Seen both Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher criticising Alisson for being clearly fouled during the game saying he needs to do better, both amongst others said the same about Gabriel when Joelinton pushed him into the goal with both hands. What is with the victim blaming from pundits, can’t exactly do much when someone fouls you

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    It’s a contact sport, which has sadly been sanitised beyond recognition. Goalkeepers in particular get a ridiculous amount of protection; they don’t need more.

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      If you’re allowed to pull the goalkeeper’s arm and barge them to the ground I’d be telling my players to do it throughout the whole match. It’s a foul, some people get way too hung up on the “game going soft” and ignore really obvious fouls

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        Fair enough. But then you get outfield players doing the same to each other all game, so do we stop that too? We’ve already got rid of the tackle from behind (even poking the ball between the player’s legs), a lot of tackles from the side, 2 footed tackles no matter how safe, hard tackles, all but the tamest of shoulder barges…

        Every single change is made to benefit attacking players. Not because of any general concern for footballer welfare, but because attacking players are more marketable and profitable for the game. After all, TV deals are sold by the likes of Salah, Haaland and Saka. Most replica shirts don’t have Casemiro, Caicedo and Hojbjerg on the back.

        Does this hard-line on physical play make matches more entertaining, though? Not in my opinion. A mix of flair and grit works better for me. The classic Man United vs Arsenal matches – when Keane, Vieira, Stam and Keown kicked the shit out of each other, while Scholes, Henry, Giggs and Pires provided the skills – were peak Premier League.

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          Outfield players aren’t trying to grab the ball with their hands. The second a player interferes with the keepers hands/arms with their own, it’s a foul for me.

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            Outfield players use their feet and legs to control the ball. Should it be a foul every time there’s contact between players’ legs?

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        Not pull, no. But it pisses me off when a keeper (who has the innate advantage of being able to use his hands) goes up for the ball with an attacking player (who can only use his head), and the ref immediately blows his whistle despite there being minimal contact. Basically, all a keeper has to do is drop the ball, and they’re virtually guaranteed to be awarded a free kick.

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            It’s hardly a pull. If Akanji’s light contact truly caused him to go down like a sack of shit, then Allison needs to toughen up. But I suspect that if the rules didn’t favour keepers, and there was no chance he’d be awarded a free kick, he would’ve shrugged it off.

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          Reminds me of the disallowed firmino goal against you lot

          In this instance though alissons arm was clearly pulled down, reducing his reach so they correctly gave a foul