kane does it. -
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Registered 9 years agoYeah it was soft, let's call it 2-1 instead. -
mikew1985 15,299 posts
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Registered 14 years agoIt's a penalty in the game now, it just is. Rightly or wrongly. If you don't go down as an attacker, you're an idiot. The refs have proved time and again that trying to stay on your feet gets you nothing. -
Dougs 98,009 posts
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Registered 18 years agoAside from against Saka the other day -
You-can-call-me-kal 22,783 posts
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Registered 15 years agoThis from Maguire also interesting.
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mikew1985 15,299 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI noticed that on MOTD, not while the game was on, certainly took a risk in blocking him off.
We were lucky to escape the first half level with Newcastle, if Wilson had been playing we'd have probably gone in a goal down.
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mikew1985 15,299 posts
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Registered 14 years agoDougs wrote:
Probably, I can't say I'm sure what incident you're referring to.
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captbirdseye 10,430 posts
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Registered 15 years agoHarry still thinking he's in Greece. -
Dougs 98,009 posts
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Registered 18 years agomikew1985 wrote:
The one where a blatant foul, much more of a penalty than any of these "soft" ones, was overturned by VAR. It didn't matter in the context of the game but was a ludicrous decision.
Dougs wrote:
Probably, I can't say I'm sure what incident you're referring to.
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mikew1985 15,299 posts
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Registered 14 years agoThe inconsistency of VAR has become more pronounced this season imo, you feel the discourse is absolutely having an effect on the decision making.
Of course it always has but it seems this season the random nature of how that affects each refs thinking is more pronounced. Why some things are being more extensively checked than others or what is or isn't a handball. -
JYM60 18,730 posts
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Registered 14 years agoThe replay of the Rashford pen looked like nothing happened really. The Newcastle player didn't protest at all and clearly knew he'd caught him though. -
Baihu1983 13,375 posts
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Registered 9 years agoYou-can-call-me-kal wrote:
Thug.
This from Maguire also interesting.
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muddyyfunster 911 posts
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Registered 10 years agoMy hope and expectation is that we are still in the teething stage of VAR and that the rules will be iterated.
To some degree, I'm not sure people know what they want and will always complain. Many (in my view reasonably) say that consistency is everything, but offside is the most ruthlessly consistent and objective part of the VAR process and people hate that as well, some even arguing for more subjectivity in offside.
I'd agree that more work needs to be done on VAR. It does sometimes feel like incidents get more attention when players appeal rather than based on a completely objective assessment. I had hoped that VAR would get rid of surrounding the ref. If anything it's got worse and is still being rewarded.
I can see the funny side in the fact that Luis got a red card for trying to avoid contact with a player, but Maguire didn't even get a yellow for changing direction to forearm smash a player into the net off the ball.
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You-can-call-me-kal 22,783 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI’m all for consistency in offside being implemented, but either the technology needs to be perfected, or decisions need to recognise the imperfection and allow attacking advantage within a recognised margin of error. -
simpleexplodingmaybe 16,375 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI don’t think we need technology to know Man U are dirty cheats -
DJCopa 2,530 posts
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Registered 14 years ago@You-can-call-me-kal Yep - tech just isn't there to be 100%. When the ball is kicked it could be a frame or 2 out, which is where they are looking at armpits, etc.
I would say a time limit and then go with the attacker if to can't be resolved, but that will probably cause more issues as the VAR person's own reaction time will be called into question.
It's almost as if this wasn't thought through from the start... -
Stuz359 389 posts
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Registered 16 years agoReminds me of the Futurama episode with the horse racing. Checking the result with a 'quantum finish.' 'No Fair, you changed the result by measuring it!' -
DakeyrasUK 4,920 posts
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Registered 8 years agoVar and offside isnt consistent. Firstly the use of an arm now being a reason for offside is ridiculous, secondly I still have major doubts over where lines get drawn let alone which frame they use to draw them. -
DakeyrasUK 4,920 posts
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Registered 8 years ago@Stuz359 hahaha love futurama! -
Trowel 24,196 posts
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Registered 17 years agoVilla have banned their players and staff from playing FPL after people worked out Grealish was injured from them transferring him out. -
Dougs 98,009 posts
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Registered 18 years agoYou-can-call-me-kal wrote:
Yes, exactly. Cricket recognises that the Hawkeye tech has a margin of error and account for that by favouring the onfield decision. No reason why the same can't happen. Would need everyone to accept that what is given one game, may not another.
I’m all for consistency in offside being implemented, but either the technology needs to be perfected, or decisions need to recognise the imperfection and allow attacking advantage within a recognised margin of error. -
Kay 20,991 posts
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Registered 17 years agoSurely that Maguire elbow was violent conduct that the FA should have looked into after the game?
Edit: Okay, violent conduction is a bit of an exaggeration, but he did clatter him into the goal with his elbow without even attempting to go for the ball.
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You-can-call-me-kal 22,783 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI’d call it violent conduct. -
DakeyrasUK 4,920 posts
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Registered 8 years agoYeah I would say it is worthy of a straight red anywhere on the pitch. -
SolidSCB 14,913 posts
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Registered 12 years agoJust caught a top tier Facebook comment from one of those foreign fans that always flood the comments.
"Hope the fuel prices in Ghana go as low as Martial's workrate".
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bzzct 2,225 posts
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Registered 17 years agoFor VAR off-sides, even if you could tech your way out of issues with frame timing etc., the other issue is that by measuring whether any relevant body part is off-side by millimetres, you're measuring something the player is unable to measure themselves in the moment.
An attacker that to the extent a human can tell is successfully remaining level with the defensive line while running is going to be constantly flitting on and off-side as strides alternate etc. So then it becomes almost pot luck as to whether he turned out to have been offside at the moment the ball was kicked. -
Kay 20,991 posts
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Registered 17 years agoYou-can-call-me-kal wrote:
True, he went in with the elbow to the head from what I can see. It's pretty ludicrous that players can still get away with shit like that, considering some of the soft penalties and red cards we've seen recently.
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muddyyfunster 911 posts
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Registered 10 years agobzzct wrote:
I see your point but in reality the attacker will be trying to stay on side and the defender might be trying to play them off. Both parties can/do/will continue to leave a sensible margin in their positioning. If you are a striker and genuinely attempting to stay 1mm onside I'd argue that's a bit stupid as you are likely to get caught off for minimal gain. Better to play it safe and position yourself to be 30cm onside instead.
For VAR off-sides, even if you could tech your way out of issues with frame timing etc., the other issue is that by measuring whether any relevant body part is off-side by millimetres, you're measuring something the player is unable to measure themselves in the moment.
An attacker that to the extent a human can tell is successfully remaining level with the defensive line while running is going to be constantly flitting on and off-side as strides alternate etc. So then it becomes almost pot luck as to whether he turned out to have been offside at the moment the ball was kicked.
The timing issues can be solved by frame by frame tracking and interpolation. The tech should catch up soon and will only improve. There's precedent in other sports.
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Total smash and grab from Palace.
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