There's ambiguity in the rules.
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Pathetic dive.
I think you should also quote the rules for offences punishable by free kick or penalty kick, and you'll find that deliberation is a main criterion for handballs. The problem of course is that refs never take deliberation into account when they give free kicks in the middle of the pitch, even though they should.
Januzaj sure likes to have a punt at goal doesn't he?
That's what the rules say, but next time a ball strikes the arm of a defender on the line and a red card and penalty are given I don't expect much uproar. The literal interpretation of the laws of the game is quite frequently not the enforced one.
Stretched doesn't matter, it's unnatural positions that matter and his arm was in the natural position for someone trying to kick a ball. He's just shit.
Decent penalty shout? If it had been a United player?
Mind you, he didn't make that much of a big deal about it.
Mind you, he didn't make that much of a big deal about it.
Carrick is backing out of most 50/50s
Good tracking back by Fellaini. I feel that he could work in the CM, if he had a more creative and offensive partner.
Ah, there is a massive gulf in context there.
Rooney had his most prolific season playing as a striker and has never played as a pure striker since. How can you claim RVP is a better striker when Rooney hasnt even had the chance to play as a striker for years?
There isn't. It's written quite clearly there in the rules, what is erratic however is how referees apply it when it isn't a major decision like a penalty or sending off. They give free kicks in the middle of the park with accidental ones which they shouldn't do and causes misunderstandings of the rules.
Most of the time it is impossible to properly judge a player's intent, in France the focus is on whether the arm isn't close to the body or not more than intent. "Intent" is stupid to use as a criterion
RVP loves a challenge.
Not sure what Van Persie tried to achieve with that tackle.
Yes, he has.
ffs RVP and adman both in my fantasy team and both pick up yellows. JESUS!
Moss is fecking ridiculous. They play handballs all over the pitch, Gera dives in our box, gets feck all. Adnan and Robin get booked for their first offences.
RvP can't tackle
Then this ref on Canal + who has banging on about it is clueless ?
edit: By stretched I meant unnatural in the sense you understand it I think.
It was a clear dive, no matter who he is.
Van Persie's gonna get himself into trouble at this rate
That's a good thing!
And another pretty clumsy challenge, Van Persie seems to get a little frustrated to me. Keep your cool Robin.
RVP's tackling is like Scholes'
Goal or not, Jones has been dire.
Whats the badge on Moyes jacket? Doesnt look like the usual Utd Crest
I'm getting a bit nervous now.. 
Rooney is a joke today. Really needs to improve.
Gera nearly through.
RVP attitude on and off the pitch has been awful for quite some time now.
Nice shot, Wayne.
Rooney completing ignoring Van Persie there.
What was that half hearted effort from Rooney?
Hoof, hoof, fecking hoof hoof hoof. Are we actually capable of playing the ball on the ground?
We should consider taking 1 of our strikers off after the 60 min mark.
Perhaps with RvP on a yellow now we should take him off, push up Roo and bring on Shinji, assiming he made the bench today.
The feck is that from Rooney.
Great skills from Fellaini
Lol
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