Matchday 32

[26_Miles]

Great header. Against all the play.

 

[TheLoris]

Wes Morgan you champion!!

 

[kozi]

You have a strange idea of an unnatural arm position


Goal.

I'd love to know how moving your elbow towards the ball is considered a natural position.

 

[Magma]

drugs

 

[Jatz]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!

 

[Cooldude]

I'd love to know how moving your elbow towards the ball is considered a natural position.

Well if this is considered a natural position...

 

[kozi]

Well if this is considered a natural position...

If it was Murali defending the goal then I'd be happy for it not to be called on the grounds of being his natural arm position.

 

[kozi]

Cheeky assist from Fuchs in my fpl defense. Could also be their 4th clean sheet in a row

 

[Shoei]

Eh getting the luck of Champions past!

If it's not going to be Arsenal then come on Leicester!

 

[ossie_21]

A win here & they are 3 games away from the title, unreal!!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Well if this is considered a natural position...

Awful example. Everyone bar the [BCC]ICC believe that's illegal. FoxSports panel unanimous that it was a penalty (red).

 

[Jatz]

I don't think it is a penalty. I'm obviously bias but it hits his elbow which is right in front of his ribs. Had it hit further up his arm, that wasn't in front of his body, then it would 100% be a penalty. The elbow (where the ball hit) wasn't in an unnatural position.

Just my 2c.

 

[Cooldude]

Awful example. Everyone bar the [BCC]ICC believe that's illegal. FoxSports panel unanimous that it was a penalty (red).

I was being tongue in cheek, no need to bust a vein

It's a pen and a no ball

 

[PendlePie]

I see more ball to hand than hand to ball, so personally don't see it a penalty. His arm wasn't in an unusual/unnatural position, and he didn't move it towards the ball. His elbow was tucked in as he ran for Fuchs sake!

 

[SM]

I don't think it is a penalty. I'm obviously bias but it hits his elbow which is right in front of his ribs. Had it hit further up his arm, that wasn't in front of his body, then it would 100% be a penalty. The elbow (where the ball hit) wasn't in an unnatural position.

Just my 2c.

He moves his arm towards the ball and even though it's against his body, he uses his arm to guide the ball which makes it a foul.

 

[Zidane98]

Awful example. Everyone bar the [BCC]ICC believe that's illegal. FoxSports panel unanimous that it was a penalty (red).

Murali's action was illegal until the ICC amended the rules from allowing up to 7.5 degrees of bending the arm to 15 degrees for spinners. Murali bowled with an arm that was 12 degrees bent IIRC. They were never going to permaban him due to his high profile.

 

[PendlePie]

He moves his arm towards the ball and even though it's against his body, he uses his arm to guide the ball which makes it a foul.

His elbow literally keeps tucked in as he's running. He'd done it for the previous 10-20m he'd been running also. Not sure what else he can do to avoid it bar lifting his hand well above his shoulder and singing the "I'm a little teacup" song.

 

[SM]

I see more ball to hand than hand to ball, so personally don't see it a penalty. His arm wasn't in an unusual/unnatural position, and he didn't move it towards the ball. His elbow was tucked in as he ran for Fuchs sake!

An arm bent against your chest is an unnatural position unless it isn't moving and is just up to protect the face or other body parts and does not move to guide the ball. His arm was in motion, was bent up in an 'unnatural' position - i.e. it wasn't straight by his side - and guided the ball however intentionally or unintentionally. Straight red and pen.

 

[SM]

His elbow literally keeps tucked in as he's running. He'd done it for the previous 10-20m he'd been running also. Not sure what else he can do to avoid it bar lifting his hand well above his head and singing the "I'm a little teacup" song.

He can tuck his arm in as the ball hits him and not move it. He doesn't do this and as a result his arm guides the ball. Not sure what's hard to understand.

 

[Jatz]

Awful example. Everyone bar the [BCC]ICC believe that's illegal. FoxSports panel unanimous that it was a penalty (red).

Matt Le Tissier said it wasn't so nerrrr

 

[PendlePie]

Lol agree to disagree. It isn't deliberate in the slightest and I think that's why the ref doesn't give it.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

How many times has Wanyama been sent off this season?

 

[Jatz]

He moves his arm towards the ball and even though it's against his body, he uses his arm to guide the ball which makes it a foul.

No he doesn't. The ball hits in line with his body. His arm was further ahead. It hits him in the elbow which is by his side.

 

[Jatz]

How many times has Wanyama been sent off this season?

3 I'm pretty sure

 

[PendlePie]

Odds on for number 4 by the look of it