Snowflake RoyalNamelessSnowflake Royal There are three questions here:
Was it violent conduct - kinda implied intent in that, if not explicit, but very hard to say it is violent conduct IMO, it's not a clear punch /kick/headbutt/push etc
Is it excessive force - not really, he's just running, you'll never convincingly show extra force on that
Is it reckless - this is the more likely to stand up of the three IMO. If I was the FA and didn't like what I saw enough to want to charge him (esp with the previous) this is what I'd go with, but I still think a decent advocate could easily challenge at appeal.
Those are questions applying to different situations though. We aren’t looking to see if he deserves a caution.
Try looking at the Ibrahimovic incident using those questions and then explain how they decided what happened was way, way worse than ‘an obvious punch’
The issue will be whether Mings could or should have avoided stepping fairly heavily on Oliviera’s face.
They have to demonstrate an offence was committed before they can sanction him, so it's very relevant. They decide whether he could/ should have avoided by answering those three questions.
It HAS to be based on the Laws.
I may have missed an option I suppose but I still can't think what it is because I think endangering an opponent is covered by them.
Ok, I re read the regs and you are correct.
There’s really only one question though which is the violent conduct one. It’s what he was charged with and found guilty of last time and no one has come up with any reason why what he did last time is significantly different to this.