Zedie wrote:Callum wrote:Zedie wrote:https://youtu.be/XiWtoydTYN0
Legendary dive by lucas.
Inb4 there was contact.
It was a penalty. Eboue was such an idiot at times.
He shouldn't have got near lucas, especially knowing he was playing for the scouse and they'll beg for anything. However it's really annoying that the video doesn't actually show the contact. Lucas literally slowed, waited for any sort of contact, kept both toes on the floor and layed down. for me that wasn't a penalty. The ref had just given us one and he made sure to return the favour with that bullshit.
It's probably a modern day pen, as there was physical contact, but I always judge pens on what's actually a foul or not, ie is the player actually impeded.
I grew up watching players get kicked to hell before the ref blew, I have never understood how the present day refs will give a pen for contact so slight, no one would even beg for it outside the box due to embarrassement.
Look at depays pen on the weekend. Contact yes. Enough for him to tuck in both legs, jump in the air and scream out? Hell no.
Why not give a pen for everytime anyone touches an opponent in the area like on corners et.? Because it's bullocks.
It's one of those which seems soft but as it'd be given every time if it was outside of the box, it should be given if it's inside as well.