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Originally Posted by Locke
I'll chime in, I initially thought it was a ridiculous penalty call, then I saw a replay from the other side of the field so you see Sterling (because he was facing the wrong way) and it looks like he sticks his arm out.
If he doesnt do that then he doesnt impede the cross, but I have no idea how the hell the referee could have possibly seen that and even then, iffy call.
At the end of the day though, Sterling pounds a heavy shot at point blank range and Danny Rose takes it full-on, that shows courage, Sterling couldnt face a cross?
I thought Danny Rose was immense in that match.
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Its funny because I literally typed that same though about Rose and Sterling last night and deleted it. I mean its easy to say sitting on the couch that Sterling should man up and eat that, but I'm way too gun shy to do that myself.
I do agree with Diane Phaneuf though. Should that have been a penalty? Maybe, maybe not. The fact is Spurs played a great game though, and they were worthy of a win. City has some issues I think. Clearly they're not motivated and aren't playing for each other at all, despite their position on the table.
And of course every team gets these calls for/against them through a season. Even in the same game yesterday it was unreal how many tackles Toure got away with and had no card. I mean Arsenal scraped by Leicester in what was certainly a questionable yellow/red. That was easily as ridiculous. That was a foul, sure, but hardly anyone would think that was a yellow. That's part of the game though; all of the calls aren't going your way for a season, and not all of the calls are going to be right.