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  • mysteryingredients@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    After finally watching that VAR review for the Newcastle game there are a few things that are clear to me (in isolation, from many inconsistent decisions by VAR).

    1. Kai Havertz should of been sent off for that tackle.
    2. Bruno Guimares should have been sent off for that hit on Jorginho
    3. On the goal
      1. The ball was not 100% out. It was the right call.
      2. Gabriel is attempting to flick the ball, making a calculate decision that requires precision, and is leaning forward. Even if Joelinton doesn’t push him that hard, he is still pushing him enough to gain advantage on that play. Call for referee to review and see if they saw that and allow them to make the call.
      3. Gordon was off side by anywhere the ball would of been if the ball was seen. Should’ve been offsides.

    Either way it happened, we press forward, and it’s time to move on. I’m glad Arteta didn’t stay quiet and that Arsenal backed him. Looking forward to see how this turns out.

    Also, I don’t fucking understand the handball at this time. Newcastle is clearly benefitting for the ball hitting Joelinton’s hand.

    Damn, I thought I moved on but I’m still fucking pissed. Fuck this bullshit. COYG.

    • TerraBlah@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I agree with all the points besides the offside. In that instance, Gordon needs to be behind the ball. If you look at standing legs and infer from there, he looks on, but besides my speculation, the call that it was not a clear and obvious error is right imo.

    • Pessimist0TY@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Havertz shouldn’t have been sent off, that’s just silly. It was a bit of a soft yellow, mostly those are just given as free kicks with no card.

      On the goal, it was obviously never out of play. I really despair of people who don’t understand what shape a sphere is. A football is 22cm in diameter. 11cm radius. Some of it sits down into the grass, but you can still see at least 5 or 6 cm of grass at the base when the outermost point is level with the edge of the line.