GWT: PL Matchweek 3

[Live in the Now]

The rules are bad, though.

Yeah I'm not arguing that. The rules say to send him off though and the ref did his job. He didn't do anything wrong.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

James did have arm movement there that seemed to propel the ball forward.

 

[Live in the Now]

Intent doesn't play any factor into this though? I mean.... everyone knows he was just trying to block and "shit happens" took over.

It doesn't matter to the referee if it was on purpose. If it mattered it would be in the rules.

 

[Live in the Now]

James did have arm movement there that seemed to propel the ball forward.

After he handballed it he swiped at the ball again to try to make sure he cleared it. It's clear as day.

 

[Blender]

We play Aston Villa next, if Liveprool go up we should just shithouse the game since Taylor has lost it anyways.

 

[Burner Account]

Salah kicked the ball away earlier to no response.

I forget who but a Chelsea player kicked a ball into the Kop to no response. Up until the penalty Taylor was clearly trying to keep them in his pocket.

 

[cgf]

It wasn't a bad call. The rules tell him to send the player off.

Just saw you post that, it's still a dumb rule by the EPL, and sending more players off for complaining about it would've been absurd.

 

[Peen]

lol this clown

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

DENYING A GOAL OR AN OBVIOUS GOAL-SCORING OPPORTUNITY

Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a handball offence the player is sent off wherever the offence occurs.

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

I don't make the rules. Take it up with the people who do.

Sorry but what the f*** does this have to do with you saying that more players should be sent off

 

[hatterson]

Honestly, regardless of the call, Taylor should be immediately fired for the fact that he didn't even stop in front of the VAR monitor. He walked over, turned around and changed the entire game.

You have VAR. Take 2 freaking looks at it when it's such a significant call.

It likely doesn't change anything, but it's still amazing how incompetently the PL can use VAR.

 

[Savant]

After he handballed it he swiped at the ball again to try to make sure he cleared it. It's clear as day.

It hit both arms

 

[Live in the Now]

Sorry but what the f*** does this have to do with you saying that more players should be sent off

That was a joke. Calm down.

 

[cgf]

I agree
Not sure why people are surprised by the red card

Because the Bundesliga doesn't double-punish teams in that situation and I don't watch the epl much unless I'm checking in on Kai

 

[hatterson]

Sorry but what the f*** does this have to do with you saying that more players should be sent off

Only Liverpool players are allowed to act like idiots and spend the entire game whining to the ref and booting the ball away and never be carded for it.

 

[Savant]

HF-LFC saying the red card is harsh to HF-CFC

 

[ItsFineImFine]

"his right arm moves towards the ball" .....

Buddy, it hits his thigh clearly, what did he manage to get his arm up and react in a millisecond to then get an intentional touch on it?

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Yeah we are basically on the same page here. Which is kind of new for us?

Don't think so, I mostly stick to the Bundesliga thread and pop in for the Arsenal lulz.

 

[Peen]

Holy f*** Alonso the murderer is so f***ing dumb defensively

 

[Blender]

"his right arm moves towards the ball" .....

Buddy, it hits his thigh clearly, what did he manage to get his arm up and react in a millisecond to then get an intentional touch on it?

It his his thigh, bounces up and glances off his chest into his arm. Yet they determined that was a deliberate handball.

 

[Live in the Now]

It his his thigh, bounces up and glances off his chest into his arm. Yet they determined that was a deliberate handball.

They didn't determine it was deliberate. Read the rule again. It doesn't matter if it's deliberate. He's supposed to be sent off anyway.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

For the record, I did find an article from when they brought in the double jeopardy rule that specified that "deliberate" handballs would be a red card. Commentators continued to say that the red meant Taylor interpreted it as intentional. Not sure if this is actually accurate or not, but it is how I understood the double jeopardy.

 

[cgf]

Honestly, regardless of the call, Taylor should be immediately fired for the fact that he didn't even stop in front of the VAR monitor. He walked over, turned around and changed the entire game.

You have VAR. Take 2 freaking looks at it when it's such a significant call.

It likely doesn't change anything, but it's still amazing how incompetently the PL can use VAR.

*shrug* One of the side effects of having such a big linguistic advantage over other leagues is that the EPL doesn't need as good of a product to still out-earn everyone else.

 

[Savant]

Double Jeopardy. What ever happened to Ashley Judd

 

[Chimaera]

The first move he makes is a hand movement forward.

 

[Live in the Now]

It's also borderline if it's deliberate or not. He does swipe at the ball intentionally after handling it. I can't tell if he touched the ball again while doing that.