Alabaster Codify7
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Look at this mug. They should've added another 2 games on top for this mug alone.
Look at this mug. They should've added another 2 games on top for this mug alone.
WTF, he deliberately shortens his stride to get to Zlatan's head. He looks at Zlatan and then looks again as his foot is thrust down towards him. It's about as deliberate as you can get.The stamp isn't intentional, not in a million years. Reckless, yes, intentional? He glances down to see what is in front of him, and then looks to the ball as he tries to jump over Rooney and Zlatan.
Was it stupid? Yes. Reckless? Yes. Worth of a ban? Yes. Was it intentional? Have any of you saying this actually competed in sports in your entire lives?
People saying he put extra force into it. His foot literally doesn't accelerate any faster during the entire motion. If he was doing it intentionally, his eyes wouldn't have left his target the entire time. In a slow motion replay, he glances in the direction of Rooney and Zlatan for an instant, IN SLOW MOTION. People seeing what they want to see.
The stamp isn't intentional, not in a million years. Reckless, yes, intentional? He glances down to see what is in front of him, and then looks to the ball as he tries to jump over Rooney and Zlatan.
Was it stupid? Yes. Reckless? Yes. Worth of a ban? Yes. Was it intentional? Have any of you saying this actually competed in sports in your entire lives?
People saying he put extra force into it. His foot literally doesn't accelerate any faster during the entire motion. If he was doing it intentionally, his eyes wouldn't have left his target the entire time. In a slow motion replay, he glances in the direction of Rooney and Zlatan for an instant, IN SLOW MOTION. People seeing what they want to see.
Was it stupid? Yes. Reckless? Yes. Worth of a ban? Yes. Was it intentional? Have any of you saying this actually competed in sports in your entire lives?.
I can't believe anyone is still arguing about this
Incorrect. The sentencing might be different based on the judge, but they are the same crime. It's either attempted murder, or assault with a deadly weapon, in both cases. Plenty of cases and precedent about this.We don't really need to debate an analogy but being shot and being shot at are two wholly different crimes.
A heel stomp on someone's head can easily be life-threatening, especially if the stomper is airborne and using his descending weight and momentum. Learn some martial arts. Cranial fracture with concussion or hemmorage, basal skull fracture, vertebral fracture, etc. Obviously in this case it was a glancing blow so most of the force was deflected, but if the foot had connected squarely with the side of Zlatan's head, it could have been ugly.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 head
Yes, football, and I'm willing to bet at a much higher level than you @Nucks.
It was intentional as feck.
I see what you're saying, but by admitting that you think the contact with Zlatan's head was "deliberate" leaves the outcome open for a blade taking one of the Swede's eyes out, or an even more serious permanent head injury. Am I missing something here? If he really meant that as retaliation (feck the consequences) his own club should disown him IMHO!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 head
Yes, football, and I'm willing to bet at a much higher level than you @Nucks.
It was intentional as feck.
It could easily have been avoided, and he didn't do enough to avoid contact.Cant quite figure out whether he meant to do it or not. That said, he has done it before so it wouldnt surprise me.
Cant quite figure out whether he meant to do it or not. That said, he has done it before so it wouldnt surprise me.
He clearly knows where he's falling and makes no effort to avoid that area. Even giving him the benefit of the doubt, he possibly didn't mean to stand on his face or do that much damage, but he must have known he'd stand on him.Cant quite figure out whether he meant to do it or not. That said, he has done it before so it wouldnt surprise me.
Cant quite figure out whether he meant to do it or not. That said, he has done it before so it wouldnt surprise me.
You see this kind of collision almost every game. And yet how many times does a player come off looking like this poor chap? Almost never. Fecking disgraceful this guy.He clearly knows where he's falling and makes no effort to avoid that area. Even giving him the benefit of the doubt, he possibly didn't mean to stand on his face or do that much damage, but he must have known he'd stand on him.