I couldn't believe that, it wasn't like it was hard to figure out it was happening by the time the whistle went either.
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Has anyone actually ever scored from indirect free kick? It seems like a pretty stupid punishment when the probability of scoring from it is really low.
Ronaldo scored one for us
Fully agree. Would love to see this happen. Getting an easy goal when there was realistically no chance of getting one from the foul (in this case Bruno's handball) is just absolute nonsense. The spurs handball in the CL final against Liverpool is probably the most outrageous one that springs to mind. Set the tempo and ruined the whole game. Football is supposed to be a game of outperforming your opponent, and such easy goals take it away.
It’s a dumb rule from dumb rule makers.
I don’t have the patience to articulate my contempt for those who drew up rules to define a penalty in modern game.
I don’t have the patience to articulate my contempt for those who drew up rules to define a penalty in modern game.
I forgot about that. What the hell was he thinking? Of course it took him only 1 second of looking at VAR screen to decide it was penalty. But giving advantage when it's clear United players have kept possession seems too complicated.
It was probably a penalty tonight. But remember the penalty Sociedad got at Old Trafford few seasons ago? Single reason why we had to play playoff round vs Barca in February. Also Bruno getting a yellow for nothing and being suspended for 2nd game vs Sevilla that same season? I'm not paranoid and don't believe in conspiracy theories but genuinely pissed how basically always things go against us vs Spanish sides.
why wasn't Oyarzabal booked for waving an imaginary card, i thought refs were told to clamp down on that
Madness. Commentators thought bruno wanted denial goalscoring opp but he wanted the advantage
Good shout!
So one every 15 years
To be fair that's probably the last time we had one! They're very rarely given
They are great entertainment though, the pure panic caused is quite funny.
Brute force seems to be the best way to score.
Yeah, I've always enjoyed them too.
I am for every kind of punishment that doesn't involve our goalkeepers defending penalties!
I did at five-a-side a few weeks ago
Is it an advantage when garnacho has it? Dumb clown just boot it either at the near post or over the bar.
They are very rare, used to be fairly common in the 90s just after the backpass rule was introduced. And in all honesty they were great spectacles. Defending teams all lined up on the goal line, the inevitable goalmouth scramble.Good shout!
So one every 15 years
They weren't scored from as much as you would think though, but that's kind of the point for nothing handballs In the box isn't it. It shouldn't be nearly a guaranteed goal.