Post Match Leicester 0 Manchester City 2

[camberwell fox]

I’ve seen a poor tackle.

Not a red card in my opinion.

 

[pork pie fox]

I’m a qualified ref. I’d have sent him off. So there.

 

[jb5000]

I’m a qualified ref. I’d have sent him off. So there.

So am I, and I wouldn't. So double there.

 

[Blaarev]

There are good refs and there are bad refs. So triple there.

 

[bloo]

As they say, "I've seen them given"

 

[Redditch Fox]

Its very simple. In days of old most refs were slightly biased in favour of the home team. In the modern game, the tables are generally tipped towards the top six fashionable clubs - home or away. Its certain that if it had been a Leicester defender that he would have gone for that incident.

 

[popillius]

I don't see where the debate is. The rules of the game dictate that he should have been sent off. Whether individual referees may have chosen to or not is irrelevant. The answer to the question 'should it have been a red?' is unequivocally 'Yes'.

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

It's a red for me, no doubt. "Covering defender" implies that the defender (Stones in this case?) might have been able to get back.

As we know - when Vardy is through, he's gone. He's a yard past Kompany when he brings him down and there's no doubt he's one on one.

Would we still have lost? Probably. Did the ref bottle it? Most certainly.

 

[David Gwilliam]

It is right to blame the referee. However, things could have been worse. If Jon Moss had been ref he would have claimed Vardy had dived and sent him off.

 

[Blaarev]

It is right to blame the referee. However, things could have been worse. If Jon Moss had been ref he would have claimed Vardy had dived and sent him off.

Actually, he would only have booked him.

 

[David Gwilliam]

It is right to blame the referee. However, things could have been worse. If Jon Moss had been ref he would have claimed Vardy had dived and sent him off.

Actually, he would only have booked him.

Pedant Of course like most pedants you are quite right.

 

[Lako42]

So am I, and I wouldn't. So double there.

Nobody can be good at everything

 

[jb5000]

It's a red for me, no doubt. "Covering defender" implies that the defender (Stones in this case?) might have been able to get back.

As we know - when Vardy is through, he's gone. He's a yard past Kompany when he brings him down and there's no doubt he's one on one.

Would we still have lost? Probably. Did the ref bottle it? Most certainly.

I was always told not to make assumptions about certain players being faster or more able to get a shot off. I suppose if refs did, this would only compound bias towards big clubs and well known players

 

[Blaarev]

I was always told not to make assumptions about certain players being faster or more able to get a shot off. I suppose if refs did, this would only compound bias towards big clubs and well known players

But what you and the ref assumed was that Stones would be faster than Vardy since he had a longer distance to cover

 

[Redditch Fox]

Not only were we stuffed by a shocking decision by the ref but our main striker had had to play two meaningless but money spinning friendlies a few days prior.

 

[Lako42]

Not only were we stuffed by a shocking decision by the ref but our main striker had had to play two meaningless but money spinning friendlies a few days prior.

If he wasn't fresh enough to lead the line properly then we should have utilised one of our many other strikers.

 

[deleted member]

Putting my sensible head on....

1. It was a red card...
2. We played well
3. we were never going to win that game
4. the selection was odd but it worked well. I mean most teams that have come up against mancity have taken a beating this year
5. If we play like that against teams outside of the top 8 we'll be looking at picking up a significant amount of wins

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

I was always told not to make assumptions about certain players being faster or more able to get a shot off. I suppose if refs did, this would only compound bias towards big clubs and well known players

Whilst that's a vlid point, Varyd was through whether he's a fast player or not.

 

[Micky]

I actually liked Albrighton in the new role for the first 20-30 minutes. After that we just sat back too much and allowed them to play. I was hoping that we were going to press them from the front and turn the game into a one on one duel all over the pitch.

 

[jb5000]

Whilst that's a vlid point, Varyd was through whether he's a fast player or not.

As I've said above, on the first angle I thought he was well covered but on the second I did not. Referees have to make their calls on the one angle they see