Poor phrase by me. A tackle where there's a genuine attempt to win the ball without excessive force. So a shirt pull is a red and going through the back of someone should be too.
Wrong. It's not a red card if it's a legitimate tackle with a chance of playing the ball. Bundling someone over from behind should be a red. But it's academic anyway.
Funny how Long was looking for the foul though.
The new rule makes perfect sense and is a good improvement on handball IMO.
Strict liability for defenders would be a nonsense as it would be easy to manufacture penalties and it’s not always clear whether the defender has gained an advantage. One further refinement could be to introduce strict liability where it is a shot on target but not in any other situation.
Strict liability for attackers where a goal is scored makes perfect sense as clearly an advantage has been gained that has led to a goal.
I agree with these.
We can keep ourselves compact and have plans to deal with their danger men without changing the shape that we have started to develop.
I can't see us keeping a clean sheet if we go with a defensive mindset but I can see us scoring if we look to spring our own counter attacks.
I went. It was amazing. Loads of top Saints fans, the usual suspects from the club and a couple of VERY special guests.
Some really exciting snippets were offered.
Unfortunately, the club asked us not to tell anyone about it or post on Saintsweb.