Officiating will never be consistent because referees are human beings operating under different conditions. Immediately Havertz hit the deck I concluded it was a penalty. After further reviews, it was glaring no contact was made. What's the penalty for a player who went to ground in the box without contact? Yellow card for simulation.
I remember telling the guy sitting next to me that if Ashley Young was in that position, he will stretch out his leg to tangle with that of Bissaka. Truth is Havertz expected a tackle, and he hit the deck hoping the tackle will come. He should've been carded for simulation but the referee was still smarting from having to overturn his wrong decision that he forgot about the right process.
Officiating will never be consistent because referees are human beings operating under different conditions. Immediately Havertz hit the deck I concluded it was a penalty. After further reviews, it was glaring no contact was made. What's the penalty for a player who went to ground in the box without contact? Yellow card for simulation.
I remember telling the guy sitting next to me that if Ashley Young was in that position, he will stretch out his leg to tangle with that of Bissaka. Truth is Havertz expected a tackle, and he hit the deck hoping the tackle will come. He should've been carded for simulation but the referee was still smarting from having to overturn his wrong decision that he forgot about the right process.
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