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Hodgson defends Vardy
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I wasn't talking about the Vardy incident there, we were talking about cheating in general, and it's FIFA's job to cut that out. As you point, Vardy did nothing wrong.
seagulls4ever
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- Oct 2, 2003
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I read this yesterday. Very poor from Hodgson.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
is that what the ref was doing ...............most of that match
Vardy moved his leg across the defender and was bought down and the rules say PENALTY
ref I am afraid was not up to refereeing that game
What rule says that exactly? If two players are running, and one runs in front of the other, away from the ball, with the sole intention of causing a collision, that's not a foul on that player.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
bring a player down in the penalty area .........PENALTY
good thing you don't think the same about KLL otherwise where would we be
classic case of the ref making up his own rules
the defender was holding him as well
and what about all the wrestling matches in the area's in the same match ..................how many did he send off then?
Wrong.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
so you are like the ref then make up your own rules, he had plenty of time to give penalties ealier in the match, so Huth wrestling Carrol to the ground and vice versa does not count then, and right in front of him(ref)
its a classic look at me moment
we will have to agree to disagree this time Trigger
but lets hope that useless lump does not ref down at the Amex anytime soon
Codner's Crackpipe
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- Feb 25, 2005
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LOVELY stuff
If it was as simple as you suggest, players could just sprint back and forth across the penalty area, just in front of the opponents, and wait for an opponent to try and step forward - bang, tripped up, penalty.
The point is, Vardy wasn't trying to get the ball, he was only trying to cause a collision.
Albumen
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Oh dear. Vardy practically assaulted him.
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
as I said we must agree to disagree and until they change the rules it will always be like this
glasfryn
cleaning up cat sick
what in front of the defender, and half way to the ground?
Plenty of players cheat, dive, simulate, exaggerate etc but fans are only really upset when opposition players do it. More people will say that a dive makes up for the foul earlier in the match that wasn't given or a match 25 years ago when the ref got something wrong.
the trouble is that it is never 100% clear cut. I think Vardy dived but as you can see, there are some who aren't even Leicester fans, who don't think he did along with a majority of Leicester fans.
the trouble is that it is never 100% clear cut. I think Vardy dived but as you can see, there are some who aren't even Leicester fans, who don't think he did along with a majority of Leicester fans.
sir albion
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Good old woy lol
symyjym
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I have always understood diving as a player who goes down like they have been shot, with little or no contact.
I don’t believe that Vardy dived but he was looking to draw a foul. The ref probably should have not carded him but he was stupid to react the way he did.
The penalty that Wilson won was pretty soft and could be considered diving if Vardy's one was.
I don’t believe that Vardy dived but he was looking to draw a foul. The ref probably should have not carded him but he was stupid to react the way he did.
The penalty that Wilson won was pretty soft and could be considered diving if Vardy's one was.
They were completely different IMO. Wilson was trying to get to the ball, and I think he'd have been happy if he stayed on his feet and kept the ball. That's not what Vardy wanted, so he didn't run towards the ball, he ran towards the keeper. There was nothing the defender could do to avoid the collision. If that's a penalty, then we're basically saying defenders can't chase forwards, as all they have to do is stop in front of the defender and bam, penalty.
symyjym
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Wilson went down like a sack of potatoes with just a tap on the shoulder. But regardless of that Vardy's wasn't a dive in the sense that I understand what a dive is. Was he booked for diving or for some other technical term?