In Manchester City's match against Arsenal, there was a controversial penalty. Erdegaard was knocked over after bursting into the box, but the referee did not award a penalty. So why didn't the referee award a penalty?
The controversy came in the 10th minute, when Erdegaard burst into the right rib of the penalty area, Ederson chose to attack at this time, and then Erdegaard fell into the box.
Is it a penalty? The referee did not whistle at the first time, the Arsenal players surrounded the referee for persuasion, and Manchester City back Díaz clashed with the opponent. After the video assistant referee stepped in to award the penalty, the referee did not change the penalty.
Sky Sports first analyzed, "The referee believes that Ederson touched the ball first. Subsequently, reporter Lewis Jones analyzed, "This sentence is very difficult, and the video assistant referee carefully checked the slow motion about 10 times." You can't say with certainty that Edson didn't touch the ball. ”
In slow motion, Edgar's left foot did not touch the ball, but stepped on Edson's foot. Meanwhile, Ederson's left foot touched the ball first. Therefore, awarding a corner, rather than a penalty, is the right choice.
According to the Analysis of the Sun, Erdegaard was indeed knocked down, but the key question is whether Ederson kicked the ball first or kicked the man first, Atwell believes that Edson touched the ball first, and he also got the support of the video assistant referee.
After careful analysis, The Sun teased the Arsenal boss, "Arteta, who watches at home, may have kicked the TV screen." ”