Chivs Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yeah, that's the sort of inconsistency that needs to be improved. Looks just as much a red card as the Kompany one if not more so. But Johnson didn't even touch the player. It was a clean tackle and can hardly be called a lunge as he had both feet off the ground in a very controlled manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Definitely a red card- I said it to the missus last night (though I don't think she sees it as such a burning issue). However, I don't think it's any worse than the Kompany tackle, they're both bad challenges. The one mitigation would be that Johnson was angled away from where Lescott's standing leg would be, lessening the chance of serious contact. Should still have been a sending off though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 if the Kompany decision was correct, then the Johnson decision was scandalous, the referee got it completely wrong, that is the problem there is no consistency and nobody in authority comes out and says actually the referee accepts that he got this decision wrong and has accepted advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne allisons tongues Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Consistency is what we all want. Taking the law as it's written you could argue rooneys overhead kick v man city last year shouldn't of stood, Richards ducked to avoid his feet, is that dangerous play. As far as I can tell reading the laws any scissor kick or overhead kick is dangerous, should they be banned. The fa or FIFA need to sort the law out and let refs know what they want and ban refs for bad decisions inconsistency not demote them to the championship, still get paid so where's the punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedUn Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 How does Johnson not get sent off for his two footed challenge last night?? http://www.soccer-bl...ge-carling-cup/ ... poor refereeing? As with the Kompany incident, Johnson has abandoned his duty of care to a fellow professional by his recklessness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I don't understand why the FA can't take retrospective action against Johnson now. If he had thrown a punch or headbutted Lescott, and the referee had missed it, I'm sure they would have done then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I don't understand why the FA can't take retrospective action against Johnson now. Pretty sure they can. If I remember rightly the FA only have their hands tied if a referee acts on an incident, e.g. they can't upgrade a yellow to a red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfcbs20 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Pretty sure they can. If I remember rightly the FA only have their hands tied if a referee acts on an incident, e.g. they can't upgrade a yellow to a red. The FA only punish someone after the game if the ref missed the incident, as he seen the Johnson tackle and did'nt think there was anything wrong the FA our powerless to do anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pederho ll Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 The FA only punish someone after the game if the ref missed the incident, as he seen the Johnson tackle and did'nt think there was anything wrong the FA our powerless to do anything. Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 The FA only punish someone after the game if the ref missed the incident, as he seen the Johnson tackle and did'nt think there was anything wrong the FA our powerless to do anything. Pathetic though, the ref got it wrong so it should punished, just like diving etc should be punished after a game if proven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugger Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 How do we know the ref did see it, he doesn't acknowledge every tackle. The ref bottled it, pure and simple and it is exactly this type of thing where the FA should step in, similar to Rugby rules. Must be infuriating as a manager to see your player sent off a few days earlier and then this goes by without punishment. Has the ref come out and said anything ie, I didn't see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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