When is a Tackle Not a Tackle?

[glorybox]

The rules of the game change year on year but even in the modern game i am led to understand that, as long as it's not out of control or with excessive force, if you play the ball first then catch an opposition player it is just a tackle, nothing more, nothing less. Now with penalties being given like against Semedo on Monday somewhere along the way the refs both on-field and VAR have completely lost sight of this basic principle particularly in the penalty area. It's never been in the spirit of the game to give fouls for what are in essence just tackles. The introduction of VAR was supposed to eliminate diving, simulation and outright cheating but it's now almost actively encouraging it. 10-20 years ago we all laughed when some people suggested football would end up a non-contact sport. Well i don't see anyone laughing now.

 

[the 15th Wanderer]

The rules of the game change year on year but even in the modern game i am led to understand that, as long as it's not out of control or with excessive force, if you play the ball first then catch an opposition player it is just a tackle, nothing more, nothing less. Now with penalties being given like against Semedo on Monday somewhere along the way the refs both on-field and VAR have completely lost sight of this basic principle particularly in the penalty area. It's never been in the spirit of the game to give fouls for what are in essence just tackles. The introduction of VAR was supposed to eliminate diving, simulation and outright cheating but it's now almost actively encouraging it. 10-20 years ago we all laughed when some people suggested football would end up a non-contact sport. Well i don't see anyone laughing now.

Exactly, going through the ball two footed and taking the man is one thing but any kind of contact seems to be a foul sometimes.
We can all see players starting to go to ground before they are even touched why can't officials with the benefit of VAR.

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

I thought it improved a bit after the crazy covid period where the ability of the refs to hear a scream seemed to make it even easier for the players to con the refs. There's no point in judging it on Semedo though, everyone apart from Atwell knows that's not a foul, even Salisbury when he'd seen it again.

 

[SA Wolf]

Football is growing further from the game it was invented to be year on year.

 

[Ginger Chimp]

Football is growing further from the game it was invented to be year on year.

This.

The End.