It's still based on the circumstance itself.. Otherwise every sliding tackle or header should be a foul
I agree, the whole slowing down and putting incidents under the microscope is leading to flawed assessments. You just lose context.
That it wasn’t given doesn’t make it not a foul. It’s a wrong decision by the ref which is what everyone is up in arms about. We’ll have to agree to disagree whether it’s “soft” or not. That’s football.