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I wish they'd change the rule about corners and the ball not being in play so nowt can happen. That should be a free kick to West Ham with the shirt pull on Antonio. It just wastes time when the ref stops the corner and then tells the players to behave.

Just start giving pennas or free kicks and all the pushing/shoving/shirt pulling/holding would soon be reduced. It's a farce at times when the ref has to go over as yet again tell players to stop doing it. When the ball is placed in the quadrant then a 'foul' can be given would soon change things and the same for free kicks anarl.
 
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Matnab said:
I've seen it now it's exactly as I had predicted. He got a toe to it but Soucek would've retrieved it anyway. You reckon he wouldn't?
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Not a chance he would have retrieved the ball, he was too intent on exaggerating the contact and going down in an attempt to con the referee, the referee gave what he saw, VAR should have corrected him.
PS I hate VAR with a vengeance, but if they’re going to have it let’s at least use it in the manner that it’s meant, i.e. correcting incorrect decisions.
 
viccarlton said:
Not a chance he would have retrieved the ball, he was too intent on exaggerating the contact and going down in an attempt to con the referee, the referee gave what he saw, VAR should have corrected him.
PS I hate VAR with a vengeance, but if they’re going to have it let’s at least use it in the manner that it’s meant, i.e. correcting incorrect decisions.
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Soucek's leg was clearly trapped by both of Cash's legs and aye he made a meal of it going down but Soucek would have been able to play the ball (the law) if he hasn't had his right foot trapped.

It's going to be a right farce this season with VAR as I can't believe they've raised the bar to 'review' decisions. It will be even worse as the season goes on and then they will change it again. Get rid of it or like you say, correct the decisions rather than have a bar for errors,

Gerrup Villa!
 
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viccarlton said:
Not a chance he would have retrieved the ball, he was too intent on exaggerating the contact and going down in an attempt to con the referee, the referee gave what he saw, VAR should have corrected him.
PS I hate VAR with a vengeance, but if they’re going to have it let’s at least use it in the manner that it’s meant, i.e. correcting incorrect decisions.
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Its so debatable though. Surely Cash's leg is impeding Soucek. You've got to concede that surely. It falls under the area that fans can't deal with where either decision is justified. You're expecting the game to be officiated in a way that assures all decisions go the same way you think they should. In a subjective area that's never going to happen.
 
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