The Football.....

[green1]

I'm going tell my son never to control the ball with his feet more than a foot or so of the ground when he plays in case he gets sent off. Perish the thought if he attempts an overhead kick I am too old to change my ways and will keep doing it, we were hard in the seventies when I learn't how to play. I will just have to risk a red card.

Nothing wrong with trying to control a ball like that when your in space, but the second you come into contact with another player while doing it your in trouble, same with overhead kicks.

 

[Hotblack Desiato]

Am no expert so I can't give a legal opinion. However, I did change channels not long after it happened as I knew the team I vaguely supported was then on the certain road to victory and it would be boring. Before the incident it was a better game and I only watch football if it is a good contest. A bit of a let down IMO.

 

[User482]

I'm going tell my son never to control the ball with his feet more than a foot or so of the ground when he plays in case he gets sent off. Perish the thought if he attempts an overhead kick I am too old to change my ways and will keep doing it, we were hard in the seventies when I learn't how to play. I will just have to risk a red card.

Overhead kicks are permissible within the Laws provided they aren't dangerous to an opponent.

 

[Hacienda71]

Nothing wrong with trying to control a ball like that when your in space, but the second you come into contact with another player while doing it your in trouble, same with overhead kicks.

No there is though, because he may be in space, but someone could close him down at pace from behind where he is looking at the ball, they could accidently collide and then he would be sent off. It happens you know. I just need to think of an example I can show you to illustrate my point........

 

[green1]

No there is though, because he may be in space, but someone could close him down at pace from behind where he is looking at the ball, they could accidently collide and then he would be sent off. It happens you know. I just need to think of an example I can show you to illustrate my point........

I which case he endangered an opponent off he walks.
It's just like the Shelvey/Jones tackle earlier in the season that the ref got wrong, they both should have gone.

 

[brodiej]

I'm still debating in my head 23 years later whether this was a red.

Caniggia seems to go down so easily - he makes no effort throughout the run to stay on his feet


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeRlJJbtdHc

 

[Hacienda71]

Hence me telling my son never to lift his foot too high. I just don't think I can educate every football player in the world to this furry view of the game though.

 

[mark st1]

Fergie to distraught to talk after the game thats going to go down like a lead balloon lol.

 

[brodiej]

Just reading a summary of the response in the Spanish Press in one of the English papers.

Not surprisingly they don't go overboard about the sending off - but most think it was harsh.

A good point was made by Jesus Aquilera in El Mundo Deportivo who pointed out that even with Nani off, UTD were 1-0 up with half an hour to go and seemed to crumble.

As he put it

"The shock was so great that United acted as if missing three players rather than one."

I think this is a fair point - Mourinho reacted instantly to the sending off - sending on Modric and changing tactics.

Ferguson seemed too angry to think clearly for a while, then tried to urge the crowd to make more noise. A bit more clear tactical thinking in the seconds after the red card may have helped. The time to get angry and emotional is at the end.

When Terry was sent off against Barcelona last year in the semi final they were already 1-0 down with 70 minutes to go and went on to win the tie 1-2.

By the end Di Matteo was playing 1-6-3

 

[Spartak]

Fergie to distraught to talk after the game thats going to go down like a lead balloon lol.

Sent his assistant, Mike Phelan, to talk to the press after the game !

Too distraught or bad loser ?

 

[LarryDuff]

Chelsea managed to hold on and win away in Barcelona after Terry was sent off last year. United couldn't hold on to a lead at home. A bit more cool headed thought and less angry ranting at the officials would have been better from SAF.

 

[mark st1]

Chelsea managed to hold on and win away in Barcelona after Terry was sent off last year. United couldn't hold on to a lead at home. A bit more cool headed thought and less angry ranting at the officials would have been better from SAF.

I dont see what there was to think about our pony left winger got sent off (shame as for once he was actually having a half decent game) They then immediately started to sit back instead of attacking. It was a good shout from Mourhino to put Modric on but that was about it. Sir Alex's only tactical error was to start Welbeck ahead of Rooney imo.

 

[RedRider]

Fergie to distraught to talk after the game t

Not surprised...by my reckoning that's 18 tilts at the European Cup with only two wins. Brian Clough won twice in three attempts. Bob Paisley three times out of six. Must rankle.

 

[mark st1]

Not surprised...by my reckoning that's 18 tilts at the European Cup with only two wins. Brian Clough won twice in three attempts. Bob Paisley three times out of six. Must rankle.

Not good stats is it but i shouldn't imagine he will be getting the sack over it.

 

[Spartak]

Not good stats is it but i shouldn't imagine he will be getting the sack over it.

No, but he might retire