Clear pen that. Not sure why this is taking so long. Tarkowski just leans into the ball and blocks it with his arm.
indeed, the fact that his arm is by his side is irrelevant - he's leaning on a 45-degree angle to block the shot. It's not as if he can't get out of the way of it.
Weird hearing people talk about well his arm was by his side, nothing in rules that say if you lean it’s a pen. 100% agree… but if you move your body and therefore move your arm towards the ball and block a shot with your arm, then it’s clearly a penalty. If he doesn’t lean, he doesn’t block it therefor he moved his arm towards the ball. Not difficult to understand.
The fantastic goal the other night aside, I'm still not 100% sure Chiesa is really good enough for Liverpool... but I always get the impression he's one of the nicest people at Liverpool. He's always smiling and so pleasant.... He just gives off the vibes of a really nice humble guy.
Annoying really, I'm seeing headlines like 'controversial penalty' & 'bizarre penalty' which people would just skim over and think 'another shocking decision' which just isn't true. You don't get to use your arm as long as it is by your side . Blatant penalty.
Guys its tarkowski. The guy is cheating at football all day every day if he's not cheating he is asleep dreaming of cheating. That's his way like Johnny Evans. The guy somehow has gotten away with so many red cards its unreal. He knows exactly what he is doing there. He's deliberately got his arms down but is putting the body in to block using the arm in that position. If I were a ref I'd only need see who did it to know Same with jeolinton. Gets away with absolute murder for for too long when a quick early yellow would put him on the back foot.
The thing about putting the goal aside is - if he can be brought on to score a winner, and we know that's what he's capable of, he's worth keeping just for that.
Just has to be able to run rather than look like he is running through treacle. If he can get that back in his game then he can deliver something. He is certainly intelligent enough to fill in in multiple positions and has the skill to make a pass or shoot or dribble but its all negated by not being able to get about the pitch. You will be eaten alive by agressive players who can beat you to the ball
