Posted by benefitfraudster on December 28, 2023, 12:04 am, in reply to "Re: Not a pen that "
That’s my point. The ref didn’t even go and speak to the linesman. He caved under City players protests. The correct protocol would be to speak to the linesman and ask him whether he was certain or whether the ref’s decision should stand and if it was “clear and obvious “ that it was a penalty then VAR would establish that.
I have never seen that scenario of a linesman’s decision taking precedence over the ref without a discussion since VAR was brought in.