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Author Topic: A TAYLOR - Liverpool v Man C  (Read 2028 times)

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Re: A TAYLOR - Liverpool v Man C
« on: Mon 17 Oct 2022 08:26 »
It appears that many people thought Taylor was excellent, but their reasoning totally escape me. He let the game go, ignored fouls etc. Rubbish. Taylor was poor, at best playing his own dangerous game which backfired. The only reference point everyone has are the Laws of the Game and Taylor selectively ignored them. The Salah incident was a case in point which led to Klopp being sent off. It was avoidable and that is what referees should look back at - could I have done something to avoid the red card? Yes, apply the laws. Assistant should have flagged it but was he too selectively applying the Laws or under instructions from Taylor? Likewise, the disallowed City goal, Taylor ignored a material pull back. When discussing the incident Sky pundits were saying Taylor was inconsistent because he let other "fouls" go yet VAR picked this up. Bizarre. Left me speechless until today. It was a clear foul and there is nothing in the LOG that says you ignore pull backs or other fouls to make a game of it. At least VAR was able to correct the decision. In other cases, such leniency shall we say cannot be corrected or re-refereed if for example the foul leads to say a corner from which a team scores or the foul is too early in the phase of play leading up to the goal and VAR cannot intervene.
What is clear is that this toleration of physical challenges (even if they are fouls) speeds up the game but it is a sad reflection on the game that there are so many illegal challenges in the modern game which are ruining the sport as a spectacle. Allowing challenges appears to be saying allowing fouls but what are the guidelines? How can you apply consistency? How can you determine whether the incident is material? Where in the LOG does it say you can ignore fouls (noting advantage rule/law)? How can spectators and coaching staff understand what is happening?
Two other points. Firstly, Klopp was totally out of order and his action should be roundly condemned.
Secondly the behaviour of spectators within the ground appals me. Our inability to clamp down on (and even report incidents to authority) is alarming. I despair.
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