| That is brave refereeing 21:27 - Jun 16 with 2000 views | DropCliffsNotBombs |
I still can't make up my mind on it. |  | | |  |
| That is brave refereeing on 09:40 - Jun 17 with 360 views | smithy91 |
What about that Messi high foot incident....seems FIFA and the US have given him some serious plot armour already! |  | | |
| That is brave refereeing on 11:29 - Jun 17 with 290 views | MattinLondon |
Definitely a penalty. Mbappe is running at pace and the defender slides in and catches him. It wouldn’t even have been a soft penalty and he didn’t even look for it. |  | | |
| That is brave refereeing on 11:45 - Jun 17 with 264 views | Jon_456 |
| That is brave refereeing on 22:38 - Jun 16 by N2_Blue |
You guys are on a different planet. That was a penalty all day long. If that was Town, you'd be livid.
Watch in real speed...the notion that Mbappe looks fot the contact just doesn't wash. The defender misses the ball and then its his body that takes out Mbappe's left leg rather than the foot he was leading with to try and play the ball |
I’m actually shocked at the amount of people that think this isn’t a penalty😂
There are many instances of strikers leaving a trailing foot to initiate contact but this isn’t one. Look how high the contact is when he’s clipped.
I can only assume these people have simply never played the game to think that’s not a penalty. |  | | |
| That is brave refereeing on 11:46 - Jun 17 with 266 views | ThatMuhrenCross |
It's the common sense decision, and the footballing world it losing their heads over it because they've become so brainwashed.
Mbappe clearly looks for the penalty, and as the referee said, initiates the contact. Personally I think it's high time that we recognise that for what it really is: cheating.
If he'd dived, it would be a yellow card and no one would take issue. This for me is no different to diving. Yes there's contact, I don't deny that, but it's a contact sport and it worries me that the modern game is going down this awful route of any bit of contact now being considered a foul.
It needs to stop. If someone bumped into you in the street as lightly as that, you wouldn't throw yourself on the floor.
Well done to that ref. I hope this is the start of common sense coming back to refereeing and the game as a whole. |  |
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| That is brave refereeing on 11:56 - Jun 17 with 259 views | MattinLondon |
| That is brave refereeing on 11:46 - Jun 17 by ThatMuhrenCross |
It's the common sense decision, and the footballing world it losing their heads over it because they've become so brainwashed.
Mbappe clearly looks for the penalty, and as the referee said, initiates the contact. Personally I think it's high time that we recognise that for what it really is: cheating.
If he'd dived, it would be a yellow card and no one would take issue. This for me is no different to diving. Yes there's contact, I don't deny that, but it's a contact sport and it worries me that the modern game is going down this awful route of any bit of contact now being considered a foul.
It needs to stop. If someone bumped into you in the street as lightly as that, you wouldn't throw yourself on the floor.
Well done to that ref. I hope this is the start of common sense coming back to refereeing and the game as a whole. |
There is and always has been a lot of cheating in football.
But last night Mbappe did not cheat and he certainly did not initiate contact. He was running at pace and the slightest knock would have seen him lose his balance and grounded.
The defender slide in clumsily and missed the ball. A lot of strikers do look for contact but that was not the case in that game.
Kind of bemused that a few people on here don’t actually think that it was a penalty. | | | |
| That is brave refereeing on 12:09 - Jun 17 with 234 views | vapour_trail |
| That is brave refereeing on 09:40 - Jun 17 by smithy91 |
What about that Messi high foot incident....seems FIFA and the US have given him some serious plot armour already! |
If the Algerian fella had raked Messi’s calf like that, he’d have been off, I’m certain of that.
It was only 1-0 at the time as well. |  |
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| That is brave refereeing on 12:21 - Jun 17 with 222 views | Exiled2Surrey |
| That is brave refereeing on 11:56 - Jun 17 by MattinLondon |
There is and always has been a lot of cheating in football.
But last night Mbappe did not cheat and he certainly did not initiate contact. He was running at pace and the slightest knock would have seen him lose his balance and grounded.
The defender slide in clumsily and missed the ball. A lot of strikers do look for contact but that was not the case in that game.
Kind of bemused that a few people on here don’t actually think that it was a penalty. |
I think you are right - it should have been a decision that was overturned on check, so I am surprised it wasn't.
However, I thought that call apart, the ref had a decent game - there was as usual a lot going on and he really let it flow, and it was rare that he fell for any play acting | | | |
| That is brave refereeing on 12:42 - Jun 17 with 202 views | N2_Blue |
| That is brave refereeing on 11:56 - Jun 17 by MattinLondon |
There is and always has been a lot of cheating in football.
