Foot going through and over the ball has always been a red card, it's actually fairly consistently given. It's not intentional but the player is out of control and dangerous
A slip like that isn't serious foul play. It was upgraded to a red card because they only showed the ref the footage from after his foot slipped, making it look more serious (to be clear, I don't think this is some anti-Liverpool conspiracy, just poor officiating from VAR). The fact that they had to show it to the ref alone demonstrates that they couldn't even make their mind up about it at Stockley Park.
Jota doing that when on a yellow was retarded, regardless of if the first was warranted or not. Dont remember the MacAllister one now though.
Agree, he was an idiot, and I think his red should stand for doing that while booked. But if they'd bothered to check it the initial one, he wouldn't have been on a yellow anyway. Re: Mac Allister, it's been announced today. He made a stupid joke about it being 12 vs 9, but given that the PGMOL have admitted they were wrong, and the state of the refereeing in that game, he's not exactly wrong (if he gets a ban he probably deserves it for the reasons you stated, I don't disagree with you)
The referees are shit and always have been. Im of the belief they're crooks but suddenly its a revelation since Liverpool was on the recieving end for once is a bit laughable. The only positive of this happening is the club that got hit are by far the whingiest victims in the country and they might actually keep crying until PGMOL capituate
I don't believe there's a specific conspiracy against Liverpool. I've been arguing with my Liverpool supporting friends all weekend over it. I just think we've been particularly unlucky this season so far - e.g., three of our four red cards this season probably shouldn't have stood (the exception being the Van Disney one). I think what's happening is that the refs have created a situation where they can do what they want, with no consequences, and they've silenced the voices of the managers/players, so they just don't care any more and are completely power-mad.
Based on the club's statement they're going to take it to CAS, so we'll see what happens
I think it's concerning that refs are refereeing in the UAE, given the association with City, but I don't think they're somehow being paid to make poor decision against Liverpool or other clubs to help City.
The only positive of this happening is the club that got hit are by far the whingiest victims in the country and they might actually keep crying until PGMOL capituate
This is just a matter of exposure to fans of X club, you'd think the exact same about [insert club here] if they had an equally large fanbase. Every football supporter is a whiny bellend who thinks their club is particularly hard done by, you clearly just encounter more Liverpool fans than fans of other clubs. I regularly interact with Everton, United, City, and Arsenal fans, and they're just as neurotic as Liverpool fans. Barcelona fans for example, like to portray themselves as the underdogs/good guys against Real Madrid, when they're clearly neither; Jose managed to convince Roma fans that there was a conspiracy against the team to mask their poor form. It's just how football fans are
