RateTheRef

Really interested to hear other people’s opinions on the red card. I actually feel he is correct - Woods made the challenge with unnecessary force IMO and is lucky he didn’t properly connect with the Birmingham player.

I think clear yellow but imo red can't be justified

Ref card for SFP. A dangerous raking stud challenge on the calf/achilles. Whether there’s enough contact is irrelevant. Intent✅ Speed✅ Brutality✅

I’m fascinated by the responses above. Has there been a change of interpretation in the law? I see the logic of SFP, but I don’t think it was any more excessive than any other tackle.

How do you sell that as a decision? You’re almost making a rod for your own back.

Thinking back to the Euros, wasn't Harry Wilson dismissed against Denmark for a similar tackle? If you watch the Woods one back, there's more force/aggression in the tackle when comparing the two.

Thinking back to the Euros, wasn't Harry Wilson dismissed against Denmark for a similar tackle? If you watch the Woods one back, there's more force/aggression in the tackle when comparing the two.

The Wilson tackle was most definitely 'worse'.  Wilson most definitely kicked his player, and the angles were quite different.  I'd go as far to say that the only comparable aspects of the two challenges is that they both had no intent to play the ball, but were otherwise very different.

The 'interesting' aspect of Woods' challenge is that he hits him twice.  He makes contact with the initial kick with his right foot, and then traps the attackers other ankle with his left foot.  It's clearly a RC - there is no ability nor attempt to play the ball, and has only intention is to kick his opponent.  Does it endanger safety? ✔ Does it use excessive force? ✔

For anyone wanting to view the challenge, it can be seen in the link below:

https://twitter.com/QuestTV/status/1463650150694502403?s=20

Red card looks to me to be justified, I do think a lot of people would go yellow but that should not be an accepted part of the game