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Originally Posted by The Big Chill
I struggle to see the argument saying these calls could somehow be correct. Kane leaps into the tackle and puts spikes into his shin. Jota is setting his feet to shoot and get crushed.
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I've seen that be both a red and a yellow in the past and generally it's the ref's discretion. So really that could go either way, and I don't think it only being a yellow early in a match when he hadn't been warned prior is that shocking of a decision. Could have been a red, could have been a yellow.
That likely should have been a penalty, but the goal should have been a hand ball...so that evens out in the big scheme of things.
Personally though I actually don't mind that not being called a penalty. I hate when players slow down and stop up for contact in the box like that, and ideally refs would not call those as often and it wouldn't happen as much. Similar to how the NBA is not calling those stopping and get hit in the back fouls anymore this year after Harden made a mockery of it.
But under the rules as they are though that's a penalty.
Reffing was poor with bad decisions both ways but in the end 2-2 is probably the fair result in that game.
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Originally Posted by d_phaneuf
No group of media rally around any perceived slight or unfairness like the ones with an association with liverpool, csnt even blame it on following what klopp does because he wasnt there when they went after evra for being the victim of some racism
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Very very similar to the Edmonton Oilers fans and media IMO