It is a 'law is an ass' situation. If Alonso didn't consider it to be a clear goalscoring opportunity, why did he decide to commit a professional foul? It's stupid that referees are left to decide what might have happened. The offence should be judged upon intent. Had Stephens pulled down...
Corrected for you to explain the valid complaints people have made about yesterday and about PL referees' general star-struck approach to any game involving top six opposition.
Summed up for me a few years back in our Carling Cup game against Liverpool, when it was said that Michael Oliver...