If that happens it will show how much of a farce the job VAR is doing, so can't see it. It should have been a red at the time though.

Apparently they looked at the foul at the time and deemed it not to be foul play. How? And wtf!

This is embarrassing

Liverpool fans trying to influence the authorities.

comment by Deportivo La Corona (U1448)
posted 2 minutes ago
Apparently they looked at the foul at the time and deemed it not to be foul play. How? And wtf!
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This is not the first time VAR even after checking an incident gave a controversial decision.
This is probably the first time Liverpool fans have been at the wrong end of such a decision .

For me, Pickford should get a ban, because as an ex-player, I wince at that incident even now! Wtf, man?
Going right through another player?

My days, this is salty.


For once a derby game decision goes our way. Horrible injury and hope he is back soon. But this is a contact sport and this can happen. If people believe it was malicious then press criminal charge for assault ....

comment by No Thomas No Partey (U18355)
posted 4 minutes ago
This is embarrassing
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WUM

Yea ok

comment by Beckenbauer Wear Adidas Mick Keanes (U1308)
posted 1 minute ago
My days, this is salty.


For once a derby game decision goes our way. Horrible injury and hope he is back soon. But this is a contact sport and this can happen. If people believe it was malicious then press criminal charge for assault ....
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Yes it is a contact sport but going straight through another player double footed, knee high without punishment makes you question the laws and integrity of the game in my opinion. My view on this would be exactly the same for another team/player.

comment by Beckenbauer Wear Adidas Mick Keanes (U1308)
posted 4 minutes ago
My days, this is salty.


For once a derby game decision goes our way. Horrible injury and hope he is back soon. But this is a contact sport and this can happen. If people believe it was malicious then press criminal charge for assault ....
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Contact sport does not include assault or GBH

Was a definite red and horror tackle but its not the kind that i think they will give a retrospective ban for.

Why wasn’t there retrospective action for Mane’s assault on Tierney, or calls for investigations from VAR by Liverpool back then?

Leg breaking challenges, welcome to the world of Arsenal.

Why would there be a retrospective ban, what a sharticle.

comment by Mike (U1170)
posted 3 minutes ago
Why would there be a retrospective ban, what a sharticle.
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I guess double footed, knee high challenges are ok then as long as the other player is offside?

It should also be noted that this Beckenbauer poster also celebrated Mccarthys assault on Payet and cheered on that injury

comment by sandy (U20567)
posted 37 minutes ago
Liverpool fans trying to influence the authorities.
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Nothing new there!

Honestly, if Liverpool want to bring these things up, they need to look back at some of the horror challenges our players have received from that lot over the years!

no he doesnt, he needed sending off in the game, pointless now will only be a disadvantage to anyone playing everton in the next few games. Dno who that is, if its city utd etc sure ban him if not they should make Everton play him.

comment by Tomkins (U1116)
posted 14 minutes ago
It should also be noted that this Beckenbauer poster also celebrated Mccarthys assault on Payet and cheered on that injury
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I asked for all to pray for Payet.

I thought at the time you can see why Pickford is a car crash of a goalkeeper. Mistakes and recklessness that affects his own team and the opposition. I don’t think he intended to hurt Virgil but the intent was to take the player out not the ball.

So yes he definitely needs to be disciplined retrospectively to try and stop this happening again.

comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 16 minutes ago
no he doesnt, he needed sending off in the game, pointless now will only be a disadvantage to anyone playing everton in the next few games. Dno who that is, if its city utd etc sure ban him if not they should make Everton play him.
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Everton are surely worse with him on the pitch so i actually retract my original statement 😂

It was very obviously an incredibly dangerous tackle (for lack of a better word).

I think there should be a mechanism in football to punish such instances that happen after the whistle has blown / after a foul or offside has happened that means a red card isn't given.

I'm sure there is that mechanism in terms of blatant violence but not sure it's ever used in this type of decision?

comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 10 minutes ago
It was very obviously an incredibly dangerous tackle (for lack of a better word).

I think there should be a mechanism in football to punish such instances that happen after the whistle has blown / after a foul or offside has happened that means a red card isn't given.

I'm sure there is that mechanism in terms of blatant violence but not sure it's ever used in this type of decision?
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There is it happened in same game. Richarlison red on thiaggo was after the ref blew the whistle unless I am mistaken. Basically the var official has messed up. I am.nit suprosed it is the same official who said Robertson was not hacked for a pen against Burnley last season that ended our perfect home run.

I honestly couldn’t care less whether he gets a retrospective ban or not. It’s not going to change the result.

However, it’s an absolute shocker of a ‘challenge’ and the fact VAR can’t at the very least recommend then ref takes a second look is amazing. I’m not sure any fan can look at that challenge, irrespective of club bias, and think it’s not even worth a second look.

comment by The Goofy One (U16087)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 10 minutes ago
It was very obviously an incredibly dangerous tackle (for lack of a better word).

I think there should be a mechanism in football to punish such instances that happen after the whistle has blown / after a foul or offside has happened that means a red card isn't given.

I'm sure there is that mechanism in terms of blatant violence but not sure it's ever used in this type of decision?
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There is it happened in same game. Richarlison red on thiaggo was after the ref blew the whistle unless I am mistaken. Basically the var official has messed up. I am.nit suprosed it is the same official who said Robertson was not hacked for a pen against Burnley last season that ended our perfect home run.
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Yeah fair enough. We always see these horrendous last ditch "tackles" from goalkeepers go unpunished and usually, thankfully they often don't destroy an attackers leg either. So in that sense maybe it's just how those tackles are policed in general that's the problem...

Same happens with defenders. I never understood why just because a player is shooting you appear to be able to fly into them legs spread, full weight behind the lunge. Yeah the defender is likely to block the ball as they're between ball and goal but so often they also take the attacker out brutally in the process.