There was no covering defender, and he clearly believed that he was preventing a goalscoring opportunity - or why pull him back?
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www.premierleague.com/en/news/4079682
Would you say Taiwo had control of the ball or was likely to gain control of it?
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That's not a fair question in any game.
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-Distance between the offence and the goal
Really short.
-General direction of the play
Directly towards him
-Likelihood of keeping or gaining control of the ball
Definite chance of getting something on the ball, and directing it towards goal - if not impeded.
-Location and number of defenders
None able to impact the play.
By that measure, it should have been considered as a red. By what you quote.
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Erm, boing
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'Control' of the ball is a funny phrase isn't it. I can think of plenty of red card penalty situations where the player doesn't have 'control'. Would he have got his head on it? I think probably not, but it's hard to say for sure. He would have had an extra yard if not for the shirt pull, then thrown himself at it. He might have.
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I'd have to say no as I'm not sure T ever has control of the ball.
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I think that was DJ B’s point….
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This is all moot as Taiwo can't control a ball.
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Maybe Gusto was kindly saving Taiwo from hurling himself against the post again.
Malo is a Saint, after all.
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Do folks read all the way to the last post in a thread before going back to reply to any that caught their fancy. Sadly I reply as I go.
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Has anyone made the joke about Taiwo never being in control of the ball yet?
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Good joke!
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The picture of him with his stiches are very ouchy.
He looks a bit like a Klingon, but in a cool and hard AF way, not in a comedy shit cosply way like Jolean Lescott did.
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Frankenwhite.
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Anthony Taylor is crying. Hopefully.
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Watching the highlights on the BBC earlier I could distinctly hear us chanting "Is there a fire drill" as the Chelsea goal was ruled out for offside. Made me chuckle.
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Excellent. I miss the Colin Fray commentary in those
Also some nice shots of Fella waving goodbye to the Chelski fans after the third went in
