Today’s Football 2021/22 Season

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A few more bad decisions and hopefully El Cholo full on chins Klopp after the game.

 

[dannyboy]

He got a straight red for kicking through his opponent multiple yards away from the ball. As I said usually they let that go as yellow but if you're just kicking a player with so little intention of playing the ball isn't it just the same as kicking out at a player who doesn't have it?

Funny how referees always seem to take a stand against these kinds of things when it favours that lot.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Especially after Mane got a talking to after simulation having been booked already

The second yellow doesn’t apply for Liverpool. See Milner v City, Alexander Arnold in the derby against us. Just won’t happen. Can’t remember the last red card that got whereas it seems that teams who are their peers quality wise pick them up far more regularly.

 

[TheBigIguana]

It was a professional foul in the middle of the pitch. Yellow all day long. Ridiculous refereeing. You’ll never see another red given for that. Utterly ridiculous.

I've seen reds given for that before.

But that isn't what I'm even saying. What I am saying is that the game would benefit if fouls like that were red because a. it opens up the game more and b. it is fairly unsafe to allow players to just kick out at others with no attempt to play football.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Funny how referees always seem to take a stand against these kind of things when it favours that lot.

Well yeah.

 

[Saint Domingo]

I've seen reds given for that before.

But that isn't what I'm even saying. What I am saying is that the game would benefit if fouls like that were red because a. it opens up the game more and b. it is fairly unsafe to allow players to just kick out at others with no attempt to play football.

Multiple players would walk every week if that’s a ref card. Ridiculous decision but in keeping with the general standard of refereeing when Liverpool play.

 

[NathDogg]

Satan's back in his exec box at the pit I see!

I can't wait for the nonsense the pinkies will spout in work tomorrow, about how thats a great, correct decision by the ref.

Just imagine the scenes if that was given against them!

 

[TheBigIguana]

Multiple players would walk every week if that’s a ref card. Ridiculous decision but in keeping with the general standard of refereeing when Liverpool play.

Players can adjust to the rules. And not every professional foul would be red. But kicking players legs from under them with your chance of playing the ball a solid 0% would be.

I love how every rule change meets that same "how will the players play?????" question like professional athletes can't train themselves to do different things. That's across sports.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Players can adjust to the rules. And not every professional foul would be red. But kicking players legs from under them with your chance of playing the ball a solid 0% would be.

I love how every rule change meets that same "how will the players play?????" question like professional athletes can't train themselves to do different things. That's across sports.

Well they’re not the current rules, regardless. It’s not a red card to foul a player in that manner. He didn’t prevent a clear goal scoring chance, and he didn’t do an out of control tackle with his studs up. Standard yellow card but the ref has made it all about him with a bizarre call as often seems to happen when Liverpool play.

 

[BlueandWhite]

Never seen a red given for that before, probably never will again. Unless it's another red for an away team at Mordor

 

[TheBigIguana]

Well they’re not the current rules, regardless. It’s not a red card to foul a player in that manner. He didn’t prevent a clear goal scoring chance, and he didn’t do an out of control tackle with his studs up. Standard yellow card but the ref has made it all about him with a bizarre call as often seems to happen when Liverpool play.

The ref has sent him off for violent conduct. That is imo a valid interpretation of that play. It is not the most common interpretation. It probably should be.

 

[Runub]

The ref has sent him off for violent conduct. That is imo a valid interpretation of that play. It is not the most common interpretation. It probably should be.

Fair enough but I still maintain that the RS get the rub of the green more than most when it comes to refereeing decisions

 

[Tony101]

If that red card was shown too say van dijk. The uproar would be unreal BBC Sky and the red Echo would be demanding answers. A ban for the ref and how the world is against them. Joke decision

 

[Voodoo Billy]

Funny how referees always seem to take a stand against these kinds of things when it favours that lot.

Gives them an erection hearing all those rabid RS fans cheering them.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Fair enough but I still maintain that the RS get the rub of the green more than most when it comes to refereeing decisions

They obviously do. But standardizing a harsher policy toward persistent fouling and professional fouling would harm teams that are crazy pressing the most because the fouling is the safety blanket.