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[Arabdownsouth]

Edwards did similar against Morelos a few seasons ago. It's a tackle he could do with eliminating from his locker tbh. He'd have seen red that day as well, had VAR been in play.

Morelos is a dirty *******, **** him!

[tHeArAb]

I'm seeing him play the ball side footed, I'm seeing him get to the ball first which he has every right to do. I'm not seeing any intention to play the man. Football is not played with all studs firmly on the grass at all times. This in not me with tangerine specs either, I'd have no complaints if it was the other way around either.

Intention is irrelevant unfortunately, as is playing the ball first. If you follow through onto the opponent in the way that he has, you're getting a red every day of the week.

[weegiearab]

I think he was committed to clearing the ball and Halliday lunges in to try and manages to get the slightest nick on the ball...it looks a lot worse than it was and is a challenge that will happen a lot in football. How anybody can suggest that he intentionally tried to do Halliday is beyond me! If Halliday didn't lunge in..then it would have merely been a clearance. I don't even see it as a tackle and more like Halliday has put his foot in front of someone hitting the ball. Regardless of what the outcome of any appeal...I can guarantee that the rule will not be constantly follwlowed by the rest of the refs. VAR will only ever work if you mic up the ref and we can all hear the reasons for these decisions. It works so well in the Rugby!

[Arabdownsouth]

I think he was committed to clearing the ball and Halliday lunges in to try and manages to get the slightest nick on the ball...it looks a lot worse than it was and is a challenge that will happen a lot in football. How anybody can suggest that he intentionally tried to do Halliday is beyond me! If Halliday didn't lunge in..then it would have merely been a clearance. I don't even see it as a tackle and more like Halliday has put his foot in front of someone hitting the ball. Regardless of what the outcome of any appeal...I can guarantee that the rule will not be constantly follwlowed by the rest of the refs. VAR will only ever work if you mic up the ref and we can all hear the reasons for these decisions. It works so well in the Rugby!

Agree with this 100%

[Arabdownsouth]

Intention is irrelevant unfortunately, as is playing the ball first. If you follow through onto the opponent in the way that he has, you're getting a red every day of the week.

So if two players go to head the same ball and bang heads, who gets a red card? No **** I'd imagine, but a ball on the deck is different?

[stokearab]

I think he was committed to clearing the ball and Halliday lunges in to try and manages to get the slightest nick on the ball...it looks a lot worse than it was and is a challenge that will happen a lot in football. How anybody can suggest that he intentionally tried to do Halliday is beyond me! If Halliday didn't lunge in..then it would have merely been a clearance. I don't even see it as a tackle and more like Halliday has put his foot in front of someone hitting the ball. Regardless of what the outcome of any appeal...I can guarantee that the rule will not be constantly follwlowed by the rest of the refs. VAR will only ever work if you mic up the ref and we can all hear the reasons for these decisions. It works so well in the Rugby!

Agree 100% with this. You could almost say that Edwards didn't tackle Halliday, it was Halliday that tackled Edwards.

It speaks volumes when the opposition coach says it wasn't a red.

[Dave63]

Ref saw nothing in tackle and wasn't even given a foul until VAR stepped in but the Ref saw the boy Koul tackle on Smith well more assault than tackle and only gave yellow where was VAR at that tackle

[tHeArAb]

So if two players go to head the same ball and bang heads, who gets a red card? No **** I'd imagine, but a ball on the deck is different?

Unfortunately, yes.

[tHeArAb]

Ref saw nothing in tackle and wasn't even given a foul until VAR stepped in but the Ref saw the boy Koul tackle on Smith well more assault than tackle and only gave yellow where was VAR at that tackle

Agreed. Kouls attempt at a tackle was an absolute shocker.

[Arabdownsouth]

Unfortunately, yes.

The games ****ed