The Official Liverpool FC Thread [Vol 16]
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ferrisbueller said:
If you don't go down, the ref doesn't give the foul/pen.
Salah was repeatedly fouled.
I agree, he was being fouled which is why he went down. If he doesn't go down, the ball just rolls out and ref gives nothing.Salah was repeatedly fouled.
But the defender didn't actually bring him down. So Salah dived to force the ref into making the decision. Which was always gonna be a pen in that situation.
ferrisbueller said:
If you don't go down, the ref doesn't give the foul/pen.
Salah was repeatedly fouled.
I don’t see why this is such a debate as it’s so bloody obvious to everyone including Jenas and Keown last night.Salah was repeatedly fouled.
Salah was clearly impeded with both arms round his torso and shoulders/neck. So it was a clear foul.
The ref should give it without Salah having to go down but might not.
Salah makes a meal of it and goes down theatrically to force the ref to consider the foul.
It’s not a dive as a dive is when a player goes down without being fouled in order to cheat the ref.
Adam B said:
The ref should give it without Salah having to go down but might not.
This is the main point - manhandling goes on at every corner or free kick and nothing is rarely given unless the player goes down. A few matches where refs clamped down on defenders having both arms all over a player - they'd all stop doing it. The only reason it's so prevalent now is they get away with it.Cie said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Another stat.
Assuming City win their remaining games they'll have won 18 of their 19 games in the second half of the season.
The fact they're still behind us is incredible.
Well if they win all their remaining games, they won't be behind you?Assuming City win their remaining games they'll have won 18 of their 19 games in the second half of the season.
The fact they're still behind us is incredible.
wjb said:
Cie said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Another stat.
Assuming City win their remaining games they'll have won 18 of their 19 games in the second half of the season.
The fact they're still behind us is incredible.
Well if they win all their remaining games, they won't be behind you?Assuming City win their remaining games they'll have won 18 of their 19 games in the second half of the season.
The fact they're still behind us is incredible.
Still a reasonable sized 'if'
wjb said:
Cie said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Another stat.
Assuming City win their remaining games they'll have won 18 of their 19 games in the second half of the season.
The fact they're still behind us is incredible.
Well if they win all their remaining games, they won't be behind you?Assuming City win their remaining games they'll have won 18 of their 19 games in the second half of the season.
The fact they're still behind us is incredible.
They ARE behind us.
They won't be if they win all their remaining games. Given their performances in winning so many games, it's incredible we are still ahead of them, was surely the point. We're all rpetty much agreed we've had a great season - and it's had to be to get even close to City, never mind leading them, at the moment.
Adam B said:
ferrisbueller said:
If you don't go down, the ref doesn't give the foul/pen.
Salah was repeatedly fouled.
I don’t see why this is such a debate as it’s so bloody obvious to everyone including Jenas and Keown last night.Salah was repeatedly fouled.
Salah was clearly impeded with both arms round his torso and shoulders/neck. So it was a clear foul.
The ref should give it without Salah having to go down but might not.
Salah makes a meal of it and goes down theatrically to force the ref to consider the foul.
It’s not a dive as a dive is when a player goes down without being fouled in order to cheat the ref.
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