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ovduk78

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Absolute rubbish from Atwell there, McNeil went down injured off the pitch and he stops the play.

Somebody has to sort of this catching it and falling onto the floor by keepers it still counts as holding the ball.
According to FIFA the goalkeeper can only hold the ball for 6 seconds otherwise it is an indirect free kick, when is the last time anyone saw this enforced?
 

Nick

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Slow mo always makes it look worse than it actually is.

I've always been of the opinion that it's ridiculous defenders can get away with things like that so often, big problem of course is next game exactly the same will happen and absolutely nothing will be done about.
Exactly. They need to be consistent.

In the same replay, one of the man city players was holding a man utd player.
 

stupot07

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The decision was the right one, but shouldn't have taken 3 minutes to review. The issue is the law is so inconsistently upheld, happens on every single set piece in every single game. It if was given more consistently, players would soon stop doing it.

Another example of VAR ruining the game.

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Terry Gibson's perm

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According to FIFA the goalkeeper can only hold the ball for 6 seconds otherwise it is an indirect free kick, when is the last time anyone saw this enforced?

Not for ages probably when the rule first came out, as like with time lost they do it for a few weeks and then don’t bother.
 

SBT

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The decision was the right one, but shouldn't have taken 3 minutes to review. The issue is the law is so inconsistently upheld, happens on every single set piece in every single game. It if was given more consistently, players would soon stop doing it.

Another example of VAR ruining the game.

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If you truly want more consistency from refs, then what you’re really asking for is more video stoppages, that take longer to complete.

It still won’t work, of course, but the modern football fan’s obsession with achieving this mythical/unobtainable standard of perfect refereeing consistency means the alternative is what?
 

SBT

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The Man City song for Haaland to the tune of Everywhere is easily the worst song in football at the moment, and that is a hotly contested field.
 

Nick

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If you truly want more consistency from refs, then what you’re really asking for is more video stoppages, that take longer to complete.

It still won’t work, of course, but the modern football fan’s obsession with achieving this mythical/unobtainable standard of perfect refereeing consistency means the alternative is what?
That's not consistency from refs then if it's more video stoppages. When it comes to the pulling in the box the refs always see it, never give it.
 

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