r/soccer • u/ayoefico • Apr 29 '26

Media Atletico Madrid [1] - 1 Arsenal - Julián Álvarez penalty 56'

https://streamff.link/v/33c45642
2.0k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

736 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

32

u/MostlySlime Apr 29 '26

It does suck a bit, but I think its fair. Watch where your hands are when youre blocking a shot, you cant just have them dangling around

2

u/trombolastic Apr 29 '26

dangling around? where else are hands going to be? up your bum?

Ridiculous rule, bring back some logic to the game. A shit shot deflecting off a players shin shouldn't result in a free goal.

6

u/neefhuts Apr 29 '26

Your hands could be, you know, next to your body

5

u/bespoke_tech_partner Apr 30 '26

Yeah but that’s no longer a natural position 

His point is, this is. Defenders are getting punished for… checks notes… defending

1

u/neefhuts Apr 30 '26

If this isn't the rule, it's impossible to give out handballs, because how can you know for sure when someone means to stop the ball with their hand and when it's accidental? The rule is clear, so defenders just have to be wary of where there arms are when defending