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I don’t think anyone is so much saying that Lascelles fouled Dier, only that Dier’s arm doesn’t touch the ball without that push therefore the push should be taken into account.You've nailed it here.
There should be no guidance about arm positioning per se.
Just what's clear intent and what isn't.
Let the ref determine that on his own free of any pressure pertaining to unclear guidelines that don't and can't cover every eventuality.
So if the ref reviews an incident on the monitor it should be his own judgement regarding intent, that's it.
If its accidental and denied a very clear goal scoring opportunity then give a pen.
But these handball aren't even close to goal scoring opportunities.
How stupid are these people.