Tbh I don't question the red itself, the severity of the injury very much comes into play. I wouldn't be surprised if they reject the red when you consider the state of Ederson's face afterwards
But it shouldn't should it? Either after the effect or at the time of the incident.
Henry was making the point that Moss was going to his pocket to get out a yellow before he see's the goalie laid prone and changes his view to a red. Now only Moss knows if that was the case, but regardless, that shouldn't have played a part in his decision.
It's terribly unfortunate that Ederson caught the boot to the head but what way do you determine it's serious, dangerous play or not? If Sadio went with his head and risked them both clashing heads what then? Send them both off? The Newcastle fella' yesterday was saying maybe he stayed on as the Swansea lad didn't go down. But that shouldn't play a part. The severity of any injury when neither player has intentionally gone out to injure the other. The yellow card option is there for a reason. And there's been a few similar ones this season already elsewhere.
Either everything's treated the same, where you may as well say anything about chest height can't be contested unless it's with your head; or not.
I fully expect the FA to uphold and probably even extend this as the FA wouldn't know doing the right thing if it jumped up and bit them on the ****. But it wouldn't make it right just because the City player was unfortunate enough to be the one caught and left with the immediate after effects of his face looking like it does today.
It actually does for serious foul play. It's in the law book.
Henry is actually wrong on the bold, because injury is taken into effect. Moss is entitled to see how bad it is, and react accordingly.
How do you define 'serious, foul play?'
That's the only section that should apply:
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Did Mané do either of the last part there? I can see why some officials would say he did. Even if I wouldn't agree or else you may as well take any above waist height challenge out of the game. But either intent or not, or the outcome to the player, shouldn't be taken into consideration if they're going strictly by the rule book.
The same way it shouldn't in determining the severity of the punishment.
No surprise. The twats at the FA would see it as a climb down if they lessened it. At least they didn't extend it.
Happy the club tried the appeal. Right thing to do.
They weren't contesting the card but the severity of what constitutes a 3 match ban.
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Anyone following this Youth League game? Asking as it's currently 3-0 on 64 the pub but this is stop start so much its probably finished and could be anything now!
Its 4 now.