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Great post Stutts. That's one criticism you don't read about most Irish teams, being too technical! Certainly a sense of greater optimism about the future of Irish football and most welcome. Also, class response from Corcoran regarding the sending off, typical Meathman!:D
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-36911045.html
Tets, those stills are meaningless. The real time video shows Corcoran both started behind the line and made two steps before the kick was taken. The Dutch keeper did neither.
The idea that "his foot was still on the line" is irrelevant
While Corcoran moved around alright his movement was mostly lateral which is allowed.
It's done and dusted now and goes into the same folder as Henry but a bit nearer the back of it...:D
The rule quoted says the keeper may not move his feet - so no lateral movement allowed under that wording.
Anyway, I can't see how, having watched the video, you can argue it was mostly lateral. It wasn't.
I should add that this belongs nowhere near the Henry incident. The only disgrace here is that coaching staff and player didn't know the rules of the game.
I agree it's a harsh rule, and probably even illogical too, as noted by others. But it's the rule. Filing it alongside blatant cheating, giving out about the ref, or bringing in things that have nothing to do with the rule unfortunately only serve to reflect badly on the complainants.
Corcoran calls card "cruel but correct"
Fair dues to him
https://www.google.ie/amp/s/www.rte.ie/amp/963797/
If it was me, i would have given him a verbal warning and made the Dutch lad take it again, being aware that the goalie is about 16. However, the ref on paper made 100% the right call i guess.
The response from corcoran tells me a lot about him. The difference between lads making it is often minimal and that difference is often the young player's drive and personality - even more nowadays with lads on crazy money for being on a professional contract. Fair play to him.
It will be interesting to see if this is a very talented batch or if it is the sign of things clicking together for us. The word is that the ddsl lads were very competitive in the Friendship cup and St Kevin's are always very good against the giants of european football when they play them.
I think Emmett Malone sums it up well today in the IT....
"It was harsh on Ireland but the Dutch go on and good luck to them. There have, despite suggestions to the contrary, been greater injustices in the history of the game than the manner of the Irish team’s exit the other night. Yet when the dust settles and the tournament is being reviewed, the incident will hopefully be recognised as a slightly shameful way to treat a 16-year-old doing his best to represent his country.
It would not be of much consolation to Corcoran but the rule should be changed again to ensure he is the only one to suffer that fate."
Let's see how it's enforced in the WC.
Indo reporting that both Irish and Dutch manager said that before the penalties, the ref warned about a yellow card being the punishment (for saved penalties at least).
Tbh, the bit about getting a yellow only for saved (and missed?) penalties is the bit that bothers me most.
What did you think he did that was not common sense? Bear in mind, he had already warned both teams (or keepers at least) that they would be cautioned for doing what Corcoran went on to do.
EDIT: I think much of the criticism levelled at this ref exists because other refs don't actually enforce the law properly.
If referees are permitted or encouraged to use "common sense", then you get a situation where, for example, Real Madrid aren't given an injury time penalty against Juventus because sure didn't Juve do so well to come back from 3-0 down.
Referees absolutely have to apply the letter of the law impartially. That's what they're there to do.
Does the letter of the law state that only if the penalty is saved that you get a caution?
http://theifab.com/laws/the-penalty-...nalty-kick-faq
Q3: Why must the goalkeeper who infringes the Law at a penalty kick and causes the kick to be retaken, be cautioned (YC)?
If the goalkeeper moves early (or infringes in any other way) this can directly affect the outcome of the penalty kick so introducing a caution(YC) is consistent with the increased punishment for the kicker and should deter goalkeepers from moving early etc.
https://i.imgur.com/FbR8dPK.png
So you can infringe the law providing you don't save it.
A lot of sticklers that love their old rule book. The lad was only 16 ffs, and if the ref didnt give it no one would have complained.
As I said, lets see how often this rule is used the WCup. Will be interesting. Lets wait and see.:)