Liverpool (A) 29/12 Build-Up & Match Thread

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I've seen the VVD 'handball' countless times and still not seen evidence to prove he touched it - the 2D still further up the thread doesn't.

I think VAR have retro fitted their inconclusive analysis, but if they had have reviewed it I don't think it would have disallowed the goal

I agree. It doesn't look like he handled it. But Taylor telling Coady it couldn't be looked at seemed like bollocks.

Kenny - I thought the handball in the build up to City's goal really early in the season against Spurs wasn't an assist, but I may be remembering it wrong?

 

[Charlie Wolf]

That was my understanding but throughout the season I have seen refs/ex-refs etc saying any handball in a phase that leads to a goal is included, the same as a foul. I guess some have misunderstood that the handball only counts, if not an assist, if it is delibrate.

Obviously this is how Coady interpreted directly after the game in his interview. Emotionally fuelled maybe, but clearly the interpretation of the rule is unclear not only to us plebs

 

[Charlie Wolf]

That was my understanding but throughout the season I have seen refs/ex-refs etc saying any handball in a phase that leads to a goal is included, the same as a foul. I guess some have misunderstood that the handball only counts, if not an assist, if it is delibrate.

Obviously this is how Coady interpreted directly after the game in his interview. Emotionally fuelled maybe, but clearly the interpretation of the rule is unclear not only to us plebs

 

[Kenny]

I agree. It doesn't look like he handled it. But Taylor telling Coady it couldn't be looked at seemed like bollocks.

Kenny - I thought the handball in the build up to City's goal really early in the season against Spurs wasn't an assist, but I may be remembering it wrong?

The one off Laporte? That would have been classed an assist I thin. Went straight to Sterling who scored I think


Coady's comments highlight another issue - VAR don't really tell the refs a great deal or the refs are not allowed to pass on the info as he was asking questions and getting told "don't know" or "not sure"

 

[Tony Towner]

It was Jesus, but it did go straight to him