Yellow at the most.
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I feel like the meaning of a "red card" is just completely different now than it was before. Intent doesn't matter at all anymore, instead if the tackle looks bad and might have caused an injury, it's a red.
It just overlooks the fact that this is a contact sport. There's no way to play it that completely removes the risk of injury.
Honestly, as funny as it is to watch United on the wrong end of it, VAR has got to go. It’s just embarrassing how many massive game changing decisions it’s responsible for ever single week.
Intent doesnt matter. Its dangerous play even if its an accident. Clear red.
The reason why you know this is a stupid red is if this exact contact didn't happen and the other player arrived half a second later, no one would even suggest Rashford had done something dangerous.
It's just more absolute nonsense refereeing based on the outcome of a situation instead of looking at it critically.
This makes a perfect case for an "orange" card- no intention, 50-50 (due to the Copenhagen player also putting his leg there) but also dangerous in the outcome. Could be yellow, but also could be an orange card due to the errantness of both.
Bruh
Subjective red card
Geez, every time someone gets their foot/ankle accidentally stepped on doesn't need to be a red card.
This to me is as clear a red as it could be. I don't know why people are complaining.
It’s accidental… BUT Rashford could have been quicker to make an effort and remove his foot. He knew (it’s possible to feel) you are not stepping on grass, therefore could have made an effort to remove the foot as fast as possible. But he didn’t. Red card!
This happens 47 times per Sunday league game lol. Whether it's shielding the ball, jumping at a corner and landing on the guy next to you, trodding on the end of the toe. All painful little knocks that just happen because two guys competing for the ball can't see the god damn future and know exactly what the opposition will do.
he wasn't even looking at the attacker, was merely making himself big to shield the ball. When I heard this was a stupid red I really didn't think I was going to agree so whole heartedly lmfao.
So you mean that Champion League games need to follow the standard of Sunday league games?
This kind of red really harsh. Yes it was dangerous tackle, but one that was forced on Rashford rather than he had any say about it. Should be at most yellow. Footballers today cant focus on playing football anymore....
from Chelsea fan
What a bad move of his foot to protect the ball, way too away from the ball... Accidental but deserved 100%
I understand the frustration coming from United fans since it was obviously not intentional but that's a red all day. Obviously endangers the safety of the opponent (the ankle is close to breaking).
unlucky for rashford but intentional or not doesnt matter after all. clear red card
Jones got sent off for a much lesser challenge. This is a career ender on another day.
LFC fan here, was happy seeing the result, but this just taints it for me. maybe the game is changing, but imo growing up playing, this is NEVER A RED. bitch please he doesnt even raise his foot to tackle or do any sort of dangerous action. its literally a standard screen by moving across the opponent. he happens to catch the ankle.
- his foot movement is downwards not sideways. almost no chance it ends up a leg breaker. it’ll be sore but you cant tell me this is SERIOUS FOUL PLAY / dangerous… var has been absolute tits recently
This. There's no more check for intent. He tries to make himself big and when he set in motion his planting of the foot, the opponents leg was not there. He also doesn't come in flying or anything. Harsh.
Textbook red, this thread is tripping.
I like watching ManU burn as much as the next guy, but That is harsh!
Rashford’s foot starts moving in the direction of where the stomping happens before the other player’s foot. He could have not predicted the foot will be there by the time his foot gets there as well. Completely accidental and wasnt dangerous play at all. What is the red for?
Clear red card. Good decision.
Clear red. This could've ended really nasty. Got some recent Marcelo red flashback.
It's a bit similar to the remero one the other day. Rashford is clearly just focussing on the ball and the player moves into him as much as he moves into the player but it's unfortunate timing. I can see why both are given red but they can feel harsh based on the real time speed
The craziest thing about this is how many people think it wasn't a red
For me this is the same thing as a racing incident in Formula 1, there are some cases where contact that looks bad especially in slo-motion reply or a single frame will happen, it doesn't mean that each and every single such incident must be a red card.
Intent should matter, force should matter, if the contact was avoidable should matter, if there was recklessness in the players movement should matter.
The Copenhagen players foot was not there until Rashford was half way through the motion of positioning his foot there, he didn't step with any extra force other than just positioning his body there.
I am not saying this is not a red by whatever the rule is right now, I am saying how I personally want it to be. I don't want to see any player off the pitch because of incidents like this.
People is this thread are high. This is a clear red. straight leg into his opponents path without even looking what hes doing. If thats not reckless i dont know what is.
He watched the ball, took a step before the opponent he did not even see. How the fuck is this a red?
I really don't understand the controversy in this. Yes it unfortunate and accidental, but why is that a factor? If he seriously injured the player as he could easily have done there would be no furor about this. It reminds me of Jones vs Spurs - unfortunate for the player but the correct call.