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It is the inference, protect the artists etc. The intention was to disrupt attacking flow, ironically something Man City under Pep are masters of - you have to be when you push forward as a team. Sin-bin for all cynical fouls (yellow does nothing) would stop it I think. Red for Bennett because he made such a mess of it.
Cripes.
I brought Ndong up to show where we are, rules wise, these days. Ndong got the ball but was still sent off because he went into Hoilett's shin after. If that's a red card then surely Bennett launching himself into Sane's shin when the ball had long gone has to be one too?
I haven't seen anyone say Bennett tried to seriously injure Sane but if you make a dangerous challenge then there's obviously a good chance you'll injure someone, that's why they are red card offences.
You said Sane wouldn't be out for long, you were right. It doesn't make the challenge any better though.
You've rubbished non-footballers' opinions, you've said no one in the ground (apart from Guardiola presumably) thought it was a red and you've inferred that people's opinions were influenced by Man City exaggerating Sane's injury. I found you four ex-footballers who were in the ground and didn't even know Sane was injured. They all thought it was a straight red. If you want me to find some footballers who agree with your views on all this then you may have to wait some time.
Yep . If you've blocked someone off to prevent them having a chance on goal then I think the attacking side should have the next best thing to a penalty i.e. put the ball anywhere you want outside the area like a normal free kick. This allows the attempt on goal without it being as likely to score as a penalty.
I think it's a brilliant idea
Praise the Lord, our prayers were answered.
What a load of shit. Massive overreaction all so Sane could have a few days with his feet up.
Your 4 ex footballers were commenting on the TV pictures.
I don't know or care what they said.
If any of them had a clue they would be managers now, between them they've had a fair few opportunities.
I'd be a hypocrite if I was to take the lines that many have and sttaced Bennett.
I've done similar to him hundreds of times and never been sent off for it. Sometimes I won the ball sometimes I didn't, I don't remember ever seriously hurting a player, it's mostly ended up with the player tripping over my leg and getting up again.
As is normally the case when it's happens in games I watch. Sometimes the tackler gets the worse of it ( remember Gazza)
Mendez Laing survived worse at home to Leeds and Madine away at Leeds.
You seem obsessed by the issue of sending off. I wouldn't have complained if he had, as I have pointed out before, but the problem is people are trying to make out he went in to injure Sane and I don't agree. These days there doesn't seem to be much clarity on what is or isn't- it's just the refs opinion on the day.
As for Ndong then I didn't think that was a sending off at the time, but there is a nasty and dangerous trick some players make of intentionally hitting the top of the ball and following through.
It's a very cynical trick and something most honest players would never do and is intended to injure rather than to stop an opponent ( which was the case with Bennett)
If that was the case then it was far more dangerous and nasty than Bennett's tackle.
As for your 4 footballers 'at the game'. I've no idea if they were or what they said because I was there , not watching on TV, but I've already said what I think of their views.
I'd be a hypocrite if I said otherwise as I've probably done hundreds of tackles like Bennett's, never got sent of and by memory never seriously hurt anyone.
Lucky me
You're exaggerating if you claim you've made that same cynical tackle hundreds of times. If you did, then you would also be indicating that those sorts of challenges happen practically every football game that's played. You always get a bit fanciful when defending something that is not defensible.
How the f'ck do you know.
I've played hundreds of parks gam s from 15-32 in leagues in South Wales and the Midlands.
Also played something like 2000 games of 5s, mostly before the 'no sliding' rule was brought in to my disgust. Still play now.
I received dozens of bookings for taking opponents out and also won loads of ball sliding in - hundreds of times, hence why one lad called me 'Lawnmower ' - thus my user name.
Only ever sent off for saving a shot with my hand, never for fouls.
So yes, I can talk about this through experience.
As for being 'good' or not, I guess that depends who you compare me with.
It doesn't really matter.
My opinion is formed from being an experienced hard tackling defender and City fan.
Yours just comes from being someone who hangs out on the board of a football club and fans who you hate.
Like watching a load of your ex mates shag your ex girlfriend who you left because she died her hair ginger and now she's back to being blonde you can't stop yourself from stalking her 😂😂
Are we really comparing paths football from 20-30 years ago with the top level of today’s game?
Jesus Christ