Was that Suarez yellow for DR? Dissent? Either way, I'm happy to see it and implore the other referees at this world cup to do the same, which we haven't seen in other games.
I don't think this is right. Nothing really proved a foul. If Siebert believes or wants to argue that any touch negates the foul, then that's what he's going to come up with. I just think that the touch doesn't overcome the foul that had already occurred at that point.
VAR might not have seen the touch before Seibert got there. At that point if the ref says no foul due to ball contact and you start an OFR due to no ball contact but then discover that was wrong, is it really a C&OE. Yeah I lean PK on it, but it's not a nailed on one with that touch.
He did. And I'm not so sure it's "he got the ball, so there's no foul." I think it's more of "he got the ball, so it's not a clear and obvious foul." Small nuance. But it makes the difference to the extent if Siebert HAD called this a penalty, I don't think he would have used this evidence to overturn it. Also the kind of nuance that I don't think FIFA will appreciate in this case/tournament.
Seems like DR, which irritates me. He let's Suarez mouth off to him all game and then books him for kicking the ball away? C'mon, man. Have some respect for yourself. Now Suarez CAN mouth off to you the rest of the way with zero repercussions. And he knows it.
I could be opening myself up to a flurry of fire here, and this isn't to say it isn't VC/SFP anyway, but I'm not convinced this has the malice in it claimed by others because The boot raise is very obvious, not the kind of thing you do if you're attempting to stamp someone covertly with malicious aforethought and escape the notice of the VAR and the dozens of cameras at his disposal The Ghanaian is about to ostensibly knock the ball away with a swinging left leg but only manages to inadvertently trap it between his legs, providing a legitimate reason you might raise your foot in the air in the moment
I was wrong when I said there was no touch on the ball, I watched it again and there is a very, very, very tiny (almost imperceptible) touch after all of the contact has already occurred. Still, the best angle to see anything from was the camera we were shown from roughly the left corner flag. It's negligent to not show Siebert that one.
The touch of the ball in this instance was an important factor given that the decision was always between careless and no foul, and I'm happy it was the latter.
See, I think #1 is in line with the European line of thinking. "It's too obvious!" "Why would he do that anyway, without hiding it better?" And I think it's because players know they get the benefit of the doubt. Note he grazes him some with his boot, while being sure to get him. He doesn't stick his studs forcefully into the abdomen. Players who do this sort of thing... A) do it in the heat of the moment as an opportunity presents itself, so it's not entirely rational and B) make sure the contact is slightly less than 100% forceful so that there can be some doubt in the officials' mind (and that doubt is CRUCIAL at the VAR level, which they know).
But if any touch gets Siebert to "not clearly wrong," that is not going to matter. And I say that as someone who regularly thinks VARs outside MLS are not good at picking the right image(s).
Dr. Joe may be an idiot, but to his credit I know that when he speaks I'm getting an attempt to explain things fairly and objectively to viewers, not someone's opinionated agenda like we get from Clatts.
Imagine if the referee had the first rejected OFR of this entire tournament in this match? Oh, wait...
Announcer has been straight trash this game. Called an Uruguay goal when it hits side netting. And can’t even update us what Uruguay need to advance.
Even if you book Suarez for dissent he’s not gonna stop. And he will still kick the ball away and do other marginal stuff knowing you can’t send him off easily.