What? It was a nailed on penalty.

comment by Dele Boy (U22000)
posted 4 minutes ago
What? It was a nailed on penalty.
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Says a Spurs fan...

I was surprised to see that given as a clear and obvious error.

A debatable decision and felt a bit like the VAR official re-reffing the game to me, which is not what it's supposed to be for.

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 minute ago
I was surprised to see that given as a clear and obvious error.

A debatable decision and felt a bit like the VAR official re-reffing the game to me, which is not what it's supposed to be for.
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It wasn't clear and obvious at the time, but on the replay it became more obvious it was a penalty.

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Easily a penalty.

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 minute ago
I was surprised to see that given as a clear and obvious error.

A debatable decision and felt a bit like the VAR official re-reffing the game to me, which is not what it's supposed to be for.
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It wasn't clear and obvious at the time, but on the replay it became more obvious it was a penalty.
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I really don't agree.

I thought all the replay confirmed was that it was highly debatable.

comment by Coutinho's Merkin (U22212)
posted 6 seconds ago
No one, not even the player involved tried to claim it as a penalty.

The referee saw it as a fair challenge and the game should have continued.

VAR in that instance re-reffed the game
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Bergwijn didn't get up screaming like a biiitch about it no, but he did give a look towards the ref as if to say he was fouled.

VAR did its job.

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 minute ago
I was surprised to see that given as a clear and obvious error.

A debatable decision and felt a bit like the VAR official re-reffing the game to me, which is not what it's supposed to be for.
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It wasn't clear and obvious at the time, but on the replay it became more obvious it was a penalty.
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I really don't agree.

I thought all the replay confirmed was that it was highly debatable.
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He took the player out while not getting the ball. What's the debate?

He took the player out while not getting the ball. What's the debate?
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This

Spurtle (U1608)

One perspective is that he slid in a straight line and the player leaned into the challenge.

Very similar to the Aguero one that got given v us. In real time the ref thought he got the ball. When seen again he clearly didn't and it was a pen.

A rare case of var being consistent. Also, the player not appealing should have no bearing on a decision.

comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 minute ago
Spurtle (U1608)

One perspective is that he slid in a straight line and the player leaned into the challenge.
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It's funny seeing Spurs fans cry about VAR when only one other club in world football has benefited from VAR more than them

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comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 8 minutes ago
Spurtle (U1608)

One perspective is that he slid in a straight line and the player leaned into the challenge.
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Looked to me like the contact with Bergwijn caused him to go down.

comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 8 minutes ago
Spurtle (U1608)

One perspective is that he slid in a straight line and the player leaned into the challenge.
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Looked to me like the contact with Bergwijn caused him to go down.
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I can see both views to be honest - I just don't agree it was a clear error by the referee.

comment by Dele Boy (U22000)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 minute ago
Spurtle (U1608)

One perspective is that he slid in a straight line and the player leaned into the challenge.
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PL football is dead to me.. what do you think?

I don’t think you should worry about it Maf. West Ham will only be in the PL for a few more months.

Villa fan here. Without VAR I can see why the ref waved it away. With VAR I'm afraid it was a dead cert penalty. Engels got his leg across and failed to make contact with the ball, got the player instead.

If VAR is going to rule on these things (which is debatable) then it got it right.

comment by Mylo (U20111)
posted 1 day, 23 hours ago
PL football is dead to me.. what do you think?

I don’t think you should worry about it Maf. West Ham will only be in the PL for a few more months.
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comment by hounslows-finest (U6180)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Mylo (U20111)
posted 1 day, 23 hours ago
PL football is dead to me.. what do you think?

I don’t think you should worry about it Maf. West Ham will only be in the PL for a few more months.
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If Carlsberg made predictions Spurs would be winning the CL year after year....

Book yourself in for an eye test Maf, but you should be ore worried about the Scammers impending relegation

Relegation nailed on for West Ham.