Just watching the Liverpool/Everton game and two defenders shut out one of the Everton players and then another Everton player waved his arms and screamed at the ref as if he was expecting a free kick. I didn't see anything wrong with the challenges, and neither did the ref, but it got me thinking...
Often times two players will work together to dispossess one opponent. Quite often these challenges are messy and because it's three people trying to fit into two people's space, one person, usually the one with the ball is left laying, which leads to calls for free kicks, but because of all the legs involved it's hard to tell when there's a foul and when there isn't.
Sometimes free kicks are given that shouldn't be, and sometimes they are not given when they should.
Plus, two people can work together to dispossess an opponent, but can two people work together to make sure one person survives a tackle? I can't see how.
So a 2 on 1 situation can only benefit those challenging the person with the ball, so it is an inherently unfair situation.
So, should there be a rule that says only one play may tackle an opponent at a time? (I'm not just looking for yes/no answers, I'd appreciate reasons)
Often times two players will work together to dispossess one opponent. Quite often these challenges are messy and because it's three people trying to fit into two people's space, one person, usually the one with the ball is left laying, which leads to calls for free kicks, but because of all the legs involved it's hard to tell when there's a foul and when there isn't.
Sometimes free kicks are given that shouldn't be, and sometimes they are not given when they should.
Plus, two people can work together to dispossess an opponent, but can two people work together to make sure one person survives a tackle? I can't see how.
So a 2 on 1 situation can only benefit those challenging the person with the ball, so it is an inherently unfair situation.
So, should there be a rule that says only one play may tackle an opponent at a time? (I'm not just looking for yes/no answers, I'd appreciate reasons)