[Albion] Penalty or not so much?

[mothy]

As much a penalty as villas was. Both not penalties imo

 

[darkwolf666]

Getting the ball first is not a get out of jail card. It’s a foul regardless if the tackle is careless or reckless.

I blame the ‘experts’ with their “he got a touch on the ball” bollocks…

No because it would be a free kick not a penalty.

So, what’s the difference?*

*without stating the bleeding obvious…

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Never a penalty.
But f*** off Arteta.

This might be the first time we have been given a home team decision against a big 6 club.

Funny.

 

[WhingForPresident]

They'd be better off crying about their £500m team of 'title contenders' playing like prime Pulis Stoke.

 

[Deadly Danson]

It's a pen - the touch of the ball makes no difference- but given the monstrosity of the decision against Villa it's 100% deserved regardless.

 

[Triggaaar]

I didn't see the touch Saliba got. I'm guessing Taylor didn't either. That brings it into head clash territory. I'm not sure how it works then. But I would argue it probably isn't a penalty.

I agree that you're not sure how it works. If one player headbutts another, how is that just a clash of heads? When one player kicks another, we don't call it a clash of legs.

It would be a clash of heads if they were equally to blame, but Pedro clearly wins the ball and then gets butted. Maybe it was a 50/50 decision, but I don't see how it was a dreadful decision.

 

[Oh_aye]

Not arsed. Its arsenal isn't it. They'll get a ton of dodgy decisions against smaller teams and be smug pricks about it. So f*ck them and f*ck their mothers.

 

[Right Back]

Arteta would say it was a penalty if it was at the other end. No sympathy for an anti football team who time wasted from the first half. They play like Stoke or Everton.

 

[Bodian]

This might be the first time we have been given a home team decision against a big 6 club.

The McAllister penalty against Man Utd?

 

[tigertim68]

If it was the other way round we'd be fuming

It was a head butt , clear penalty

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

Arteta? Whinging? Really? Never!

 

[zefarelly]

Just watched again. Going for the ball yes but essentially head butts JP in the face. Can totally see why it’s given.

Before that Pedro had his shirt pulled, which could have been given as well.

as Long as Arteta and his cheating Spanishized greaseballs are fuming, I'm happy.

 

[tigertim68]

As much as it pains me to agree with him…

Never a pen. Clear touch on the ball
From Saliba which I can only assume VAR missed.

You can’t head butt people , penalty all day long , does not matter if he did or didn’t touch the ball first

 

[Mackenzie]

I thought it was soft, and had it been given against us I'd have been frustrated.....but it wasn't so I'm not.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Watching it live in the WSU, I thought no chance.

Seeing the replay, I think it is.

 

[Triggaaar]

The McAllister penalty against Man Utd?

With the rules at the time, that was a clear penalty. This one may be more 50/50.

 

[banjo]

 

[Blue3]

Yes it was a penalty as the referee awarded it and Pedro scored it

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

I actually don't give a damn. Decisions go for and against. We absolutely deserved to get something out of that game. Arsenal were shocking with their time wasting and play acting once their fans were singing one nil to the Arsenal Arteta is an entitled twat and In love it when he thinks a decisions hasn't gone there way. Penalty given by Taylor (who wasn't giving us much in the first half) and confirmed by VAR. And a great pen by Pedro it was.

 

[Triggaaar]

Put it this way: if a defender kicks an opponents leg inside their box, it's a penalty. If that defender had slightly glanced the ball before contact, would that stop it being a penalty? No.

So why would this be different?