12th Jan, 12:18 pm
I can't believe that we could be this close to football becoming a non contact sport in England, for years we have been known to have the more "leniant" officials making games more physical and entertaining.
Vincent Kompany's challenge on Nani was nothing short of spectacular, he clearly won the ball without even touching Nani, and to be fair Nani didn't seem to have any issue with the way in which Kompany won the ball. For some reason the referee thought it was dangerous and reckless challenge that deserved a straight red card, only 10 minutes into an important fixture of the season.
The referee's decision is not the worst part though, the worst part is that the FA, who think that deliberatly kicking a player in a violent manner, is only a 2 match ban, and sliding to win the ball without touching the opponent is a 3 match ban (+1 match ban for already being sent off earlier in the season).
I struggle to understand how some of these executives think.
Vincent Kompany's challenge on Nani was nothing short of spectacular, he clearly won the ball without even touching Nani, and to be fair Nani didn't seem to have any issue with the way in which Kompany won the ball. For some reason the referee thought it was dangerous and reckless challenge that deserved a straight red card, only 10 minutes into an important fixture of the season.
The referee's decision is not the worst part though, the worst part is that the FA, who think that deliberatly kicking a player in a violent manner, is only a 2 match ban, and sliding to win the ball without touching the opponent is a 3 match ban (+1 match ban for already being sent off earlier in the season).
I struggle to understand how some of these executives think.