***Official Match Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Saudi Sportswashing Machine 8:15pm Tuesday 2nd Dec. ***

[DubSpur]

Absolute fudging joke, game is gone

 

[Spoonman]

Not looking at the fudging ball! That happens on every corner.

 

[Muttley]

It's the double standards that kills you with PGMOL

 

[Bishop]

I don't agree with that, but Bentancur's had an amazing game.

 

[clownfoot]

He’s DDT’d Bentancur and got a penalty?

 

[afsoc4life]

This is wrong. Is this what Premier League reffing has become? VAR is not the problem. It is the effing incompetent refs!!

 

[Baleforce]

And every single player and team does it
Key is he ain’t holding him at all
And they call that a holding offence

fair enough

other way around I'm screaming for it

 

[SissokoWasGood (BoL)]

That is an utterly horrendous decision. It’s the kind of decision that makes me think I could be done with football. What on earth is the point if you re-ref something like that. I’m amazed.

 

[monkeybarry]

Games gone.
That's pathetic.
You are allowed to hold your ground. Well, maybe not anymore.
I think I'm done with football

 

[paxtonwolf]

The games bent, it really is

 

[Lakey]

diabolical decision

 

[billyiddo]

That is an absolute travesty

 

[Rafa87]

Refs won that for them. Absolutely appalling.

 

[Muttley]

AI Overview
No, the laws of football do not state that players must look at the ball, as the rules do not mention any such requirement. The laws focus on how players and officials should act, such as following the ball for offside or foul calls, but don't specify the player's eye-line.
The laws of the game are focused on player behavior, fouls, equipment, and the overall play.
There is no rule requiring a player to look at the ball, though it is often necessary to track the ball for things like offside or to avoid a foul.
For example, Law 11 (Offside) defines a player's position based on their body, head, or feet in relation to the ball and opponents, but does not specify what the player is looking at.

 

[paxtonwolf]

So who is actually reffing games now, the bloke on the pitch, or the bloke upstairs in a box

 

[stratnumberone]

There is not a single shred of me that doesn’t believe - nay, KNOW - that VAR is totally, irrefutably 100% bent.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

fair enough

other way around I'm screaming for it

The ref literally said holding mate
Awful decision which everyone will say after

 

[Mikey10]

And Vicario goes the wrong way. What a surprise.

 

[alekaras]

Fvck off. Seriously fvck the fvck off

 

[Daisuk]

Not looking at the fudging ball! That happens on every corner.

Every fudging corner indeed.