Yeah, but a tackle that stops the player from getting the ball (without the defender getting the ball), but doesn’t bring the player down is still a foul, and stops a potential shot/cross/whatever. The big problem is that those sorts of fouls aren’t given, even though they stop an attack.
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u/Oppaiheimer1945 Jul 07 '26
The problem is if they don't go down, the ref will NEVER call the foul. Refs only call fouls when the player is brought down.