“In this day and age” they’d say yes probably with his arms out of place.
I don’t think it would have been fair though, his hands were in a position to be out of the way of the cross, it was the ball that was flicked up in an unnatural position IMO. He’s a human, he has hands and it’s not natural that they’re always at your side when you’re running.
What does that even mean? And in what kind of situation are your hands supposed to be in front of your face if you’re trying to avoid a cross (as you say)?
At least from the video I do also see a contact on his shin, though the angle is far from perfect. For me it’s one of those situations where you have to go down to get the decision.
Mean it, don’t mean it, I’m not all that fussed. We just lost the last ever NLD played at the Lane and it was quite significant to myself and others today. But ultimately it was a fair reflection of a season in which Tottenham are comfortably a better side, so I guess we just take it on the chin and move on
Fair enough. I’m glad you and others can still manage to give a fuck but its just another important game that we have utterly failed in and I really dont.
I’ll care about the final but the rest of the season is a write off.
Honestly, why are we blaming Kane for making a meal out of that challenge when there was indeed contact? Really we should be focusing on the fact that it was just fucking stupid from Gabriel. Its been shocking defending from him for 90% of his time here…
Was a dive and a relatively poor one (not the worst I have seen by a mile), but it was colossal mistake by Gabriel to stick his leg out like that… he just isn’t a smart enough footballer for AFC (with a bunch of others).
I’m with @Robin_L . I don’t get the “I only care about some matches” attitude. That just makes you sound like a glory hunter. If supporting Arsenal is sure a chore, and you hate losing “big” games then don’t support Arsenal.
I made this point last week, many people avoided the semi final but will get a ticket for the final, meaning people who actually watch all the games will miss out. So many people have told me they don’t even watch this team on TV anymore - that isn’t a fan!