The Premier League's Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled the referee and the VAR were correct to award Newcastle United's winning goal against Arsenal.
Gabriel is already in motion to play ball so 2 hands pushing on the back of his neck, which is a foul everywhere on the pitch, has no consequence whatsoever to his ability to play the ball.
Why would we then not judge every foul the same way? Kai only went in on a guy that was already in motion to play a ball.
I’m picking on the logic they’re using to define the non foul on Gabriel.
Correct.
But, using their logic:
Gabriel is already in motion to play ball so 2 hands pushing on the back of his neck, which is a foul everywhere on the pitch, has no consequence whatsoever to his ability to play the ball.
Why would we then not judge every foul the same way? Kai only went in on a guy that was already in motion to play a ball.
I’m picking on the logic they’re using to define the non foul on Gabriel.