If a player needs to be punished, the rule allows for that. Pickford endangered (and, indeed, injured) an opponent. He needs to be removed under that rule.It was a bad foul. I don't think it was violent conduct.
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"There's no red for Pickford because the offside cancels serious foul play afterwards. Challenge classed as this. Compare to VVD being through on goal. Pickford would not be sent off for DOGSO if VVD offside. Violent conduct still punishable, not serious foul play."
This seems like a giant hole in the rule book. Pickford should be sent off, and I say this as an Everton fan.
If a player needs to be punished, the rule allows for that. Pickford endangered (and, indeed, injured) an opponent. He needs to be removed under that rule.
I missed the “not challenging” part.
If referees don’t have discretion to remove a player from the pitch for doing what Pickford did, the rulebook is broken.
I quoted the text, but it doesn't seem to matter because everyone seems to agree that it was an incorrect interpretation of the rule.Tweet has been deleted.
I mentioned I saw an angle I didn’t earlier.What happened to not being sure it was a red? Coffee kick in?
Literally two goals down to his injury already.Henderson had a yellow to give and let James run through and spring Digne down the line. Once he's in that position, with no Van Dijk there's nobody to even challenge Calvert-Lewin aerially
Has there ever been an instance of a player that should have been sent off not turning into a football god?Definitely is a bit grating that Pickford picked today to turn into Lev Yashin
You were saying?Richarlison as Costa. He’s jerky but he doesn’t go around gouging people?