- Aug 20, 2013
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I’ve seen that in football all my life. Defender gets done, tries to make up for it and clumsily leans in to the attacker who is goal side. It’s a pen. He doesn’t have to wrestle him to the ground or hack at him for it to be a pen. Just accept you got done and let him go.
Didn't think it looked clumsy at all. Think Pogba was looking for contact and fell the moment he got it. If Dier had tried a challenge fair enough but he was just leaning in and trying to go with him. No hands dragging him back; no rash attempt to get the ball with a flailing leg. There's barely any contact at all.