Europa League final controversy: Mourinho's shelling is justified? 2 penalties were not awarded, no problem! Should Lamela be sent off

On June 1, Beijing time, the Europa League final ended, and Sevilla defeated Roma on penalties to win the championship. But after the game, Mourinho bombarded referee Anthony Taylor, and several penalties from Premier League whistles did cause controversy, we might as well interpret it.

Dispute 1

In the 75th minute, Ocampos fell to the ground after breaking into the box, Taylor awarded a penalty for the first time, but after watching the replay, the penalty was canceled, and Mourinho was very dissatisfied on the sidelines.

From the slow mirror, Ibanez did have a tackle, but he did tackle the ball first, and it was a coherent action that tripped Ocampos, and there were no additional actions such as raising legs and feet, so no penalty was awarded, no problem.

Dispute 2

In the 81st minute, Nemanja Matic crossed and the ball hit Fernando's arm in the box, but Taylor did not award a penalty and VAR did not remind him to change the decision, which again caused the displeasure of the boss.

According to the 2022-23 Football Competition Rules, intentional touching of the ball with your hands, as well as unnatural enlargement of the body, can be whistled for handball fouls. However, the rules emphasize the subjective initiative of the referee, so whether it is "unnatural expansion", the referee has the final say.

From the actual situation, Fernando's body posture is very normal, his arms are in a natural state of maintaining the center of gravity, there is no obvious expansion of the defensive area, there is no movement of hands to the ball, and even his arms are closed to dodge the ball, so no penalty is awarded, which is completely correct.

Dispute 3

In the 109th minute, Lamela broke the corner of his mouth with an elbow on Ibáñez while dribbling the ball, but Taylor only showed a yellow card, which the boss was most dissatisfied with and bombarded directly after the game.

Judging from the slow-motion replay, Lamela did elbow Ibáñez, but was it just a normal foul or an act of violence?

As defined in the Rules of Football, "violent act" means the use or attempted use of excessive force or atrocity, whether or not contacted, by a player against an opponent, or against a teammate, team officer, match officer, spectator or any other person, without challenging the ball.

In simple terms, a player who intentionally hits the head or face of an opponent or any other person with his hand or arm without challenging the ball constitutes violence and should be sent off with a red card.

In Taylor's view, Lamela's elbow strike was not violent, so it was just a yellow card. On the one hand, he may have thought that this action did not "use excessive force", on the other hand, Ibáñez came out from behind, which Lamela may not have seen, and was not "intentional".