Schumacher: “I thought it was a ridiculous decision at the time”

Thursday, 11 April 2024, 9:32
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Steven Schumacher wants his side to keep their heads up with relegation fears remaining very real for them after they lost 3-0 at the Swansea.com Stadium yesterday evening.

But the Stoke boss also reflected back on two key refereeing decisions – one to disallow a goal from Niall Ennis after the ball came loose from Carl Rushworth with the second being the award of a penalty to the Swans for what he believes was a foul outside of the box.

Neither were decisions that Schumacher could line up behind as he looked back on the game as he told the Stoke official website “I thought it was a ridiculous decision at the time,” Schumacher said of City’s disallowed goal.

“I had a good view of it and it looked to me like the goalkeeper tried to take a quick throw-in, he has collided with Niall, who isn’t aware he is even there, and has then tapped the loose ball in.

“I felt it was a poor decision at the time and when our analyst has shown me the replay, I can see it’s definitely not a foul.

“It is disappointing, we didn’t play great in the first half, but it should have been 1-1.

“The decision for the penalty for the second goal also looks like the challenge is outside of the box so that is two big calls, in a game that wasn’t going the way we wanted it to, we needed to go for us and they didn’t.”

Stoke now face a massive match against relegation rivals Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday and he was clear as to what he expected from his team  “Sheffield Wednesday will be a physical game, they are going to put balls into our box, they are going to have a lot of set-pieces – that is how they got their goals last night – so we will have to defend those situations better than how we did tonight.

“The message is no sulking, get our heads up and go again because it is another huge game at the weekend.”

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Michu

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On closer inspection it looks like we got away one last night, maybe two if you include the penalty.

Makes a change though, we're normally on the receiving end of these types of decisions.

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Gors Buster

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With the game he was having, I’m surprised Stroud never sent the Stoke lad off for it.

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Ivor Allchurch

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Definition of 'possession' by a goalkeeper

"Once the goalkeeper has gained possession (also known as “control”) of the ball, an opponent may not interfere with or block the goalkeeper’s distribution of the ball. For example, players have a right to maintain a position achieved during the normal course of play, but they may not try to block the goalkeeper’s movement while he or she is holding the ball and trying to distribute it. Nor may opposing players do anything to hinder, interfere with, or block a goalkeeper who is throwing or punting the ball back into play. The goalkeeper has already gained possession and is granted up to six seconds to release the ball back into play by other players. A goalkeeper in the act of distributing the ball may not be challenged under these circumstances. (This includes trying to head a ball out of the goalkeeper’s open hand or playing a ball being bounced or tossed into the air by the goalkeeper.) An opponent does not violate the Law, however, if that player takes advantage of a ball clearly released by the goalkeeper directly to him or her, in his or her direction, or deflecting off him or her nonviolently”

In yesterday's case, Rushworth definitely had 'possession' and 'control' of the ball with both hands but it was dislodged from his 'possession' by Ennis's head as he stood up. Yes, it was clearly unintentional but that doesn't matter, any infringement is still an infringement whether intentional or unintentional. In fact, free-kicks are probably awarded more often for unintentional fouls or handballs than for clearly intentional ones with the latter more likely to result in a yellow card. Maybe it was borderline at worst but reading that, I think the ref just about got it right.

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Alan Curtis

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Thank you. I said exactly that in the match thread, but there are still many posters on here saying we 'got away with one'.

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Lee Trundle

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It was the correct call in regards the Rushworth incident.

If the goalkeeper is in control be it with 2 or even 1 hand then it can't intentionally or unintentionally be taken from him.
Rushworth had control and was in the process of giving a quick throw out when Ennis popped his head up and knocked it out of his hand/s.........to give a quick throw out then he clearly has control on the ball because he intentionally trying to create a play by throwing the ball out.

Wether the ref knew 100% or not the rulr.......he got the call spot on.

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Tommy Hutchison

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At the time. I certainly thought we got away with it. I was like all of us relieved when he disallowed it.

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Alan Waddle

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This was an unintentional foul.

The penalty was also a good call.

Good refereeing.

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