I'm very surprised that 99% of the time they're on the side of the player claiming a pen. The usual statements - "there was some contact even if minimal", "a naive challenge", etc. Even when a striker unnaturally alters his course away from the path of the ball to engineer a collision or...
Not forgetting these experts at the modern 'art': Kane, Rooney, Calvert-Lewin, Ashley Young.
All athletes with strength and balance, who miraculously lose those attributes when in the penalty box.
I meant from Locadia. With the PL finishing of Ulloa.
But, I was surprised how mobile Ulloa was yesterday. Memories of him at 0 mph in his first Amex stint, sitting on the turf, moaning to refs about imaginery fouls.
We can't be faulted for effort.
But against top 6 sides, they all played their best 11. That makes a massive difference. Spuds without 3 top internationals are weakened.
When we took it to Liverpool and Chelsea, they took us apart, with awful goals conceded stats. CH was hamstrung with a...