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No. The article suggests everyone on the panel personally thought that the elbow was a red card offense. But only 3 out of 5 thought it was a clear and obvious error to not give a red. Meaning that 2 out of 5 believed there was a gray area where some refs could plausibly judge the offense to only be a yellow.

The hysteria of some redditors’ reactions matches that of Arteta. Talk about embarrassing and ashamed

That’s not what it says. 2 out of 5 thought it didn’t rise to the level of requiring VAR intervention, meaning they thought it plausible that some refs might deem it to only be a yellow.

In other words, they (2 out of 5) believed there was a gray area, unlike the many redditors who are 100% sure of all their opinions.

Looks like the article has been corrected. It now says “but on a split 3-2 decision for the VAR to get involved.” That suggests they all personally thought it was a red, but only 2 out 5 thought a yellow was a clear and obvious error

I forgot Guinarares didn’t get a yellow, but that doesn’t change the main point.

The fact that no yellow was given was (probably) because the on field ref didn’t see it. However VAR can’t intervene to give a yellow. So the question is whether it was a clear and obvious error to not give a red. And 2 out of 5 thought no.

Anyway, I’ve had enough of this discussion. Everything has been laid out, if you don’t accept it, then you don’t.