I won’t get into a debate here because I’ve learned this isn’t the type of play you convince people on.
But I will say this. He slammed directly into his back. The attacker never saw it coming and couldn’t possibly brace for it. We’d give a foul at midfield for this action if it had 1/10th of the force and we’d do it a million out of a million times. This action was 6 yards from goal, it was deliberate, and it was with the sole purpose of disrupting the goal scoring chance.
A penalty isn’t always a penalty. But this should always be a penalty.



