Why Caicedo was sent off but Bentancur escaped

You can understand why. Rodrigo Bentancur, a Tottenham midfielder, was booked last month for a foul on Reece James, with the video assistant referee (VAR) backing him. However, a red card was used when Caicedo was cautioned for a similar challenge on Mikel Merino.

When we were away at Spurs, Bentancur’s against Reece (James) wasn’t a red card, but why? Maresca inquired.

“So as managers, we find it difficult to comprehend why they judge differently.

Yes, “moises” is a red card. Yes, it’s a red card for Battancur. Why aren’t they red cards for him? Simply put, we find it difficult to comprehend. It’s a red card in actuality. Why, then, do they make a different judgment?

What was the difference then?

Well, consistency is a challenge because outcomes vary a lot depending on who the VAR is.

There are subtle differences between fouls, and no two are ever the same. Caicedo jumped a little, and his contact point was slightly higher, while Battancur was only actually stepping in.

Merino’s ankle had a prominent buckle, which a VAR wants to indicate excessive force, and his boot was placed back on the turf.

The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel unanimously supported no VAR intervention in Bentancur’s case on the grounds that the challenge was “low, just slightly late, and reckless” and supported the yellow card by four votes to one.

Caicedo’s dismissal will be supported by the KMI panel, but it won’t be long before another incident of this nature is dismissed as a yellow card.

At first, the situation appeared a little perplexing. Was Caicedo booked by referee Anthony Taylor so it could be reviewed?

A much simpler explanation is available.

Taylor made an advantage of Arsenal when Eberechi Eze received the loose ball. Caicedo was down injured and in need of treatment when it went out for a throw. Before handing out a card, referees are instructed to wait until an offender is back on their feet.

Caicedo was with the physio, so the delay was not caused by VAR checking the foul.

The VAR will begin checking the tackle, but neither party will communicate with the referee after he issues a card.

In this situation, John Brooks can determine that a red is necessary, but he must wait until Taylor declares his decision (nothing, yellow, or red). Because the check had taken place while Taylor was receiving treatment, the VAR immediately alerted him to the screen.

A referee turned down a red card review at the pitchside monitor for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday, for the first time ever.

Unlike Arsenal, the restart was a free kick to Aston Villa because Darren England had not yet committed a foul on Jhon Arias. The VAR, James Bell, believed Boubacar Kamara’s safety was threatened by Arias’ jumping with both feet.

Arias made contact with Kamara’s boot’s top by taking a risk while Arias was on the floor. Even if it wasn’t a great tackle, it lacks the force necessary for a red card.

Lisandro Martinez, a player for Manchester United, escaped a red card after being challenged on Daichi Kamada for his efforts last season.

Martinez landed in front of Kamada after jumping in with both of his feet in the air after being saved by a little-known rule prohibiting player dismissal.

Another weekend and more subjective offside decisions are coming up.

Due to Arias’ offside close proximity to goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, Chris Kavanagh again interfered, ejecting a Wolves goal.

Both players ducked under the ball, but Arias was a much clearer offence, which resembled Andrew Robertson’s offside at Liverpool a few weeks ago at Manchester City.

However, it appears as though Chelsea’s goal was offside.

Trevoh Chalobah headed a header past James from the left and into the back of the net.

However, there was a problem. Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera were close by and Enzo Fernandez was standing off-side.

Did Fernandez have an impact on either defender’s decision-making? There would have been a better chance of stopping the header going in if the Chelsea midfielder had not been there.

Fernandez had his arm on Hincapie’s back when he wasn’t trying to play the ball and wasn’t directly in contact with Mosquera.

You can raise the issue of offside very persuasively, which brings us to a second-guessing issue of consistency.

The VAR team examined it, and they concluded that there had been no harm to the defenders.

Moments after the Caicedo red card. The Chelsea defender made contact with Chalobah by the arm on his face after the pair exchanged a ball and jumped for a ball.

Maresca responded, “I asked the referee, he said that it wasn’t an elbow. They responded therefore with this statement. At half-time, he had a black eye and was iced. However, they have different opinions.

Referees should not make decisions regarding potential injuries, despite the fact that it does occasionally happen. It would not make sense for a player to suffer a cut or a bruise from a variety of challenges and collisions.

Referees follow a checklist when weighing a potential elbow, just like they would with serious foul play.

Is this a natural way to put up a high ball challenge? Did the player have an agressive clenched fist? The elbow was either raised or thrown to create force. A yellow card was acceptable because none of them were present.