no red card 4 RVP

You raise your arms but the ball is smashed from one yard away straight at him.

What kind of shot is that anyway that it hits Lampard raised arm when he is jumping in the air, it was basically aimed at his arm because there is no way that is going anywhere else but row z.

What other possible intention is there to sticking your hand out to the side?

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to hold a player off, have you actually played football? if that was intentional then so was the handball by lampard

The RVP KDB thing was sooo stupid.

Firstly it wasn't a red, even if there was intent from RVP its hard to tell in the heat of the game. There is no way that isn't a yellow card though, KDB got the ball clean off RVP then gets elbowed in the face then while he is bleeding out he gets a yellow card.

Welcome to the PL KDB

"comment by United_kaz (U9943) "

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Read, comprehend, reply.

KDB should have been sent off for head butting Van Persies elbow. Typical ABU ref.

I was more concerned about Valencia's studs up challenge which went unpunished.

Nope. If your hand is raised away from your body and stops the balls flight, how is that NOT a penalty?
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Because the rules state that the act has to be deliberate.

Are we now saying that players have the gift of foresight and that they put their arms up directly in the path of a football from 5 yards away and travelling at 60mph

don't think so

"Because the rules state that the act has to be deliberate."

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"Regarding handball they now ask the referee to consider the proximity of the potential offender to the person last playing the ball, the speed of the ball and importantly whether the offender's arms are in a natural or unnatural position."

Advice to referees regarding the handball ruling, from last season.

quite why De Bruyne thought that whacking RVP in his elbow using his chin was good sportsmanship i'll never know
De Bruyne lucky to stay on in my opinion

Ashley Coles dive was hysterical..... Couldn't believe he had the cheek to shout at the ref for not giving it!!

Atkinson was suprusingly fair although he would have never let United get away with a handball like Lampards.