Rudigers body check on Salah

[aRdja]

10 hours ago, Stront19m Dog™ said:

I don't understand why football hasn't formally adopted the standard from basketball, which is incredibly simple to understand and would clear these situations up in an instant.

 

If the defender is stationary and the attacker runs into him, it's an offensive charge and a foul against the attacker. If the defender moves into the path of the attacker, it's a foul against the defender. Straightforward, fair and logical.

That would make it a non-contact sport IMO

[Anubis]

Clear penalty and as Rudiger made no attempt to play the ball then under the new rules that’s a straight red, isn’t it?

[Jose Jones]

16 hours ago, Stront19m Dog™ said:

I don't understand why football hasn't formally adopted the standard from basketball, which is incredibly simple to understand and would clear these situations up in an instant.

 

If the defender is stationary and the attacker runs into him, it's an offensive charge and a foul against the attacker. If the defender moves into the path of the attacker, it's a foul against the defender. Straightforward, fair and logical.

 

Then you'd have refs trying to judge what line players were moving on, how much movement from a defender makes him "non-stationary", you'd get fouls given for attackers running into defenders on purpose if they were moving slightly, knowing that by the rules it would be given a foul. 

Not sure it would really be straightforward.

 

Also I believe a lot of basketball people want offensive charges removed from basketball as they encourage stupid defending and lead to injuries.