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aggi in reply to @dan

Barnes didn't get something of the ball, he had the ball and passed it to Jones. Matic made the challenge and got caught. Whether or not it was intentional from Barnes or the follow through from the pass, it's tough to tell.

My first thought when I see pundits describing it is a terrible tackle is that, given that there wasn't a tackle, they haven't actually seen the full thing.

As Jose said

"‘If you have contact or the opponent was aggressive, let’s go, keep going, this is English football. Foreign players are bringing lots of good things. They come here because they are talented, but I prefer English blood in football.

‘English blood in this situation is: “Come on, let’s go”. The tackle is a hard and aggressive one. Football is for men or for women with fantastic attitude."

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Greenbank in reply to @aggi

My first thought when I see pundits describing it is a terrible tackle is that, given that there wasn't a tackle, they haven't actually seen the full thing.

+1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e852UDSWgTk

Watch the replay from about 0:36.

Barnes passes with the inside of his foot and it's Matic that gets his leg in way of Barnes' foot after he's clearly played the pass. Hard for Barnes not to follow through like that after playing a pass.

Ref got it right. Nothing for Barnes and a red for Matic for the reaction.

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