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Originally Posted by Bagor
That's a strange take on two fronts.
Firstly he was steadying himself to shoot and was barged over.
Secondly even if he had just stopped, so what? It's still a clear and obvious foul.
Are you trying to say that shielding the ball should be an invite to be bundled over with no foul issued?
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I think there are times where a player “shielding” the ball is inviting contact and looking for a PK.
The more I watch the one and the more I think I was wrong in my initial take. I’m not sure Jota is fully stopping here but I do think he was a little off balance, and wasn’t quite ready or set to take a shot. And the barge was reckless and took him right out.
But I do think the scenario that’s similar to what the NBA is cracking down on this year where a player dead stops to initiate contact when a player is chasing and creates contact could be an area where it’s not called a PK.