But that isn't in the rules. That is just another made up media term like the daylight part of the offside rule.
So in your eyes, Santa Cruz should be sent off then last night.
Scored his 1st goal, studs showing - naughty naughty.
Violent conduct.
depends on what they class as serious foul play :shrug:
Do you think Zokora intended to do any harm to Elano last night?
I think it was a dangerous foul and would consider it to be serious foul play.
Do you think Zokora intended to do any harm to Elano last night?
Sorry, but I can't agree with you Flatters mate.
If your gonna start sending players off for tackles like Zokoras last night with no contact made, your gonna open up a can of worms, and have players sent off week in week out.
unless you can read minds, noone will know if he inteded to hurt him as well or not
But was it? If he had made any contact then yes it would have been serious foul play but, he made no contact with the player and there was no intent in the challenge so that in my book rules out serious foul play and violent conduct.
Sorry, but I can't agree with you Flatters mate.
If your gonna start sending players off for tackles like Zokoras last night with no contact made, your gonna open up a can of worms, and have players sent off week in week out.
If you have takles like that that are fine unless you dont touch a player we will see more injurys, most likley broken legs if someone does misstime it and take them out.
I don't think it matters that there was no contact, because there was a large possibility of there being contact.
Exactly so you can't send him off for violent conduct because for it to be violent conduct you need to be sure of intent to do harm the opponent, without being 100% sure the ref can't send him of for that.
but then after a foul all you need to say is i didn't intend it and the ref cant book you?
If you have takles like that that are fine unless you dont touch a player we will see more injurys, most likley broken legs if someone does misstime it and take them out.
But, a badly timed challenge with one foot can just as easily brake a bone as a badly timed two footed challenge so where do you draw the line.
But then you are working on ifs, buts and maybe's and that is something a ref should be making decisions on as they always have to be 100% certain before taking any action.
But, a badly timed challenge with one foot can just as easily brake a bone as a badly timed two footed challenge so where do you draw the line.