But last night Mbappe did not cheat and he certainly did not initiate contact. He was running at pace and the slightest knock would have seen him lose his balance and grounded.
The defender slide in clumsily and missed the ball. A lot of strikers do look for contact but that was not the case in that game.
Kind of bemused that a few people on here don’t actually think that it was a penalty. |
Someone was even suggesting Mbappe could have been booked for simulation. My mind is blown, I don’t actually think some people understand what constitutes a foul in football.
This thread is bizarre. I get people don’t want to see VAR used to undermine refs but it was brought into correct obvious mistakes. Last night was one. About as obvious a penalty as you can get. If you don’t use VAR to overturn that then VAR is completely redundant and pointless.
Will be interesting to see what games that ref gets now. |  |
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| That is brave refereeing on 12:43 - Jun 17 with 199 views | N2_Blue |
| That is brave refereeing on 11:46 - Jun 17 by ThatMuhrenCross |
It's the common sense decision, and the footballing world it losing their heads over it because they've become so brainwashed.
Mbappe clearly looks for the penalty, and as the referee said, initiates the contact. Personally I think it's high time that we recognise that for what it really is: cheating.
If he'd dived, it would be a yellow card and no one would take issue. This for me is no different to diving. Yes there's contact, I don't deny that, but it's a contact sport and it worries me that the modern game is going down this awful route of any bit of contact now being considered a foul.
It needs to stop. If someone bumped into you in the street as lightly as that, you wouldn't throw yourself on the floor.
Well done to that ref. I hope this is the start of common sense coming back to refereeing and the game as a whole. |
Absolute nonsense | |
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| That is brave refereeing on 13:14 - Jun 17 with 161 views | jasondozzell |
| That is brave refereeing on 12:42 - Jun 17 by N2_Blue |
Someone was even suggesting Mbappe could have been booked for simulation. My mind is blown, I don’t actually think some people understand what constitutes a foul in football.
This thread is bizarre. I get people don’t want to see VAR used to undermine refs but it was brought into correct obvious mistakes. Last night was one. About as obvious a penalty as you can get. If you don’t use VAR to overturn that then VAR is completely redundant and pointless.
Will be interesting to see what games that ref gets now. |
It was never a pen. He does not touch him! |  | | |
| That is brave refereeing on 13:21 - Jun 17 with 152 views | N2_Blue |
| That is brave refereeing on 13:14 - Jun 17 by jasondozzell |
It was never a pen. He does not touch him! |
You need to watch it again. There is an angle where he clearly does. You and the referee (somewhat amazingly) have missed. It’s not contact from his foot which people seem to be focussed on but the defender absolutely does make contact with Mbappe. | |
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| That is brave refereeing on 13:58 - Jun 17 with 115 views | Jon_456 |
| That is brave refereeing on 13:14 - Jun 17 by jasondozzell |
It was never a pen. He does not touch him! |
Thanks for confirming you don’t have eyes.
If you do eventually find some, watch Mbappes left foot in the below clip. It’s a stonewall penalty all day long.
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| That is brave refereeing on 15:04 - Jun 17 with 74 views | jayessess |
| That is brave refereeing on 12:42 - Jun 17 by N2_Blue |
Someone was even suggesting Mbappe could have been booked for simulation. My mind is blown, I don’t actually think some people understand what constitutes a foul in football.
This thread is bizarre. I get people don’t want to see VAR used to undermine refs but it was brought into correct obvious mistakes. Last night was one. About as obvious a penalty as you can get. If you don’t use VAR to overturn that then VAR is completely redundant and pointless.
Will be interesting to see what games that ref gets now. |
Penalties are such a disproportionate punishment for most penalty area fouls they basically ruin games, so I think in general people just dislike when penalties are given (except when their team are the beneficiaries) and look for reasons for them not to be.
Could not believe this one wasn't given in real time, absolutely bizarre he didn't overturn it later. Mbappe easily dribbles past him and gets wiped out, it's a 5/5 pen. |  |
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| That is brave refereeing on 16:24 - Jun 17 with 40 views | heavyweight |
I think it is marginal and could be argued one way or another.
For - the defender slid in, missed the ball and then became an obstacle Mbappe had to hurdle, the fact that Mbappe didn't make s great attempt to avoid contact shouldn't matter.
Against- the defender slid in and Mbappe deliberately initiated contact.
I think on balance I would say penalty as mbappe isn't obliged to avoid the defender who's put himself in his path. | | | |
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