Today’s Football 25/26 Season

[Root66]

Sakas fallen of a cliff this season.

 

[kenada_blue]

That should never ever be a penalty in a million years but the officiating is not consistent enough

Just stop giving these soft penalties and stop rewarding players for throwing themselves to the ground. A penalty for that sort of minimal contact is a nonsense. But it needs to be consistent too.

Its a foul anywhere on the pitch. The lads at the wrong angle, steps in, stamps on his foot as Eze is knocks it past him. Its not like he's diving or looking for it like Salah did at the weekend.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Yup - this kind of thing is against the spirit of the rule. It's a contact sport. Just because your toenail tips the shin of an oppponent as you tackle for the ball does not mean a crime has been committed.

Diver's charter right now.

Diving would be massively reduced overnight if officials just stopped giving soft fouls and let the game flow.

We had a situation the other week where Haaland didn't go to ground when he got a headbutt and because of that, the Arsenal player wasn't sent off.

Yet sometimes you can get some of the softest penalties if you throw yourself to the ground.

Something isn't right.

 

[Drico]

There was definitely contact, Eze did make quite a meal of it, though…

It's a contact sport. The day we started justifying penalties "because there is contact" was when we jumped the shark - and all because of this obsession with "consistency" because referees are unprepared to make judgement calls. If VAR led to consistency, you could accept it. But nobody will tell me it is anything other than a narrative tool designed to favour certain clubs...

 

[Everton1654]

Alvarez is some player. Up there in the conversation for top strikers in world footy. Not put a foot wrong today, link up play, snap shots, headers, set pieces, he's got it all

You've just described Thierno Barry

 

[ToffeeTim]

Its a foul anywhere on the pitch. The lads at the wrong angle, steps in, stamps on his foot as Eze is knocks it past him. Its not like he's diving or looking for it like Salah did at the weekend.

Contact was really minimal. Would need to see it again but I didn't see it as a stamp. Just a little tiny bit of contact when the player was already going to ground.

 

[jongre123]

Against us you'd be fuming if a pen was awarded

Naturally haha. Although I'd also be fuming with whoever made the tackle as it's very clumsy to do that in the box and not win the ball.

 

[Obes]

I don’t know how you can look at that and not think it’s a pen. The very definition of a foul, he’s stood on his foot when attempting to win the ball.

How can that be viewed as clear and obviously wrong once he’s awarded the pen? Ridiculous.

 

[kenada_blue]

There was definitely contact, Eze did make quite a meal of it, though…

He's moving past a flat footed defenders who's committed.

If the lad had not stepped in and Eze had gone over, id say yeah, not one. But he's attempting to get the ball, doesn't, and gets a big stamp of Eze's foot.

 

[Toffeeslam]

That Hancko was late and made contact

It’s a pen all day

 

[kenada_blue]

Contact was really minimal. Would need to see it again but I didn't see it as a stamp. Just a little tiny bit of contact when the player was already going to ground.

Hes stepped in to try and win the ball and missed but tagged the player.

Its more of a pen that the two that's been given IMO.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Diving would be massively reduced overnight if officials just stopped giving soft fouls and let the game flow.

We had a situation the other week where Haaland didn't go to ground when he got a headbutt and because of that, the Arsenal player wasn't sent off.

Yet sometimes you can get some of the softest penalties if you throw yourself to the ground.

Something isn't right.

Haaland should have leathered him and no mistake. A proper beating.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Hes stepped in to try and win the ball and missed but tagged the player.

Its more of a pen that the two that's been given IMO.

I dont think any of them should have been given

 

[Tommy Chong]

It's a contact sport. The day we started justifying penalties "because there is contact" was when we jumped the shark - and all because of this obsession with "consistency" because referees are unprepared to make judgement calls. If VAR led to consistency, you could accept it. But nobody will tell me it is anything other than a narrative tool designed to favour certain clubs...

He's moving past a flat footed defenders who's committed.

If the lad had not stepped in and Eze had gone over, id say yeah, not one. But he's attempting to get the ball, doesn't, and gets a big stamp of Eze's foot.

I’ve seen those given for less contact than that.
There’s no consistency though, the fact that it was originally given, and then the ref changed his decision, says it all…

 

[RD2910]

It's a contact sport. The day we started justifying penalties "because there is contact" was when we jumped the shark - and all because of this obsession with "consistency" because referees are unprepared to make judgement calls. If VAR led to consistency, you could accept it. But nobody will tell me it is anything other than a narrative tool designed to favour certain clubs...

The ref's given a bit of a soft pen, most would prefer those weren't given, but VAR isn't there to correct soft pens, it's there to right obvious mistakes. You can easily imagine that exact challenge being awarded by VAR for certain teams in the Premier League.