Everton were mugged.

A couple of things I don't understand though:

Really, why does it make a difference if a player back passes to the keeper? How did that rule come about and what purpose does it serve?

Secondly, if a keep catches the ball from a back pass, why is it a free kick in the box and not a penalty? A foul is a foul, no?

And why did he get booked when other keepers have been sent off for it?

Everton should have had another penalty too.

Posted By: tim berry on April 20th 2013 at 23:16:07

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Sunderland keeper should have been red carded (General Chat) - Ben, Apr 20, 23:12:16
- Everton were mugged. (General Chat) - tim berry, Apr 20, 23:16:07
  - makes it easy to timewaste. (n/m) (General Chat) - phrankin, Apr 20, 23:19:33
  - Allowing the keeper to pick up the ball from back passes lets winning teams kill off games (General Chat) - Common Sense Police, Apr 20, 23:18:25
  - Backpass rule was due to Everton spending the 80's timewasting (n/m) (General Chat) - col canary, Apr 20, 23:17:45
    - As if players don't have other ways to timewaste! (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Apr 20, 23:19:26

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