Ian 1,129 Posted December 26, 2021 Can anyone explain why no action at all was taken to a clearly deliberate stamp? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted December 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Ian said: Can anyone explain why no action at all was taken to a clearly deliberate stamp? I missed that, who, what, when, where? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canarydan23 4,060 Posted December 26, 2021 Xhaka on Sargent? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,229 Posted December 26, 2021 Because it wasn’t seen. But Saka should retrospectively receive a ban IMO, was blatantly obvious and irrelevant that Williams wasn’t injured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,129 Posted December 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Monty13 said: Because it wasn’t seen. But Saka should retrospectively receive a ban IMO, was blatantly obvious and irrelevant that Williams wasn’t injured. VAR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,410 Posted December 26, 2021 Because Saka is a good boy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,129 Posted December 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, canarydan23 said: Xhaka on Sargent? Saka on Williams I believe. Replays clearly picked it up so I find it difficult to believe VAR didn't. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,229 Posted December 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Ian said: VAR. Did they even check it? Didn’t see anything to suggest they did. As to why they didn’t who knows. After the fact though it should be acknowledged and punished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,423 Posted December 26, 2021 😂😂😂 not a chance an Arsenal player to do river dance on one of our players and get away with it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Helsinki canary 240 Posted December 26, 2021 Clear stamp on the back of Williams thigh when he was face down on the ground, tv coverage clearly showed the incident Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,410 Posted December 26, 2021 He got A stars in his GCSEs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,129 Posted December 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Monty13 said: Did they even check it? Didn’t see anything to suggest they did. As to why they didn’t who knows. After the fact though it should be acknowledged and punished. No idea, but if not why not? Why was Ronaldo's pen. reffered and given, but McLean's wasn't? VAR is a joke. , Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,933 Posted December 26, 2021 Even I'm a bit baffled why a penalty wasn't given for a tug on McLean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,229 Posted December 26, 2021 Just now, Ian said: No idea, but if not why not? Why was Ronaldo's pen. reffered and given, but McLean's wasn't? VAR is a joke. , I don’t disagree on why VAR didn’t see it, but McCleans situation was much softer than Ronaldo IMO, I still blame Max for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Helsinki canary 240 Posted December 26, 2021 Just now, TheGunnShow said: Even I'm a bit baffled why a penalty wasn't given for a tug on McLean. Agreed, it was a clear tug on his shoulder and much more a goal scoring position than Ronaldo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,410 Posted December 26, 2021 Because football is about the product. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,129 Posted December 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Monty13 said: I don’t disagree on why VAR didn’t see it, but McCleans situation was much softer than Ronaldo IMO, I still blame Max for that. I suggest you watch both incidents side by side. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Real Buh 3,423 Posted December 26, 2021 https://www.planetfootball.com/videos/watch-arsenal-granit-xhaka-gets-away-with-vicious-stamp-on-leeds-raphinha/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,202 Posted December 26, 2021 Would have made all the difference. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,129 Posted December 26, 2021 Just now, Capt. Pants said: Would have made all the difference. What's your point? That we're so **** we might as well just let the opposition break our players' legs too? In fact, why even bother refereeing our games as we are absolutely abysmal? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank shoots Skyler 2,094 Posted December 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ian said: In fact, why even bother refereeing our games as we are absolutely abysmal? Are we not though…? I think the point is more that yes the ref was **** today, and the Arsenal players were *** from start to finish, but honestly when the team in yellow plays so incompetently it’s really hard for me to care about a few rubbish refereeing decisions Fortunately for the referees we’re playing so badly right now that even 3-4 key decisions all going wrongly against us wouldn’t affect the overall outcome of the game 😆  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,129 Posted December 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, Hank shoots Skyler said: Are we not though…? I think the point is more that yes the ref was **** today, and the Arsenal players were *** from start to finish, but honestly when the team in yellow plays so incompetently it’s really hard for me to care about a few rubbish refereeing decisions Fortunately for the referees we’re playing so badly right now that even 3-4 key decisions all going wrongly against us wouldn’t affect the overall outcome of the game 😆  I can't agree with that in the sligtest. We didn't lay a glove on Arsenal today, but that has zero relevance as to whether these consistently biased and incompetent VAR decisions are in any way acceptable or justifiable.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,314 Posted December 26, 2021 The (non) penalty was an absolute disgrace of a decision after the one awarded to Ronaldo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ 1,218 Posted December 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Jim Smith said: The (non) penalty was an absolute disgrace of a decision after the one awarded to Ronaldo. No consistency whatsoever, the state of refereeing in this league is about the worst it's ever been Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank shoots Skyler 2,094 Posted December 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ian said: I can't agree with that in the sligtest. We didn't lay a glove on Arsenal today, but that has zero relevance as to whether these consistently biased and incompetent VAR decisions are in any way acceptable or justifiable. Don’t get me wrong I’m not trying to invalidate your OP at all. I haven’t seen the decision so can’t comment too much, if it was truly dangerous / injury threatening then I would agree it’s a valid question. But generally when I watch my own team perform as pitifully as I did today I find it really hard to get worked up about any officiating (unless said officiating has impacted the result). Just too worn down by how poorly we’ve been playing of late.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,129 Posted December 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, Hank shoots Skyler said: Don’t get me wrong I’m not trying to invalidate your OP at all. I haven’t seen the decision so can’t comment too much, if it was truly dangerous / injury threatening then I would agree it’s a valid question. But generally when I watch my own team perform as pitifully as I did today I find it really hard to get worked up about any officiating (unless said officiating has impacted the result). Just too worn down by how poorly we’ve been playing of late.  We're abysmal at the moment, without question. There's no way we're turning anything around if every major VAR decision is incorrectly going against us though. Would a draw against Man U have been a turning point? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank shoots Skyler 2,094 Posted December 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Ian said: We're abysmal at the moment, without question. There's no way we're turning anything around if every major VAR decision is incorrectly going against us though. Would a draw against Man U have been a turning point? I didn’t think that decision was wrong to be honest, it looked like Aaron’s tugged him over pretty clearly - but hypothetically yes if I thought it was a bad decision then of course I’d be fuming to have it go against us and clearly change the game. And sadly yes it could’ve been a turning point, just like Wolves and Newcastle could’ve been too had we got the result we should’ve got. It feels like it’s all too far gone now though, whatever bounce there was from Smith we now appear to have thudded back to ground… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Angry 1,547 Posted December 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, Hank shoots Skyler said: Don’t get me wrong I’m not trying to invalidate your OP at all. I haven’t seen the decision so can’t comment too much, if it was truly dangerous / injury threatening then I would agree it’s a valid question. But generally when I watch my own team perform as pitifully as I did today I find it really hard to get worked up about any officiating (unless said officiating has impacted the result). Just too worn down by how poorly we’ve been playing of late.  It was barely worth calling it a stamp, it was a bit of petulance from Saka, possibly could have been a yellow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian 1,129 Posted December 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Mr Angry said: It was barely worth calling it a stamp, it was a bit of petulance from Saka, possibly could have been a yellow. It was a deliberate stamp. I've seen far softer "headbutts" given as red cards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ward 3 371 Posted December 26, 2021 1 hour ago, KeiranShikari said: Because Saka is a good boy. Because he lost England the euros. Let's all applaud him at the start of the season. Joking, you can't blame saka for the euros he was decent, but is golden boy now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites