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Boz

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J MOSS Man Utd v Everton
« on: Mon 29 Oct 2018 19:21 »
Surprised the Moss critics haven't posted on here about the penalty decision in favour of Man Utd.

Definite touch on the ball from Gueye and clear exaggeration from Martial. Whether the contact on Martial thereafter was enough for the penalty was debatable. Mark Clattenburg didn't think it should have been awarded.

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Re: J MOSS Man Utd v Everton
« Reply #1 on: Tue 30 Oct 2018 10:58 »
A touch on the ball does not mean it is not a foul. Similar to the zaha incident for c palaces second penalty on Sunday, the defender dangles a leg and impeded him. The fall is exaggerated as is the norm for professional footballers. Personally, I’m dubious as to whether it was a pk, but Moss was on generous form again. His positioning again seemed distant.

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Re: J MOSS Man Utd v Everton
« Reply #2 on: Tue 30 Oct 2018 11:42 »
Sometimes the dividing line between a foul or no foul is very fine.  Although no Moss fan, I wouldn't  criticise him for this one
as I thought it could have gone either way.
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Re: J MOSS Man Utd v Everton
« Reply #3 on: Tue 30 Oct 2018 14:03 »
Sometimes the dividing line between a foul or no foul is very fine.  Although no Moss fan, I wouldn't  criticise him for this one
as I thought it could have gone either way.

I would tend to agree with this. In situations where a decision is 50/50, I am generally inclined to support the referee's interpretation, so long as there is no inconsistency in their judgements.

Equally, some people might have considered Smalling's foul for the Everton penalty to be reckless (and therefore a second yellow) whilst others would have regarded it as stopping a promising attack inside the penalty area whilst making an attempt for the ball (no yellow card). Again, I am happy to support Moss on that decision.