Lots of people talking about it not being a handball at all.

The ball does hit his chest first but that only applies for deflections not deliberate attempts to control the ball. He’s trying to control it with his chest and takes a bad touch. A bad touch doesn’t negate handball.

This literally goes against UEFAs own guidelines for handballs this season…

I don’t see how anyone can complain about that call. Toulouse immediately call for the foul. Ball progresses immediately into their box. You’re insane if you think that failed headed clearance should ‘begin’ a new phase of play. There are like 7 liverpool players in or around the box and Toulouse never have control of the ball for even a second

The level of officiating these last few months have gotten me to the point where I almost feel I need to take a break from watching the sport. it’s getting unbearable, watching referees completely deciding the outcome of matches. I hate the lack of consistency and it’s somehow more chaotic with tools designed to make it easier to be decisive.

These are the type of decisions that the on-field ref has to call on the spot or ignore.

No one would complain if the ref made a call here and stuck to it.

Darwin got away with one there what a whif

This made me realize I don’t know what constitutes the changing of a phase of play.

Does headed clearance like that constitute a new phase of play even if it doesn’t leave the box and goes straight to an opposing player? Or does a team need to have actual possession of the ball?

I think it’s fine to pull something back after the play extends if the situation deserves it. This isn’t one of those, super borderline

Robbed of a Darwin assist

This was soo far back

They cleared the ball

The ball touched about 7 players before it was in the net

Its not a handball

we played horrible but this just takes the fun out of the sport, our only 2 loses in the last 26 games were this and spurs game where both perfectly fine goals got disallowed

Hits top part of sleeve.

Other phases of play between it and goal.

Definitely not clear and obvious.

Literallly points to spot and awards the goal.

Don’t follow this one at al

Funny to contrast this with the Ayew goal against Spurs that they let stand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th9rGzvjQj0&ab\_channel=NBCSports

Clear handball but VAR shouldn’t be going back that far to call that.

If VAR wants to be used there have the VAR call it down right away

VAR can’t fix incompetence but it will make them stand out more.

Who’s better at crying about VAR, Liverpool or Arsenal fans?