Bendtner "block"

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Quoting cislunar from reddit (he got the screengrabs as well ...)

Bendtner purposely screened Walcott from Williamson, there's no doubt, but Williamson was the one that put his left arm onto Bendtner.

If this is Bendtner tackling Williamson, why does Williamson have his arm around Bendtner and why is Williamson to the right and PAST Bendtner?

http://imgur.com/tdpwq.jpg .
EDIT: Another angle:
http://imgur.com/uLZuF.jpg[/url]

[DB10GOONER]

On Sunday Jammie Redknobb, Rudd Guillet and Andy Very Grey were saying that Barry should of 'professionaly' blocked off Nasri for our 1st goal.

So can somebody tell me the difference with that and last nights goal?
Apart from it being an Arsenal player

No difference whatsoever. But you are relying on the ref's interpretation if you do it. It's a risky thing to do but it is common in the game and always has been. No idea why Slysports are losing their mind over it...

Well there is really. Blocking and Impeding.

You can block the run either by not ball watching and moving with the play so that the ball couldn't be returned back to Nasri. (blocking the pass)

Also by standing in his way would technically impede his run onto the ball.
This you'd have to be careful of as not committing a foul but as its physical strength (body to body) I'd doubt any ref would give a pen for it.

Had Barry pushed, tugged or tripped Nasri as the return ball was played he would have impeded (fouled).

Bentdner would have looked better had he run with the defender and blocked the run by making it difficult to get around him.

I mean there is no difference in the intent. If Barry had intentionally done it just as Nic intentionally did then there is no difference. What the actual contact is like is another matter.