I don't blame the ref. It did hit his arm. Shouldn't have stopped that early, though. It's the VAR official, Massimiliano Irrati. Sounds familiar. Should never have agreed with it. I've just looked him up and he was on VAR when we knocked City out of the CL! I take it all back! What a top bloke!
Why do you think it was incorrect? The current law doesn't mention deflections off other parts of the body. All that matters is whether the arm is in an unnatural position.
To make up for it, The Spam get a penalty for fouling the other team's keeper: https://juststream.live/SuperstarWindpipeKilobytes That's one of the worst decisions I've ever seen.
Part of IFAB Law 12: Except for the above offences, it is not an offence if the ball touches a player’s hand/arm: directly from the player’s own head or body (including the foot) Was brought in a couple of years ago. That's why our pen v West Ham was chalked off.
The commentator on BT for Man Utd fails to see a Sociedad player losing his boot, somehow. Stepped on by a defender and missed by everyone. Game over. Man Utd lose to a **** decision, while the Spam are rescued by one.
Did they take it out when they rewrote it for this season? I'm pretty sure it's still part of the referee's guidelines, as it's seen as not being deliberate.
It seems to be in the 20-21 edition but not after that. Even the words you quote say 'except for the above offences' which means they don't apply to arms being in an unnatural position.
And what do you the the "natural position" of his arms should be when jumping forward to block the ball with his legs? Maybe both hands on his head or both arms tucked firmly behind his back and **** the landing Go on, tell us what the natural position would be for his arms
No idea and it may have been the wrong decision. I was just pointing out that the fact the ball hit his legs is irrelevant.
Yep, so his body is twisting and he is putting his arms out ready for the landing. Where would your arms have "naturally" been at that point? A quick diagram would help
