Suarez should have been red-carded

[MAC33]

For diving to win a penalty in the Arsenal game. If the ref missed it the penalty by the F.A should be at least 3 weeks. Something needs to be done to stop this blatant cheating.

[HeadingNorth]

Diving isn't a red card offence.

 

Perhaps it should be, but the one thing you can guarantee is that diving isn't going to cause anyone an injury.

[Robbie Loving]

but the one thing you can guarantee is that diving isn't going to cause anyone an injury.

 

Nor will a hand ball, but that can be a red card offence.

[HeadingNorth]

Nor will a hand ball, but that can be a red card offence.

 

Very true.

 

I've held for many years that a deliberate handball on the goal line should be penalised by a goal, instead of any cards, but there is no rule in football that allows a "penalty goal" to be awarded and nobody seems to have any intention of making one.

[TJC1]

Very true.

 

I've held for many years that a deliberate handball on the goal line should be penalised by a goal, instead of any cards, but there is no rule in football that allows a "penalty goal" to be awarded and nobody seems to have any intention of making one.

 

Also, when a goalkeeper takes down the striker in the box as last man, causing a penalty and a sending off.

 

Thinking of the Arsenal-Barcelona champions league final 2006, completely ruins the game.

 

Be better if players got 'sin-binned' like in rugby, say 20 mins for a red, 10 mins for a yellow.

[flamingjimmy]

Also, when a goalkeeper takes down the striker in the box as last man, causing a penalty and a sending off.

 

Thinking of the Arsenal-Barcelona champions league final 2006, completely ruins the game.

 

Be better if players got 'sin-binned' like in rugby, say 20 mins for a red, 10 mins for a yellow.

 

I've always felt that people getting red carded for giving away a penalty is pretty harsh, not just goalkeepers

 

They've not denied the opponent a goalscoring opportunity.

[HeadingNorth]

I've always felt that people getting red carded for giving away a penalty is pretty harsh, not just goalkeepers

 

It is harsh, but when the penalty was merely a yellow card most defenders would do it deliberately at every possible opportunity. Making it a red card offence did cut down on the number of blatant rugby-tackles by the last defender.

 

I don't know what the answer is, to be honest. A red card is unfairly harsh; a yellow card is no deterrent at all.

[flamingjimmy]

It is harsh, but when the penalty was merely a yellow card most defenders would do it deliberately at every possible opportunity. Making it a red card offence did cut down on the number of blatant rugby-tackles by the last defender.

 

I don't know what the answer is, to be honest. A red card is unfairly harsh; a yellow card is no deterrent at all.

It is a tough one, for sure. I think deliberate fouls in the box should be a red card, but not simply late tackles or the trailing leg of the keeper. The problem is, it very difficult to see intent, even with slow motion replays.

[HeadingNorth]

Perhaps there is a case to be made for football introducing a sin-bin.

 

Perhaps, if the intent is to punish the player but not the team as a whole, a red card should mean an automatic three-match ban but not mean you have to leave the field of the current game; or it might mean your team is forced to substitute you.

[Bradley_]

I agree. It's a fine line between it being too harsh and leaving it open to abuse (i.e. defenders knowing that by giving away a penalty and taking a yellow card they are turning a certain goal into a 50/50 chance with a penalty - red cards largely stop that)