He wa stood right in front of it. He couldnāt have had a better view if heād paid for it. Shocker of a āchallengeā and a red all day long.
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Quite. I get a bit sick of managers using the stock āI didnāt see the incidentā card, particularly when as you say, he really couldnāt have not seen it. I bet if it had been one of his players getting his leg snapped heād have fucking seen that.
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How the f did Walcott not get a penalty for that tackle
Fuck knows.
Even the taters were laughing at that one
Interesting that Walcott said it wasnāt a penalty.
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To me that felt like a somewhat diplomatic response rather than taking the stance the interviewer was fishing for. Tempered by the post-match buzz perhaps? Had we lost/drawn, he may well have said the opposite.
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Possibly. But he brushed it off very quickly.
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True. Iām not saying I wasnāt surprised by his response mind you!
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They played it again last night from a different angle in the post match chat and it looks like the defender got a touch on the ball onto Walcottās leg. I was convinced it was a pen but after watching this particular clip I have to say, no pen.
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Good news this - will hopefully end the shirt sleeve offside calls
Cant they just make it simply by saying its the front foot that is the marker only?
Iām sorry but I donāt understand what difference that is going to make, no matter the width of the line there will still be the issue where the attackerās line is marginally in front of the defenderās line.
What they should do is :-
- Make the lines thicker
- Centre them on the forward points on the attacker and defender
- If thereās space between the lines then theyāre offside.
- Simples.
Isnt that a misprint?
Thicker Vars are going to do lines, surely