Should Van de Ven have been sent off for Isak tackle?

At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Liverpool striker was too quick to open the scoring.

Isak earned a goal while also being injured, but he also has a long time on the sidelines.

Was the striker and defender colliding with one another inevitable? Or did Van de Ven have a case for receiving a red card?

Defenders are rarely held accountable for their challenges after an attacker hits them, whether right or wrong. If these were committed elsewhere on the pitch, you would expect punishment for them.

Manchester City should have received a penalty at Newcastle last month, according to a 3-2 decision from the Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel.

After Phil Foden had shot him, Fabian Schar had kicked through his boot without requiring VAR intervention.

Isak’s injury may have an impact on people’s opinions, but it doesn’t have to be foul play; it can just be an unfortunate consequence.

It’s crucial to examine both how Isak recovers from the injury and how Van de Ven makes the challenge.

Van de Ven tries to block the shot as Isak releases it.

Crucially, Isak accidentally injures his shooting foot.

Van de Ven’s injury appears to have occurred when the foot lands between the Sweden striker’s legs.

This discussion would have been different if Van de Ven had confronted his opponent directly or through Isak’s standing foot.

However, Van de Ven enters Isak’s space by making a block. It should not be seen as a red card because it was a real challenge.

If a defender attempts to stop a shot but clatters into an attacker, that does not mean they can’t be sent off.

In a Champions League game against PSV Eindhoven in 2015, Luke Shaw suffered a double leg fracture.

Hector Moreno struck Shaw, taking his standing foot away in a scissors-style collision, before bursting into the area to take a shot.

Since it occurred before VAR, Moreno did not even accept a red card or a penalty. However, it is precisely the kind of blocking tackle that should prompt a player’s dismissal right away.

Virgil van Dijk was caught by Xavi Simons as he closed down the Liverpool defender, who was sent off.

Referee John Brooks was the only player to receive a yellow card from the pitchside monitor, Stuart Attwell, the VAR.

If someone receives a red card, Frank says, “The game is over.” Former players once believed it to be the best choice.

Joe Hart on Match of the Day described it as “absolutely a red card because he’s caught him on the back of the Achilles.”

Howard Webb, the head of referees, made it clear last season that a VAR review should be required in order to resolve this kind of dispute.

His remarks came after Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City was not disciplined for raking his studs down Cole Palmer of Chelsea in a similar situation to Simons on Van Dijk.

We discussed this with the officials, according to Webb, and we would prefer that this situation be handled with a red card. The safety of players must be protected.

What about Alejandro Garnacho’s potential red card earlier in the day, though? Jacob Ramsey, a Newcastle forward, only received a caution for his foul.

The VAR Peter Bankes backed the decision of the referee, Andy Madley.

Important differences should be taken into account.

Garnacho started the challenge with the ball in play range. There was only a small amount of contact with Ramsey, despite the fact that he did so with his studs.

Even if the initial contact is above the boot, a caution is regarded as an acceptable disciplinary action if a player steps into a tackle and slightly misinterprets it.

Huge Ekitike rose above Cristian Romero to head home after Jeremie Frimpong’s cross made a slight deflection.

John [Brooks] made a huge error on the pitch, according to the media. Ekitike had two hands on his back, Frank claimed.

“Fortunately, we have VAR, so they can provide you with assistance when you need it, which they didn’t.”

Romero appeared to be ineligible, but Ekitike’s hands didn’t appear to be being used to foul the defender. It appeared to be a powerful header.

Leny Yoro put two hands on Calvin Bassey’s back earlier this season, scoring Manchester United at Fulham. Following a VAR check, the goal was set.

The KMI panel voted 3-2 to reject it on the field, but 4-1 to reject that it had not passed the VAR’s threshold.

On Bassey, Yoro had pushed a little forward, but Ekitike didn’t move any further than Romero.

The panel is unlikely to accept the referee’s or VAR’s error in the scoring of the Ekitike goal.