What's implicit to the rules is; careless, reckless, or using excessive force because that's what written in the rule book!
Not sure on your list but it's listed differently here:
https://www.thefa.com/football-rules...and-misconduct
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What's implicit to the rules is; careless, reckless, or using excessive force because that's what written in the rule book!
Not sure on your list but it's listed differently here:
https://www.thefa.com/football-rules...and-misconduct
The attacker has acted quickly and has beaten Allen to the ball who has been too slow to react resulting in a careless challenge in the area. According to the rules a penalty kick shall be awarded.
VAR has not overturned it as it is not a clear and obvious error due to the timing, whilst the attacker has not helped his case by overacting to the extent that he did.
As many state above, the foul is clearly mandated in the rule book.
I can't see where Allen was Careless, Reckless or used excessive force. The Ukrainian player was behind him, he had no way of knowing that he was there or that he was going to place his foot in front of his before Allen made contact with the ball. Everything Allen did was natural. The defining factor is that Allen doesn't have eyes in the back of his head (unlike my mother) I just can't for the life of me, understand what people think that he did wrong. His foot wasn't high, his elbows/arms weren't in an unnatural position, he didn't stamp or kick backwards, nothing indicates that what he did (attempt to kick the ball) was reckless, careless or excessive.
This thread is comedy gold.
Of course it should have been a penalty. It was a blatant foul. In the penalty area. However, thankfully, the VAR on this particular occasion was as utterly useless as the VAR's are in most Premier League games.
"There was no intent...."
How often do players intentionally foul opponents in the penalty area?!?
Ref: "Did you mean to clatter into your opponent and bring him down in the penalty area?"
Player: "No ref, I was going for the ball, I didn't mean to foul him."
Ref: "No problem then, play on."