Quote Originally Posted by Penarth Blues View Post
If that was given as a penalty against us I'd have been disappointed. From a Fulham viewpoint they'd see it as the defender standing his ground as Morrison tried to climb past him (look at Sean grab him around the neck). The fall backwards is a bit dramatic but I don't think there's much in it really...
It looked pretty clear-cut to me he was using his body to prevent Morrison reaching the ball. He looked at Morrison and made no attempt to to compete for the cross.