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Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 16h

Looks like you had some Calafiori excursions

Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

The VAR rules are so dumb

If Taylor says he saw the touch on the ball, then ‘clear and obvious’ applies

If Taylor says he didn’t see the ball, the incident is refereed fresh and most likely overturned even when nothing is ‘clear’

The underlying incident is the same!

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Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

Eze was very underwhelming…

Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

In this case the VAR has to shut up and just send the on field ref to the monitor instead of continuously coaching him through the play

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Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

Is that established during the referee conversation? That he hasn’t seen any contact?

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Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

The ball was won here way cleaner than the penalty overturn

Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

Yup that’s the sticking point here. Suddenly bar for reversal is very low

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Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

It looks like the knee contact happens first, but it impossible to say either way.

In this case the on field call has to stay?

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Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t mind that penalty not being given but it absolutely goes against all the clear and obvious directives that have been communicated and applied

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Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

This cannot be a clear and obvious error.

Come on. It is absolutely not clear that knee or ball was first

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Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

Is it clear that he touches the ball before the player?

I don’t think you can say that from any of the angles.

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Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

Knee first or ball first?

Don’t think it’s a penalty

Goonersanti @goonersanti.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to hear it was simple and solvable!

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 2d

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative