dooderooni
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Really good game, but the ref has dropped a right bóllock not playing advantage when Grealish was through on goal in added time.
Man City Vs Spurs
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viv_andersons_nana
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Wasn’t he offside? I thought that’s why the referee brought it back.
Scrug
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Looked it to me.
Ravshoutsatbeck
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Ref made an honest mistake didnt think grealish was through - he should have sent haaland off for the abuse he was giving him.
All the players made mistakes!
All the players made mistakes!
LessoftheLip
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I don't think Grealish would have made it to the 18 yard box to be honest.
WilliamMunny
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It’s crap decisions like that which make it very difficult to like referees. It’s an exceptionally difficult job, but there’s no excuse for that. Play advantage or don’t, but don’t change your mind when a player is through one on one to win the game.
Ravshoutsatbeck
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How do players get away with that - Haaland aggressively said **** off at least 4-5 times visible on the tele. To be honest the league should grow a pair and make an example of him.
viv_andersons_nana
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Well even if it was a mistake, it’ll be him getting all the grief until Tuesday night when the next set of fixtures start - and that’s despite the wastefulness of Haaland and the general complacency that set in at 2-1 and 3-2. That’s what cost them, not the referee.
viv_andersons_nana
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I would agree, I don’t think it’s as clear cut as they’re making it sound - the narrative will be that Grealish was ‘clean through’ but it was nothing like it. He was 45 yards out with a defender and a bouncing ball.
TeaCider
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He was comfortably onside from what I saw.
davidmills
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But they play on now when they are 5 yards offside
So absolutely ridiculous to stop the game there
Shocking refereeing
So absolutely ridiculous to stop the game there
Shocking refereeing
Linny
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Looked like he could have been offside to me so the ref brought it back but looking at the reaction of the City players the ref can’t have given a reasonable explanation.
I’m sure they respectfully gave him the opportunity.
Poor Haarland was really upset at the end. Let his hair down really aggressively, so that will show em. Or he wants a shampoo sponsor. Not sure.
I’m sure they respectfully gave him the opportunity.
Poor Haarland was really upset at the end. Let his hair down really aggressively, so that will show em. Or he wants a shampoo sponsor. Not sure.
Ravshoutsatbeck
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Different rules for fouls and offsides - you can argue that we switch to rugby rules, but think most would be against that.
davidmills
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You mean like the Leeds ref yesterday who kept giving them advantage then going back and giving them the free kick after Leeds lost possession
RedAsABeetroot
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If the ref shouted advantage, what's wrong with waiting 30 seconds to see if an advantage occurs before bringing the play back if it doesn't? Refs are put too much on the spot by having half a second to judge whether there's an advantage or not.
Was definitely onside.
Horrendous decision. He was already playing advantage, why wouldn't he wait and see how that ball landed before blowing his whistle? I'm not sure Grealish has the pace to capitalise bit that is irrelevant. It was a really really poor decision.
That said, the way the City players reacted was disgraceful and wasn't dealt with. (More poor refereeing, i dare say he knew he'd dropped a bollocl and sympathised to an extent). This sort of behaviour happens week in, week out as it isn't dealt with and there's no wonder we see issues at grass roots level when this is what kids are watching from the pros.
Horrendous decision. He was already playing advantage, why wouldn't he wait and see how that ball landed before blowing his whistle? I'm not sure Grealish has the pace to capitalise bit that is irrelevant. It was a really really poor decision.
That said, the way the City players reacted was disgraceful and wasn't dealt with. (More poor refereeing, i dare say he knew he'd dropped a bollocl and sympathised to an extent). This sort of behaviour happens week in, week out as it isn't dealt with and there's no wonder we see issues at grass roots level when this is what kids are watching from the pros.
I agree, in football we are too quick to see whether an advantage materialises. 30 seconds is too long but even 10 seconds would be a big improvement. They currently give it about 3-5
Ravshoutsatbeck
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I'd be in favour of this - shouts advantage - arm in the air 10-15 seconds until he has to go back.
dooderooni
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Not excusing the reaction of the players and staff, but when you have players who are offside being allowed to go through and score before the assistant puts the flag up to pull it back it is hard to fathom what the ref thought there.