Is a wonder goal really a wonder goal when skilled defenders are reduced to bouncing around with their arms behind their back?
There was a chilling moment during BT Sport’s coverage of Chelsea v Rennes on Wednesday night. A laughably punitive penalty kick had just been awarded against Rennes defender Dalbert Henrique. In the same flourish, Henrique also received a second yellow card for the crime of existing near a football while in possession of standard human arms.
As Dalbert trudged off looking sad, Darren Fletcher expressed some reservations on commentary about the justice of all this. “You might not like it Darren,” former referee Peter Walton replied, with an air of calm, vengeful assurance. “But it’s the law.”
Written by Barney Ronay
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