rich 1990
Not A Big Believer In Diversity
I thought there wasn't a great deal of contact in the Mustafi but it could have been given.I thought the decisions were mostly fair. But here's what I'll complain about:
- Mustafi should have gotten a penalty early in the second half. Stone-cold foul inside the box.
- How many high elbows were Burnley getting away with? And a tackle from behind in the first half. There was enough malice in these challenges to get a booking for me but the cards stayed in his pocket.
- This one is controversial, but I think Xhaka's red was a touch soft. Yes if you go by exactly what is written it is a red card, but the decision wasn't really in the spirit of the rules. I think because Xhaka shared his thoughts with the ref about an uncalled foul on him earlier, the ref was extra harsh.
There's no one to blame other than Xhaka. It's a ridiculous challenge to make. It's dangerous and, what compounds it, is he made a similar style tackle earlier in the game. The bloke's just thick.