Steven Gerrard
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I just randomly thought of his sending off and chuckled.
It's still pretty fecking funny. 45 seconds.
It's still pretty fecking funny. 45 seconds.
Brendan Rodgers coming out and praising him for apologising is sickening behaviour. He should feel ashamed of himself.
Isn't apologising great? I just bricked an old granny walking down the street and robbed her but then apologised so all was well and I am now being awarded a medal for bravery.
I still can't believe this actually happened
Just every time I randomly think about it...
Just every time I randomly think about it...
Is there really nothing wrong with the Mata challenge? Every time I watch it it looks worse & worse but all the 'knowledgeable' pundits don't seem to think there was anything wrong with it.
He doesn't play the ball at all, as far as I can see, & goes straight through the player.
He doesn't play the ball at all, as far as I can see, & goes straight through the player.
Aye, I've seen it called a brilliant tackle - it's anything but.
Nah, sounds like a halfhearted attempt at an excuse to me. Large parts of his head are clearly visible in the picture, though I guess his forehead could be in LA.
Had Ryan Shawcross or one of the other lumps from Stoke done the exact same thing against someone as precious as Sturridge or Sterling, they'd have all been harping on about how reckless it was, and how it warranted a card despite him getting the ball. Because it was Steven the Slippy, in his final yahoo against his most bitter rivals, it was a fantastic tackle and great evidence of how he was trying to take charge of the game.
Had he not stamped on Herrera mere seconds later, I imagine they'd be looking at it as a bit of a wild challenge, but he'd still escape the criticism that other non-media darlings would have faced. As it is, it's the only other thing he did on the pitch so they're looking for something to praise him for.
He probably thought he'd get away with it (for obvious reasons.)
Just love the thought process behind it. 'I'll get stuck in, leave my mark and rile up the United players who in turn will try to get revenge and get caught by the... oh shit I'm off'
I hope you apologised to your family, the council and her neighbours, but not the granny herself. That would be too far.
Good flobbin' griefz. Henry Winter's written a piece titled 'The inside story of Steven Gerrard's Tv Apology: Captain did not hide after being sent off - his determination to apologise for embarrassing his beloved club was the mark of the man.' Ian Herbert goes with 'Gerrard's accomplishments are greater than those of Giggs and Scholes.' Meanwhile, Adrian Durham leads with 'You're All Twats and Your Mum's a Tart - Phone in now. PS Football.'
He might get knighted if he keeps this up.
That's what I think - I'm either blind or the pundits are ABU starfish lovers.
Did Slippy Starfish apologise to the man he stamped on ??
Bren and Stampy
Still don't see why Herrera was booked.
He slides in front of Gerrard to block the pass, no contact was intended and wasn't out of control. He's in so much control he retracts his leg and ends up sliding along on it.
In the referees head he thinks Gerrard overreacted to a bad tackle so thought the tackle must be punished as well.
Makes no sense
He slides in front of Gerrard to block the pass, no contact was intended and wasn't out of control. He's in so much control he retracts his leg and ends up sliding along on it.
In the referees head he thinks Gerrard overreacted to a bad tackle so thought the tackle must be punished as well.
Makes no sense
From Henry Winter's article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...days-outweigh-red-card-moment-of-madness.html
Never seen it described that way
Never seen it described that way
It was a terrible challenge. You could argue if it was a red or not, but the fact it wasn't called even a foul probably led to the stamp. He was a looney on the loose and he got away with one and lost control. The stamp was bad for sure, but I thought Skrtels was worse. I obviously think Gerrard lost his head for a moment, while Skrtel was well prepared for what he did. He shortened his penultimate step so he could stamp on de Gea. I can forgive someone for a moment of looniness, I can't forgive someone who deliberately looks to hurt a player.
As far as I remember it was pretty nasty stuff. Some refs could have sent him off for it, most would probably give him a yellow. I haven't seen the one which got Kompany sent off against Nani(?) in a while, but I recall it was pretty similar.
I agree that it was a ridiculous decision to yellow card Ander for making no contact with Gerrard. Atkinson refereed the game well but carding Herrera for nothing just smacked of 'evening things up'. JuAnfield got to him in those moments.
They sure know how to do apologies over there, don't they?
(tbf, Evans should have included one after the spitting thing)
(tbf, Evans should have included one after the spitting thing)
He made a point of saying he didn't spit at or on whoever it was, and would admit it if he did but can't do so because it would be a lie. Apparently he thinks spitting on someone is very, very low.
Mentioned he's going to try to stop his habit of spitting on the ground.
I know, it's such nonsense and it will just contribute to the whole "Looch, I got broad shoulders to carry liverpouuuuuels burden la" thing.
Well he graced the occasion with his presence. That's worth a point, la, if not all 10.
Yea, that point seems to have been overlooked in all the hoo-ha. Never a booking.
EDIT: And if that was a booking, what was the first challenge by Gerrard on Mata?
On US TV the pundits all thought it was worthy of action by the ref and were surprised.
It all happened so quickly that I thought the red was actually for the Mata challenge, it certainly wasn't great.
Big players affecting big matches! Slip, stamp , he does what it takes.
Brendan's Stamp Collection...
Perhaps it's because I don't like him as a player and think he's as dirty as they come, but in his sorry speech don't you think he was smirking a little? I almost got the impression he did it to put Rodgers in an awkward position, a sort of petulant kick at him for dropping him this season?
Maybe not, I dunno. But nothing in that apology was sincere.
Maybe not, I dunno. But nothing in that apology was sincere.
Yeah, that is the old fashioned view. And he could in the old days because the cameras and referee might miss it. Now the cameras see everything, and close up, and the best he could hope for is to stay on the pitch and get a retrospective ban. Like his Slovak friend.
The best bit was the lino clocking it, you can clearly see him telling the ref "stamp, red card" as soon as he did it from one of the camera angles.
Stampy the Hunchback only apologized because he knew the game was being watched live in the states. It's all PR
His career will peter out now and the stamp will be his last significant impact.
In the daily Mirror yesterday they gave Gerrard 4/10 how can you give someone who got sent off after 40 seconds 4/10. Same as Lallana and Moreno
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