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The situation should be broken down into two separate actions...

1: Was it a foul? To me it is. Just because he got the ball doesn't negate that it was also reckless which it was. So for me, it was a foul.

2: Was it DOGSO? As a referee, you must assess the situation with the 4 D's:

• Defenders: Not counting the player committing the foul, there is at most one defender between the foul and the goal. That other defender is generally the goalkeeper. The keeper committing a foul can be sent off for this offense as well.

• Distance to the ball: The attacker must be close enough to the ball to continue playing it at the time of the foul.

• Distance to the goal: The attacker must be close enough to the goal to have a legitimate chance to score. So being in or near the opponent’s penalty area is more likely to be an obvious goal-scoring opportunity than the attacker being in the team’s defensive half of the field.

• Direction: The attacker must be moving toward the opponent’s goal at the time of the foul, not toward a corner flag or away from the goal.

So by the letter of the law, it was a DOGSO and since it was outside the penalty area, it's a Red. Inside, it would be a penalty plus a Yellow.

 

Yes, I completely agree. That's what I've been saying.

 

Yeah and was just saying why i thought it was still a red card, since you felt that it wasnt a dogso, maybe it was reckless.

I dont see why i deserved your rude ass reply.

So i never got a chance to speak on the Balbuena red card. Im sorry, but if you played football, there is no way a player will clear the ball and then come back down with so much force.

Thats not even a follow thru, thats not a natural motion after a clearance.

Think about it. When you clear a ball like that, you are swinging your leg, you are not stomping down at any point. You bring your leg down/back calmly.

Watch every other follow thru in any other football game. No player will bring his kicking foot back and down like that.

 

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That looks like a footballer walking after a packed schedule and playing almost 60 plus games

Not doubting he is injured in some sense of course. But man a lot of guys are struggling right now.

 

That is true: hard to make any real conclusion based on this very short vid (plus most footballers must be hurting right now in some way, form or fashion after the season they just went thru). The fact that he's travelled with the rest of team is a potentially good sign.
As far as his injury is concerned, calf strains can be a real pain (pun intended) but it all depends on the severity of it. If it's a light one, the rest from the past few days (on top of treatment) should get him ready for tomorrow. Conversely, a much serious strain could still see him out for the foreseeable future. We'll find out tomorrow, I suppose...

 

I’m talking about the one where the defender was hit in the knee on the follow through? Can’t be bothered to go back. I’m working from memory here.

 

The purity and tradition and all that bullshit

 

If you stop the clock every time a ball goes out, you'd be extending each game by 30+ minutes.

 

Not necessarily.

Chelsea still have quite a few games. Just a couple little slips is all it will take.

 

The ball is in play only about 55 minutes during an average EPL game so just make it 30-minute halves, no need for time-wasting etc.

 

Yep, Chelsea have a tough run-in: (not to mention Real on Wednesday and Leicester in the FA Cup)

Chelsea 61 pts
Man City A
Arse H
Leicester H
Villa A

West Ham 58 pts
Everton H
Brighton A
West Brom A
Southampton H

Spurs 56 pts
Leeds A
Wolves H
Villa H
Leicester A

Liverpool 54 pts
Man Utd A (TBD)
Southampton H
West Brom A
Burnley A
Palace H

If WH finish in the top 4, Moyes should get Manager of the Year

 

Chelsea have been on such a good run under Tuchel but, as stated, their run in is busy and difficult. Especially compared to West Ham's where they mostly take on weaker teams with little to play for at this point.
I think it's a pretty safe bet/claim to assume they'll finish in the top 4 if they manage to run the table and pick up max points in their remaining games (as Chelsea should be dropping points themselves).

Edit: Will honestly be super happy when it's official that Pool will miss out on top 4 and CL qualification. Not only because it will be nice to see toil on Thursday nights from the start but more importantly because it should mean they're out of the race for Sancho, in all likelihood...

 

What happens if West Ham finish 4th and Chelsea win the CL? Does that mean 5 Prem teams in the CL next year?

 

There would be.

European qualification for UEFA competitions explained (premierleague.com)

 

Right, that's what I mean - if you want to use stop-clock you need to do 25 or 30-minute halves and independent timekeepers (not ref) that keep track of time.

 

Hi Benni.....

 

Get out of here, scum!

 

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Just for the hell of it, I clicked on DS' profile. It shows he made a post on another forum in 2017. Not that he was especially active, but good to know he was still kicking around.