Fener1907
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Justice for Tyrone! His great grandmother was a quarter Swedish and he recently purchased a new sofa from IKEA. He'd never have done that intentionally to Zlatan.
Probably because stepping on someone's head is as dickish as it is dangerous.
I'm also not comfortable with how this has played out. I think he did mean it but I just can't see how the FA can punish him as if he has confessed to the crime. The kid has enough doubt on his side.I still don't think he meant it and I think the FA has this one wrong. It appears to be indicating that intent or not does not matter but that sets a very bad precedent. A lot of the nastiest incidents in football are completely accidental.
Life threatening? Am I missing something here? I saw him deliberately (imo) catch Ibrahimovic but you make it sound like he was jumping up and down on his headRacial slurs obviously have no place in football. But life threatening challenges like head stamping are equally bad imo.
5 doesn't seem anywhere near enough if they think he meant it.
It's not a court of law, there doesn't need to be proof of intent or a confession. Watching a video replay and seeing that he made no attempt to avoid stamping on someone's head is enough to deserve a lengthy ban.I'm also not comfortable with how this has played out. I think he did mean it but I just can't see how the FA can punish him as if he has confessed to the crime. The kid has enough doubt on his side.
It's not a court of law, there doesn't need to be proof of intent or a confession. Watching a video replay and seeing that he made no attempt to avoid stamping on someone's head is enough to deserve a lengthy ban.
It's not a court of law, there doesn't need to be proof of intent or a confession. Watching a video replay and seeing that he made no attempt to avoid stamping on someone's head is enough to deserve a lengthy ban.
What's that got to do with what I said?What is worse, stamping on a head, or biting someone?
When did Kristian Walsh become a Bournemouth spokesman? Was waiting for 'Zlatan has falsely claimed to have been stamped on three times in the past...'This is real, posted by ESPN and BBC reporters.
What's that got to do with what I said?
I couldn't care less what Suarez got to be honest. If they believe he intentionally stamped on a players head then 5 games is nowhere near enough, like I said.Suarez got 10 for biting. Point being, the FA either thinks biting is worse than an intentional stamp on the head, or that the stamp was not intentional hence the lesser ban.
"I'm telling you I would love it, love it. if they get relegated"
You sure, sinch? He very clearly looked at Zlatan while in the air and raked the front of his boot on his head, after which, he continued on as if nothing happened. To me, and it seems, the FA review panel, this suggests he knew exactly what he was doing and tried very hard to disguise it.
Remember, that stamps are really spur of the moment decisions.
But what if it was accidental as Mings insists it is? I mean surely we are not saying Mings is well coordinated enough for his fecking feet always to go where he wants are we? He's a fecking donkey and I don't think he deliberately stamped on his face. If so, the ban is stupidly harsh. Given the severity of the incident 3 matches seems reasonable. It is also just as easy to break a cheekbone with the elbow as it is with a foot.
Nah I don't buy it. He had an altercation with Zlatan a few minutes earlier which ended with him being dumped on the ground and being visibly wound up. He then tried to clatter Rooney a few seconds before, then actuallly looks at Zlatan's head before "accidentally" treading on it. He might be a clown but suggesting a professional footballer can't control what he does with his own foot is a thin argument at the best of times. He wasn't falling over or out of control. He was running and had a full view of what was going on around him.
Then you have to factor in the reaction. If I did that to someone by accident my reaction would be to stop, or at least go back and apologise. Mings ran off like someone who didn't want to linger at the scene of a crime. I don't think he set out to injure him. It was a cowardly way of getting his own back in what he himself described as a "battle" (strange word for someone who apparently engaged in no wrongdoing to use). It wasn't the career threatening incident some made it out to be but it was fecking stupid and the act of a wimp.
I think the statement from Bournemouth is a bit embrassing too. They're basically saying the TV cameras are lying. No one is telling them to sack Mings or publicly string him up. A mini rant from Howe about it being "ridiculous" or something and then just getting on with it, would have been fine. No need to make a big public show of pretending your player is as innocent as Jesus...no one cares. He stamped on someone and got banned. The solution is to not stamp on people. If he does it again he isn't going to be let off just because Bournemouth FC say he's a good lad. It's a bit Liverpool-ish.
If he was sorry about it, he should have stopped immediately and looked at the ref, put his hands up, gone to Ibra and seen if he was alright. Then none of the afters would have happened.
I still think this is down to poor refereeing, the ref sees it, blows his whistle, Mings gets sent off & a 3 match ban, Zlatan doesn't retaliate and the other guy doesn't push Zlatan & get sent off. Profit all round.
How about giving the ref a 3 match ban for incompetence?
"Although he (Mings) is a beast in stature he is certainly a gentle giant on and off the pitch," Howe told reporters on Friday.
"We are disappointed for Tyrone, we feel it was accidental. I don't think he has that kind of streak in him. It's a real shame for him.
"I see a defender who has made a very good tackle trying to get back to his goal as quickly as possible. His focus is on the ball, not on what lies beneath him."
hahaha! if you are about to tread on somebody you don't put your foot down. He knows exactly what he is doing. Don't be so naive.It's clearly not intentional. You try making such a big jump without any run up. Look where Mings' starting position is. Not sure Zlatan's elbow is intentional either.
Such a good tackle that he went straight through Rooney and would've been awarded with a free kick against him had Friend not deemed Martial's position as being advantageous.And Howe:
Deluded.
#JUSTICE.