Excessive; more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
How much 'head-into-face' force is necessary, normal or desirable? How much did Walker use?
To me the answer to that first question is 'none'. The answer to the second is 'more than none'.
a) I didn't say it doesn't make it a red according to the laws of the game, just what it looked like to me as an attempt to possibly understand why they might have justified in their own minds not giving it.
b) thank you. Still can't bring myself to look at highlights yet.
I remember hearing or reading something about one of the main hold ups with bringing VAR in this season was that certain factions wanted the VAR to make decisions, and others wanted the ref to make them. It seems in britain the VAR faction won out. At least so far. For me, if the law includes...
I've not seen a replay yet but from where I was it looked like he didn't make contact, like he was oo far away and just flicked his head in AJ's direction.