What's happened? Feels weird - this is the first match in ages that I'm not watching or listening to!
How can that be a pen, when planted from close range hits his leg and bounces onto his arm. Joke of a decision.
Dont agree - its a penalty, what annoys me is we have had a couple in recent games at the other end not given - the one against Swansea didnt even have the excuse it bounced off his leg onto the arm - thats whats really annoying
So unlucky, he was pointing to a runner in the box and at the same time the ball’s hit his thigh and bounced up to his arm
If he'd had his arm by his side the initial cross would have hit his arm, nothing he could have done about it. Would that have been a penalty?
Yes, it's a pen. The rule apparently is A deflection makes no difference to the ball touching a hand/arm that is clearly extended away from the body and/or above the shoulder. which is a bit crap imo.
But its not a pen. Big club syndrome again. No way is that a pen. If it hits his arm direct then its a pen.
Are you saying you don't think that it falls within the rules that define a penalty for handball or that you think the rules need changing?
No obvious movement of arm towards ball..facing and looking away from where ball was played and no obvious intent..yes ya see em given and also see em not given... therefore refs decision which I thought was wrong..
Not anymore you don't. The rules were clarified. Hand in an unnatural position away from the body and it's a handball regardless of movement of ball, obvious intent or ball to hand