It's the rules of the game according to you.
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What rule are you referring to?
The one that would say that pushing someone on the pitch should/could be a yellow card, it's an intentional action and nothing to do with playing football.
But anyway, I'm not saying he should have been sent off, but if you're applying rules to the letter like you suggest then he could have been.
Maccy, there is a post in the staff room
Players have been sent off after a match, so I believe you can yes be punished any time you're on the pitch.
It's not about being behind the team or not, it's about whether this refs are against us and always giving decisions to our opponents or not giving decisions to us is correct.
It's not IMO, it's just that people are unable to see the decisions without bias.
Anyway, great win, happy days.
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I'd be upset but not screaming for a yellow, no.
We see pushing on the pitch all the time, at corners, after a foul between players. Doesn't always merit a yellow as it is open to interpretation from the ref.
If it was Vieira or Adams etc I'm sure certain 'fans' wouldn't be picking up Coquelin for it either.
I must admit, Coquelin was lucky. There were no camera dugouts anywhere near that incident and Coq was face to face when he pushed him. The total lack of sneaky backstabbing and lack of intent to seriously injure by shoving into a pit should be punished. They got the decision right with Gabriel when he bullied the poor helpless Costa, but they got it wrong today. 3 game ban for me, 6 if you want to be totally fair about it.