Corners

[Irishnev]

I don't think changing how corners are taken, or how many players can be involved solves the issue.

Which is the wild inconsistencies in decisions. People are questioning how that can now be considered a foul on Raya, after seeing Arsenal have freedom to be physically aggressive on keepers to score from corners all season long.

The other thing is the bear hugging on corners needs clamped down on. Even if it's a foul on Raya, there's 2 maybe 3 Arsenal defenders grappling West Ham players to ground before the challenge on Raya.

2 arms gripped around an opponent needs to be a foul and result in a penalty if committed by a defending player in the box.

Changing the rules won’t happen, this is an EPL issue and not a global one. As I said and so have you, just apply the rules. If that means 10 penalties a game then just do it - things will change v quickly after that

[Buzzo]

Yeah good points

The problem is that the relatively minor obstruction was the one that was adjudicated on and the body slams weren’t even acknowledged.

The chances of VAR reviewing that correctly were nil because they aren’t even asking the right questions.

[vlahka]

I'd just have the team sprint towards the box and corner taken just before they got there. Since fouls in the box seem to be non existent, shoulder charge through all to score. Failing that, get a couple yellows for sending half the opposition to hospital during. Next corner should be easier.

[Buzzo]

Follow Declan Rice.

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[Kenneth]

It has been the failure of referees to deal with arsenal’s ****housery that has won them the league.

[peterbread]

That’s some effort from Rice to grab and foul two players in the one movement. Extra rugby tackle practise for the Arsenal number 49.

[Buzzo]

It has been the failure of referees to deal with arsenal’s ****housery that has won them the league.

Yeah.

Seems like Arteta needed to find the extra 1%, and disrupting corners was the solution he found.

[vlahka]

And to think we've had penalties against us for a player touching the others shoulder.

[Mark79]

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[Norbs]

I don't think changing how corners are taken, or how many players can be involved solves the issue.

Which is the wild inconsistencies in decisions. People are questioning how that can now be considered a foul on Raya, after seeing Arsenal have freedom to be physically aggressive on keepers to score from corners all season long.

The other thing is the bear hugging on corners needs clamped down on. Even if it's a foul on Raya, there's 2 maybe 3 Arsenal defenders grappling West Ham players to ground before the challenge on Raya.

2 arms gripped around an opponent needs to be a foul and result in a penalty if committed by a defending player in the box.

Making the area less congested makes it easier to spot an infringement, it also makes it harder for the main culprits to cheat

[Mark79]

Making the area less congested makes it easier to spot an infringement, it also makes it harder for the main culprits to cheat

If we want to make it harder for the culprits to cheat, then start punishing them for cheating.

The threshold for what counts as a foul on a corner has been let go so far that we now see all this grappling, holding and throwing with impunity for the past couple of seasons now.

Spotting it hasn't been a problem. It's just been allowed, up until the one on Raya, which was randomly isolated among a sea of other fouls.

[baitman]

The main issue is that the ref can only give a foul if the ball is in play.
Too much grappling and shoving before the ball is even kicked.
Clearing the goal area of opposition players would be a major step forward.
Any hands on by either side in the area is a penalty.
Return to football, bin the sumo.

[Norbs]

If we want to make it harder for the culprits to cheat, then start punishing them for cheating.

The threshold for what counts as a foul on a corner has been let go so far that we now see all this grappling, holding and throwing with impunity for the past couple of seasons now.

Spotting it hasn't been a problem. It's just been allowed, up until the one on Raya, which was randomly isolated among a sea of other fouls.

Well Arsenal seem to have found the cheat code where we haven’t. Clearly the rules can't be applied fairly so a different approach is needed

[Norbs]

The main issue is that the ref can only give a foul if the ball is in play.
Too much grappling and shoving before the ball is even kicked.
Clearing the goal area of opposition players would be a major step forward.
Any hands on by either side in the area is a penalty.
Return to football, bin the sumo.

[Mark79]

The main issue is that the ref can only give a foul if the ball is in play.
Too much grappling and shoving before the ball is even kicked.
Clearing the goal area of opposition players would be a major step forward.
Any hands on by either side in the area is a penalty.
Return to football, bin the sumo.

Vast majority of it is when the ball is in play.

Look at the West Ham/Arsenal example, literally all of it happens with the ball in play.