![]() Following VAR checks, Antonio’s arm was adjudged to have been in an unnatural position. But do I think he got his hand in the way of a ball going through made by his own actions? Yes, I do.”Įarlier this month during the 2-2 draw against Arsenal, Mikel Arteta’s side were awarded a penalty when Michail Antonio was penalised for handball. Do I think that the boy meant for it to hit his hand? No, he didn’t. ![]() “The handball rule has changed dramatically and I don’t like a lot of it. “I think I have had enough games and I have played football for a long time that I know when it happens,” said Moyes. ![]() But Moyes and his backroom staff believe Thiago’s hand was in that position because of his lunge on Ings. The likely explanation from PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) will be Thiago’s hand was in a natural position when his left arm connected with the ball. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised. The rule states it is an offence if a player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. For me that completely nullifies anything about breaking the fall. “You can break your fall by sliding down and having to put your arm down, but he lunged for the ball. “The difference for me - and you’ll probably hear them coming out with some rubbish about him needing to break his fall - well, if you lunge at the ball you know it’s your own fault for lunging and being out of control in the tackle. “I didn’t have a chance before I spoke to the ref but I have had a chance to see it since,” Moyes said. They did not receive a response and Neil Swarbrick, who was the VAR official, did not deem it worthy of a review. When referee Chris Kavanagh blew for full-time, Moyes, along with unused substitutes Alphonse Areola and Angelo Ogbonna, asked the referee why a penalty was not awarded. Moyes and first-team coaches Kevin Nolan and Paul Nevin pursued fourth official Andy Davies for clarification. The ball bounced up and struck Thiago’s left arm, hitting it more than once. In the latter stages of the game, substitute Thiago lunged in on Danny Ings in the penalty area. VAR, for me, showed no respect to us that this could be close and worth a call.” Someone in VAR didn’t have enough football knowledge to think that might be close. “So that is telling me then that they don’t see that as even close to a decision. “I think the hardest thing to take is the disrespect from VAR that VAR wouldn’t have at least said, ‘This might be worth taking a look,” he said. Joe Cole, and discuss whether West Ham should've been awarded a penalty late on against Liverpool □ /D7LXJ02CZg "If you go to ground in the box, you're taking a risk." Nothing was given and the defeat leaves West Ham 14th, five points clear of the relegation zone. The home side were denied a stoppage-time penalty when Thiago Alcantara handled the ball in the Liverpool box. West Ham United manager David Moyes did not hold back in his criticism of VAR following his team’s 2-1 loss to Liverpool.
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