The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

[Dadrik]

Slimebeast said:

Dadrik said:

Yeah, killing a goal opportunity by deflecting the ball with your hand (because yeah, Evra got the header) totally isn't affecting the play, and while it was an obvious and clear foul, the ref should have ignored it, in order to be fair.

Hilarious. Unbelievable.

"Yeah he made a mistake, he made a foul, but the ref whistled, so he's corrupted"

No, he applied the rule. The very fact that the only argument against the ref tonight is "It was a foul but he shouldn't have whistled" tells a lot.

Everyone in the Swedish TV studio, including football pros were outraged. So it can't be that hilarious what I argue. In top cup football there are several fouls being commited during every game, fouls that technically with a strict interpretation of the rule book would give a penalty, but refs are wise and most of the time allow them to pass in order to safeguard the balance of the game. The balance and fairness of the game is top priority for a referee. Unless orders come from above that demands the balance to be broken.

The thing is to understand the magnitude of a semi-final and decide whether you as a football fan want them to allow a minor foul to risk destroying the outcome. This time they allowed, and it did.

Because a hand deflected header right in front of the goal is a "minor" foul. So balanced, so fair. It was a goal opportunity fraudulently deflected. Foul. Penalty.

How is it fair to allow such a move during such an important game ?

 

Oh, and if the Swedish TV said so... Must be hella true