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That was my point - had he thrown his arms up all dramatic, at the time of the push, the ref almost certainly WOULD have either ruled it out 'live', or at least referred it to the VAR himself. As it was his lack of reaction allowed the VAR refs (understandably but IMO incorrectly) to conclude...

Exactly the opposite IMO. The push wasn't very strong (thus the defender didn't actually react much) but it was PERFECTLY TIMED, just as he was about to push off the ground. Soft as ****, but clever, and technically it absolutely WAS a foul. Can't believe anyone could argue otherwise. Glad...