Media talk about foul/card stats always feel like gaslighting, eg how could Wenger's complaints about being kicked all over the pitch be valid when there are few fouls against them. Stats on fewest fouls/yellows/reds is a measure of refs, not of player actions. Foul & dangerous aren't synonyms.

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Tell me about it, 9 months in and still shocked. The cumulative effect from the relief is as amazing as the in the moment effect of the drug. And it keeps self perpetuating, everything easier, less burn out, more willing to do stuff, everything easier... Hard part is dealing with what you missed.

That radar is France!
@scott.cannonstats.com any other players whose radars are a country?

But... But... that approach means less screen time for referees 😢

Or worse, one quick replay that confirms an already formed opinion that gives enough to retrofit a law to justify the decision, as we saw with MLS and the Saliba pen

All it needs is: What are we looking at? (what laws are relevant) why? What camera angles do we have? Can we decisively see relevant criteria being met? are there mitigations? Simple and quicker than aimlessly looking at images over and over and hoping a clear but subjective decision can be made

A lot could be learned from the protocols followed by Rugby TMOs. That football as a whole believes there's nothing to be learned from other sports is reflective of the arrogance endemic in PGMOL. Listen to any of the confused comms by VAR and compare to a head contact review in Rugby. Embarrassing.

Even if they were identical, gomes got a yellow, which is exactly what MLS should have had!!! (And agree Gomes far, far worse

Retrofitted justification that no pundit has the intellect to challenge and no outside fan base wants to accept is bullshit, because it didn't happen to them