Re: Rochdale tonight
31He stopped near enough to the ball to be able to kick it, but I'd argue it's mid-runup at any point before he does kick it.
Having kicked the ball how is he going to feint?George Street-Bridge wrote:He stopped near enough to the ball to be able to kick it, but I'd argue it's mid-runup at any point before he does kick it.
I agree. Also the more variants you take out of the game the more predictable the game becomes.JonD wrote:Agreed on that. Though I doubt I’ve seen a penalty in the last ten years that, applying the letter of the law, wouldn’t need to be retaken for some transgression or other.
Which is why VAR is such a stinking pile.
The penalty decision wasn't down to VAR, that was the refs callJonD wrote:Agreed on that. Though I doubt I’ve seen a penalty in the last ten years that, applying the letter of the law, wouldn’t need to be retaken for some transgression or other.
Which is why VAR is such a stinking pile.
It's one thing to "feint" in the run up to a penalty kick . That's gone on for years and our very own John Aldridge was one of the first to use it in an FA Cup Final for Liverpool .George Street-Bridge wrote:He stopped near enough to the ball to be able to kick it, but I'd argue it's mid-runup at any point before he does kick it.
I was at that game a 3-3 all draw. My recollection is that he used the technique and messed it up.excessbee wrote:Jason Bowen was another to employ that technique. It was a change he adopted after having a kick saved (superbly) against Fisher at Dulwich Hamlet. His new style became very reliable.
VAR is being used in the Bundesliga and MLS without any issues, so I would suggest that the people operating it are to blame not the system.G Guest wrote:VAR is the emperor's new clothes. People are afraid to say it's rubbish, which it is. It's ruined rugby and it will do the same to football.
But it was a refereeing error. VAR should have intervened.daftasfxxx wrote:The penalty decision wasn't down to VAR, that was the refs callJonD wrote:Agreed on that. Though I doubt I’ve seen a penalty in the last ten years that, applying the letter of the law, wouldn’t need to be retaken for some transgression or other.
Which is why VAR is such a stinking pile.
That’s interesting. I’ve heard the exact opposite re Bundesliga. No idea how true that is.penycwm county wrote:VAR is being used in the Bundesliga and MLS without any issues, so I would suggest that the people operating it are to blame not the system.G Guest wrote:VAR is the emperor's new clothes. People are afraid to say it's rubbish, which it is. It's ruined rugby and it will do the same to football.
penycwm county wrote:VAR is being used in the Bundesliga and MLS without any issues, so I would suggest that the people operating it are to blame not the system.G Guest wrote:VAR is the emperor's new clothes. People are afraid to say it's rubbish, which it is. It's ruined rugby and it will do the same to football.