On Thursday, November 6, 2014 2:20:33 PM UTC-8, ixion martin - GdBx wrote:
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darkst...@gmail.com vient de nous annoncer :
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> > Thierry Henry would like to have a word with you.
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> ??????
While playing for the Red Bulls in New York, Thierry Henry was involved in a nudging situation (it'd probably be harsh even call it "shoving") with an opposing player on a dead ball.
He was sent off for Violent Conduct, and a strict reading of the rule would actually say the official was correct in doing so.
(I want to think this was about 18 months or so ago.)
> > Any excessive violence of any sort with the ball dead is,
> > technically, Violent Conduct. Rule 12.
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> Yes, but what is "excessive" ?
It has pretty much been accepted that any act (even in self-defense) of the manner that 7 Gold did is declared excessive by default, regardless of justification or target.
> > It shouldn't be, but, since any excessive violence with the
> > ball dead is a foul...
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> Now, you have to define "excessive". Is "excessive" defined by
> the laws of the game ? No, it's the judgement of the referee.
In this case, it IS the Laws -- ANY violence toward an outside agent, even if that agent has no place on the pitch, is excessive by definition.
Yes, what you are saying is what needs to be changed. But, until it does...
Mike