Surely due to proximity? Ball hits his hand but it’s from about a yard away, just not sure how players are meant to jump at that angle without arms flaying.
Can see why it’s given
Remember at the start of the season when they said they would be booking players for getting in referees faces, adding on all wasted time, booking players for kicking the ball away etc
That lasted long didn’t it, Chelsea players surrounding the referee constantly already
:facepalm:
What’s so difficult to understand that a penalty should not be given if the ball deflects on to a hand, the only time they have been given this season is when the on field referee gave the decision and so VAR doesn’t overturn.
In this incident the arm was clearly out and there was...
That’s a penalty because it directly strikes an outstretched arm, the one against us deflected and by the law shouldn’t be a penalty, despite some strange ones being given this season (Dunk and Luton vs Wolves)
Both correct calls IMO, I did however think that Konate was fortunate given the...