In reply to: He wasn't looking at him when he put the arm back posted by wcnitz
But Kane is flat out dirty. No player has ever taken jumping players legs out from under them more than he has. And he's incredibly intelligent with his positioning. He absolutely knew where Gabriel was and threw that elbow knowing where it would hit him.
Kane gets fouled a lot when he's trying to hold up play, so it's not surprising to seem him get physical in response.
Curious as to your opinion. Even as a former keeper, I don't think that a nick on the ball should negate a crushing foul. Jesus would have still had the ball on his feet in the box even after the slight touch by the defender.
100% penalty to me.
But I know I'm biased.
Without context, I will say this: the PL tends to put a bit too much emphasis on 'got the ball'. Is it a consideration? Yes, and a significant one. But if the action is careless, reckless or endangering the safety of the opponent, it's still a foul.
It's here. Half of the commentary I've seen has been that it shouldn't have been given because Lamptey touched the ball.
My god, that's an obvious penalty. That's the textbook definition of 'got the ball, but was also incredibly stupid'.