[Football] Sheffield Utd v Manchester City FA Cup Semi Final

[Cotton Socks]

Good old VAR.

 

[brighton_tom]

Commentators.... ''The defender gets a touch on the ball and there looked to be 2 City players offside. Check complete, penalty''.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Sigh. VAR are at it again. To be fair though, from the naked eye it looked like a penno to me.

But that's what var is for

 

[Sheebo]

VAR favouring the big team? Nah never…

 

[LamieRobertson]

Bet you Atwell wouldnt have given that at the other end

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Silva was on his way down before his leg went anywhere near him….pathetic

The softest penalty in soft land.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Sigh. VAR are at it again. To be fair though, from the naked eye it looked like a penno to me.

Didn’t to me….Silva was on his way down anyway

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Rather soft pen that. But the FA’s dream final is looking a step closer thanks to today’s ref.

 

[BBassic]

Looked clear as day for me

 

[willalbion]

Sigh. VAR are at it again. To be fair though, from the naked eye it looked like a penno to me.

Looked a penalty in real time. Never going to overturn that one.

 

[SUIYHP]

Agendaball at it again.

 

[Carlos BC]

Brighton would never get that decision.

True. A Man U player could cut off one of our players legs with a chainsaw tomorrow and Man U would be given a free kick.

 

[maltaseagull]

I can't believe how many empty seats there are in the posh areas.

 

[brighton_tom]

Looked clear as day for me

The replays they showed after seem to show the defender gets the slightest touch on it before bringing Silva down.

 

[birthofanorange]

Even 'if' it was a penalty (which I don't think it should have been), what about the City players who were supposedly offside? No way would we have got that penalty - you just know it.

 

[Muzzman]

Not sure why people are moaning, VAR can’t categorically confirm a mistake has been made, so they step back. On field decision and we’re not sitting here for 5 mins waiting for something.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Looked a penalty in real time. Never going to overturn that one.

Silva tripped up Jebbison, who lost his footing and then brought Silva down.

 

[The Wizard]

Hard to say as they’ve not shown a single replay of the offside angle but…

 

[Grizz]

When it happened in real time I thought penalty straight away, he lost his bearings and swung a leg. However it does look like he got the ball, so it has to be a clear and obvious error, so no penalty, surely that's what VAR is for?

As someone else said, we'd never have got that decision.

 

[Muzzman]

Even 'if' it was a penalty (which I don't think it should have been), what about the City players who were supposedly offside? No way would we have got that penalty - you just know it.

Yes. You have a point, commentators mentioned this but no further analysis.