[Albion] Premier League 27-28/4/24

[brighton_tom]

Nope. Not a foul.

So pushing someone in the back is okay? This wasn’t a shoulder to shoulder thing, literally pushed him away from the ball.

 

[Farehamseagull]

So pushing someone in the back is okay? This wasn’t a shoulder to shoulder thing, literally pushed him away from the ball.

Nothing wrong with it, you’ll see loads of those in a game, defenders do it all the time and nothing is given.

If a ref gives it then so be it but it’s certainly not one for VAR to get involved in.

 

[TomandJerry]

Poch - VAR 'has damaged English football'

 

[timbha]

Nothing wrong with it, you’ll see loads of those in a game, defenders do it all the time and nothing is given.

If a ref gives it then so be it but it’s certainly not one for VAR to get involved in.

Were you watching on a radio?

 

[The Cronx Seagull]

Chelsea were absolutely robbed there! Excellent.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Were you watching on a radio?

There are lots of people who clearly the think the same as me and those who think the same as you. This goal is a perfect illustration of why VAR will NEVER work in football. It’s just too subjective.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Poch - VAR 'has damaged English football'

He’s right.

So has his club too though.

 

[brighton_tom]

Nothing wrong with it, you’ll see loads of those in a game, defenders do it all the time and nothing is given.

If a ref gives it then so be it but it’s certainly not one for VAR to get involved in.

Yeah defenders do it all the time, but the ref misses them, and they don’t always lead to a goal so VAR can’t then get involved. This led to a goal, so absolutely one for VAR to get involved in.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Yeah defenders do it all the time, but the ref misses them, and they don’t always lead to a goal so VAR can’t then get involved. This led to a goal, so absolutely one for VAR to get involved in.

Absolutely not. The ref saw it and didn’t give it. I don’t believe it’s a foul, lots of people agree with my view, some don’t, ultimately it’s subjective. This sort of thing was not what VAR was supposed to get involved with.

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

Absolutely not. The ref saw it and didn’t give it. I don’t believe it’s a foul, lots of people agree with my view, some don’t, ultimately it’s subjective. This sort of thing was not what VAR was supposed to get involved with.

What surprised me is that the ref did have a clear view and didn't give it, because it was a clear push to gain an advantage. I was expecting him to blow straight away.
Then given that, it was almost strange to see VAR intervening, but definitely the right decision imo
It was just a shame it denied Chelsea the chance to win the match

 

[brighton_tom]

Absolutely not. The ref saw it and didn’t give it. I don’t believe it’s a foul, lots of people agree with my view, some don’t, ultimately it’s subjective. This sort of thing was not what VAR was supposed to get involved with.

Each to their own but clear foul for me, goal correctly disallowed.

 

[timbha]

Absolutely not. The ref saw it and didn’t give it. I don’t believe it’s a foul, lots of people agree with my view, some don’t, ultimately it’s subjective. This sort of thing was not what VAR was supposed to get involved with.

I think lots of people disagree with you, not just “some”. Not sure the referee did see it until he looked at the screen post VAR check.
There’s lots I hate about VAR but on this one I think it did its job.

 

[Justice]

Joe Cole and Hoddle, both ex Chelsea accept it was a blatant foul.

That is what VAR is for. To intervene when a referee makes a clear and obvious error.

Unless it’s against Man City

 

[KZNSeagull]

Big VAR decision at Old Trafford - Onana smashes into a Burnley player and wipes him out whilst punching the ball. Ref has given a penalty after review, correctly according to Football Focus. 1-1.

Onana should have been sent off for this. He was nowhere near the ball

 

[Seagull58]

Sorry but if that was against us we'd be screaming it was soft

Not soft at all.

 

[Seagull58]

Nope. Not a foul.

And certainly not a situation VAR should have got involved in with their ‘high threshold’.

 

[Seagull58]

Nothing wrong with it, you’ll see loads of those in a game, defenders do it all the time and nothing is given.

If a ref gives it then so be it but it’s certainly not one for VAR to get involved in.

I agree that defenders do it all the time and rarely get penalised (whichgreatly annoys me) but it's still a foul and if you do it in the box leading to a goal it will get penalised every time.

 

[oldboyroy]

I didn't think it was a foul as it happens every game and seen worse go unpunished. Its subjective like us on here. Some call the foul others disagree

 

[Acker79]

Sorry but if that was against us we'd be screaming it was soft

Some of our fans certainly would. But then, if Dunk did a Cantona-style karate kid on an opponent and the ref gave a foul, some of our fans would say it was soft. So I'm not sure that's really a measuring stick to judge a challenge by.

 

[boik]

Absolutely not. The ref saw it and didn’t give it. I don’t believe it’s a foul, lots of people agree with my view, some don’t, ultimately it’s subjective. This sort of thing was not what VAR was supposed to get involved with.

What did you think of the Sheff Wed playoff goal when dunk was shoved from clearing the cross?