[Albion] Penalty or not?

[Bozza]

 

[CAPTAIN GREALISH]

Yes

 

[Icy Gull]

If it takes two minutes of checking and then another 45 secs for the ref to check on the monitor how is it a clear and obvious error?

 

[curly69]

No big 6 get in again.

 

[Bodian]

No - knew the ball had gone, and initiated contact.

 

[shingle]

No, left his leg there a la Robert Pires

 

[Acker79]

Yes for me. Bernardo makes the most of it, but the leg is hanging out there, blocking his path.

Should VAR have given it is another question. According to the guardian live feed:

Penalty for Manchester City!​

There’s a lengthy, protracted VAR check going on at the Etihad Stadium after an apparent foul by Lewis Dunk on Bernardo Silva. That’s a weird one – there was a VAR check, play resumed and then paused again so the VAR check could be resumed. Dunk is adjudged to have fouled the Manchester City man.​

If there was a check and play resumed, why did they go back to it?

 

[Mustafa II]

Seemed an obvious penalty for me. Dunky tripped him quite clearly.

Main surprise is that it took them so long.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Not for me, Silva hung his leg left to catch Dunkies leg.

 

[Stat Brother]

It's seriously icy in front of us.
I now expect it to suddenly become very icy down t'other end.

It's one thing for City to cheat but something completely different when they're cheating against the equivalent of an under 10's team.

 

[Swansman]

Seen them given, also seen them not given. Same goes for Sanchez tripping Haaland earlier.

 

[Farehamseagull]

For me it’s a pen. As the earlier one on Haaland was IMO too.

But overall I just really hate VAR. Football will always be subjective as this proves, it has no place in the game.

 

[Eggman]

No.

 

[trueblue]

Yes for me. Bernardo makes the most of it, but the leg is hanging out there, blocking his path.

Should VAR have given it is another question. According to the guardian live feed:

Penalty for Manchester City!​

There’s a lengthy, protracted VAR check going on at the Etihad Stadium after an apparent foul by Lewis Dunk on Bernardo Silva. That’s a weird one – there was a VAR check, play resumed and then paused again so the VAR check could be resumed. Dunk is adjudged to have fouled the Manchester City man.​

If there was a check and play resumed, why did they go back to it?

Because they try far too bloody hard to find something wrong. Shit scared we might get a result at City and they'll be blamed.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Clearly has taken a bung. How much does a malaysian betting sindicate pay nowadays?

 

[zefarelly]

Hung a leg out and dived. Yellow card for simulation. IMHO.

 

[Curious Orange]

Well, if that had been one of our players I doubt it's have been given.

 

[maltaseagull]

No, left his leg there a la Robert Pires

He didn't leave his leg there, if you watch the slow motion, he actually moved his leg towards Dunk's leg. Cheating git!

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Seemed an obvious penalty for me. Dunky tripped him quite clearly.

Main surprise is that it took them so long.

Give up watching football

 

[Swansman]

So if this happens to Trossard instead, do you think its a pen or not?