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Experts Split on Kane Penalty Decision


Experts Split on Kane Penalty Decision

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VAR would have agreed with whatever decision the referee made


The Harry Kane Penalty Appeal

The score is 2-2, Harry Kane is in the box and goes down but no penalty is awarded so should it have been a penalty?

Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle pointed out the Harry Kane was going nowhere and looking for a penalty. The former England midfielder felt Kane put the lower half of his body across Socrates, but, and this is the crucial point that should have seen a penalty awarded in his view, Socrates then put two hands on the Spurs man's back and pushed him.

Former Arsenal and England centre-back Tony Adams agreed with Glenn Hoddle. He pushed him and it was a clear penalty. That from an Arsenal legend he said he had to unfortunately agree, that tells you he was looking for any reason not to give it and to see it from Arsenal's point of view. As far as he was concerned Arsenal got away with it.

Former Blackburn Rover, Southampton, Newcastle United and England striker Alan Shearer pointed out that you are taught as a forward to do exactly what Harry Kane has done, to get your body across the defender so the defender has to make contact with you. He believes the referee made the correct decision and it was not a penalty.

Hoddle pointed out to shearer that Kane didn't go down until he was pushed, he didn't just go down with body contact and Tony Adams repeated to Shearer that as a defender you don't then push the man, to which Shearer responded he wouldn't have fallen down in the street.

Former Tottenham full-back and former coach (1993 - 2007) Chris Houghton wasn't convinced it was a penalty whereas former Everton forward Andy Gray was convinced it was a penalty. He said if it has been given, VAR would not have overturned it.

Former Aston Villa and Ireland midfielder Andy Townsend also felt it was a penalty. He couldn't understand why Socrates was putting his hands anywhere near Harry Kane two-yards from the byline, lucky boy was his verdict.

COYS

4 comments

  1. I have to agree with Hoddle. Yes - he put himself in the way of the defender getting to the ball for a tackle. What amazes me is that so many people seem to have no clue about the rules. Particularly Alan Shearer - and this is discussed week after week about how clueless that man can be in spite of being such a brilliant player. I watched him many times down at the Dell before he moved back up north.

    Where does it say that a player on the ball can't move into the path of a defender in order to block access to the ball? You're taught always to get in between the ball and the man when a tackle's coming in. Yet, apparently, from a man who played the game to such a high level - some might say there's not been higher in the English game (They ignore pre-Premiership of course) - by doing so Harry is then considered to be the cause of the defender making strong contact as well as pushing him in the box.

    I find it very confusing that something so obvious is so often overlo…
    • I'd just like to make it clear that, while refs obviously make mistakes and often fail to do the job properly, the job of refereeing a game of football is extraordinarily difficult to get right.

      Sometimes, like Mike Dean last year for instance, they get emotionally involved and behave appallingly, but that's rare. Normally the mistakes are simply down to the job being so difficult to get right consistently.

      Some are better than others but I never forget that it's a far more complicated situation to manage than most people watching football ever realise.
  2. I was unable to catch the whole game properly as I set it to record a stream while I was out but from what I heard on MotD it seems we didn't deserve much more than a point after we let ourselves relax from before half-time.

    A real shame as some great football before that.

    Three potential penalties, but one awarded away from home is much better than expected - and the foul on Dele may have been awarded outside of the box.

    To be fair to the Arse they do have some good players going forward. How they manage to keep them happy in their new situation will be a big factor in whether they manage to maintain top six or get caught by some of the chasing pack. A bit like Spurs of a decade or two back when they had to rely on scoring more goals than the copious amounts let in at the back. Interesting times.

    COYS!!
  3. I totally agree with Glen Hoddle however what about the other penalty when Ali was grappled to the floor in the penalty box Isn't this what VAR was supposed to expose?
    The strange thing is that before the kick off i would have taken a draw but watching the game I felt disappointed that from our position of 2 - 0 we should have won just wish I could understand what was Rose doing? What was in his mind?