Happy_Martian
Well-Known Member
Said it yesterday after the game. Mitrovic had both hands grabbing at McFadz' shirt collar. This prevented the defender from jumping and getting a good connection to the ball. And the Mitrovic booking was for him running into a player, not a Cov defender blocking him. JCS had no chance to get out of the way before Mitrovic lumped into him.
1) Bad defending or zonal marking from Cov ? Normally, you'd expect a defender would be goal side of an attacker. But I think Robins uses zonal so McFadz was marking an area rather than Mitrovic.
2) Was it a foul by the attacker ? Yes, but no different to any other corner where shirts are grabbed in the Championship. Difficult for a ref to spot sometimes. So some you get the decision, some you don't.
3) The pen was bad. Simple decision after 3 TV replays from different angles. Even Lee Hendrie on Sky changed his mind twice in 30 seconds after seeing the different camera views. Ref didn't have this luxury and their fullback Robinson made the decision easier by putting his leg out and not making contact with the ball. God had something to use to gain an advantage and did what a lot of strikers will do. In a VAR world, God would have been booked for simulation.
1) Bad defending or zonal marking from Cov ? Normally, you'd expect a defender would be goal side of an attacker. But I think Robins uses zonal so McFadz was marking an area rather than Mitrovic.
2) Was it a foul by the attacker ? Yes, but no different to any other corner where shirts are grabbed in the Championship. Difficult for a ref to spot sometimes. So some you get the decision, some you don't.
3) The pen was bad. Simple decision after 3 TV replays from different angles. Even Lee Hendrie on Sky changed his mind twice in 30 seconds after seeing the different camera views. Ref didn't have this luxury and their fullback Robinson made the decision easier by putting his leg out and not making contact with the ball. God had something to use to gain an advantage and did what a lot of strikers will do. In a VAR world, God would have been booked for simulation.