- May 7, 2005
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I just don't think incidents were highlighted and replayed from a thousand angles like they are now. I remember watching players kick lumps out of each other, every corner, every CB had a handful of someone, if they were any good anyway.
I'm not talking about slide tackles and general kicks , yes it was rough .
I thought I'd been clear that it is the ubiquitous use of the arms to manoeuvre opponents that I'm on about. You didn't need to have a prizefighter physique to dribble past an opponent back then. Look at slimline stars like Best or Bowles ,Cook ,Greaves or Conn from back in the day. They could concentrate on dribbling the ball , not pushing defenders out of the way or clawing defender's hands off .
There has to be, in the laws of the game, clauses that prohibit the use of arms to gain advantage and these need to be reimposed because it can only get worse as refs allow it more.
And back on the match Pogba simply pushed Dembele off the ball . Take a look at his straight arm out as he arrives. Dembele's mistake was to play football against a rugby tactic . How is that legal ?
Edit : OK I've had a gander and , as expected , LAW 12 specifically prohibits the use of arms to gain advantage .
ex ref JimGordon says ''Basically, a player can't use his hands for anything that affects an opponent, while playing the game.'
Clear enough ??
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