Firstly, at what point does Jota stop? I have watched the game and the replays and at no point does Jota stop. Secondly, there is nothing in the rules that says that a player cannot stop while he is running. Jota is fully entitled to run, stop, go around in circles, do hop, skip and jump if he wants to. Anyone who has played competitive football knows that if you want to shoot accurately, there is a point that you steady yourself. Neither of those spud defenders get the ball. Penalty ALLDAY, EVERY DAY!
The thing is, if Diogo is in possession of the ball, he CAN stop if he wants to. He can perform cartwheels if he so desires, (not recommended)! It's up to the defender, not to touch him, never mind shove him to the ground. Total error by the ref who should be sent back to training school. It's not fair on lower division teams if he gets demoted.
Firstly, at what point does Jota stop? I have watched the game and the replays and at no point does Jota stop. Secondly, there is nothing in the rules that says that a player cannot stop while he is running. Jota is fully entitled to run, stop, go around in circles, do hop, skip and jump if he wants to. Anyone who has played competitive football knows that if you want to shoot accurately, there is a point that you steady yourself. Neither of those spud defenders get the ball. Penalty ALLDAY, EVERY DAY!
The thing is, if Diogo is in possession of the ball, he CAN stop if he wants to. He can perform cartwheels if he so desires, (not recommended)! It's up to the defender, not to touch him, never mind shove him to the ground. Total error by the ref who should be sent back to training school. It's not fair on lower division teams if he gets demoted.
Get ex football.players 2 sit on the var screens