Has been charged by the FA with improper conduct (as have Leicester), this could lead to an extension of his ban. Some reports i'm reading is that Moss is a Spurs supporter and that after a supposed Leicester supporter (actually Bristol City supporter) was replaced by him for this game. I think Vardy did make the most of it, but the first yellow was bollocks and in fairness to him, he put himself in a position to win the penalty by making sure there was contact, initiated or not. All that being said, this smacks of the FA trying there upmost to ensure its more difficult for them at a time when Leicester winning would be amazing for English football globally!!.. I'm surprised the FA haven't said we're docking you points for causing misery at the top 5 and excitement at the other 86 league clubs.
Most referees have gone out of there way to help Leicester, they have been given eleven penelties this season,some rather dubious.
What total ****e. It is just objective reporting of his behaviour after the red. The outcome is not unfair just because of the context. Can't agree at all
And the likes of Rooney are allowed to stand nose to nose spitting expletives and he's not..?… interesting reaction he got up, had his say, pointed a finger and walked.. I don't condone it by the way, but it's one rule for one and another for another etc
There was a close up of him shouting 'you ****ing ****' at the ref, live on Sky, I'm not sure they could really ignore it.
But was he wrong OLM… LOL….!!!… and others DO get away with it.. anyway its moot, was just an observation.
Whether or not Vardys first yellow was soft or not i assume he already knew he had the first.... So why did he take a blatant dive? If he is stupid enough to do it when he is '"walking a tightrope" then he deserves all he gets. He is the one who let everyone else down here not the referee (well not for the sending off anyway). And i agree the ref was crap, but thats not really the point i am trying to make here (He is always fantastic when reffing Citys games...... NOT). As for the abusing of the referee, that is totally out of order. Whether or not the ref has been a twat or not he isn't going to say "actually, now you have just called me a ****, i won't send you off". When players do this to refs and it gets played out in the media, this same thing then happens week in week out on our local pitches around the world. Young kids copy what they see and then its against people giving up their time just so those same kids can actually play the game. I am sure many of you have seen that exact thing with young kids.
If more respect to the ref was shown, including not cheating, no arguments, then there might be better refereeing! It'll never happen though!
First yellow was ridiculous but while on a yellow he dived plain and simple. I don't care if he was 'entitled' or whatever. He was running away from goal and made sure to back into the player before leaping ridiculously upwards. No one goes upwards from being fouled. He can't complain about a second yellow for that. The problem is consistency. Penalties are given for that every week even though it's ridiculous. I can see how Leicester feel hard done by, it was the same story with the West Ham penalty; there was no consistency. Refs just need to simplify it. None of this entitled to go down nonsense. Only a foul if you're actually brought down, not if you decide to go down. It's sad that it's become acceptable for so many people that a striker tries to 'win' a penalty rather than score.
I'm not condoning Vardy's reaction, although other players get away it week in week out. Rooney springs to mind. What I can't get my head round is, Vardy and Carroll both being charged for saying the ref was a ****. When the ref was a ****. From the beginning to the end of the game. Those pair will get fined, and maybe banned for longer, while Moss gets away with a display that in any other job would give you a chance to look elsewhere for a career. But, he'll be reffing again. That's bonkers.
If players didn't grab and pull at each other in the box in the first place the ref wouldn't have to make those decisions. Blame the players not the refs. As for Vardy he's got away with it for too long, he did that to Hudds last season getting him sent off, he lets the defender get level then runs across them initiating contact.
Vardy got away with a rash tackle before getting his 1st yellow - so that evens itself out. For me, his 2nd yellow was a blatant dive and he had to go. Ref had no option. Both penalties in the game were soft and the ref could have given several to both teams. Huth is all arms and elbows and seems to get away with at least 1 hand ball every week. Vardy could miss 3 games now because of his reaction and that could be the difference between Leicester holding on and Spurs catching them. Gap now down to 5 points with 4 games to go.
The reason they are "****" at their job is because of the cheating! Not knowing whether it's a legitimate or not! Unfortunately it gets hammered around on Sky & scrutinised! The only way for refs to get it right is video replays! Possibly for everything, Sky can show you numerous angles while the ref is arguing, so instead of arguing, 4th officials check it, tell the ref, the ref gets it right! Less cheating, more respect! It's a shame it's coming to this, but I think it's the only way forward because otherwise the game will lose more fans in the long term!
you're looking in the wrong place for the 'dive'. watch what he does with his right leg and foot. once he puts it where he puts it, at that speed with the defender that close, you can see why he goes up. the video i saw it looked like he'd placed his foot on the defender's foot as the defender was lifting it. definite contact, but he made it happen.
This is my point really. People say 'definite contact' like that means it's a penalty. Football is a compact sport; so what if they touched? You appear to be saying he's made it happen but it's still a foul. Attackers shouldn't be thinking about making a foul happen or winning penalties. As a kid or an amateur you never think along those lines, you just think about scoring when you're in that position, it's completely unnatural and entirely coached and most importantly, it's terrible for the game. We have these debates on MOTD every week about a player who is 'entitled to go down' or has 'been clever'. That's not a valid skill in my book, it's cheating, and it certainly isn't entertainment. You don't go down. You're either brought down or you stay on your feet.
It was a stupid thing to do and his reaction was even more stupid. It would be a crying shame if that tossers stupidity cost Leicester the title.
How many goals do the likes of Messi and Aguero score? How often are they shoved off balance in the box but stay upright to create or score a goal? How often do players throw themselves to the ground searching for a penalty and end up getting **** all or a yellow card? It's a stupid thing to do full stop.
There are some players who are very good at it. Suarez particularly. Didn't he go years without ever getting booked for a dive? It's still completely wrong though
