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RE: That was delicious
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.
My publication was pointing out the fact that officiating is inconsistent. Rules are supposed to be enforced consistently but in football they aren't.
That's also why I pointed out the hypocrisy in Man United fans of all people whining about referee decisions. I was further pointing out that if anything, the officiating in this match was consistent for both teams because they equally have a bone to pick about something that officials did.
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