Pont 1 is ridiculous. Ledley is a class act and has never just taken people down. He tries to intercept or win the ball fairly. He obviously thought he could do so on this occasion, but made a mistake. I will certainly not get on his back for one mistake in probably five years. I don't for a second consider that Ledley chose to chop him down in the area rather than outside, I'm sure he tried to win the ball fairly on the first challenge outside, and then through a combination of fatigue, panic and adrenaline lunged in again inside the box. It was a costly mistake for sure but to suggest he deliberately chose to hack him down inside the box as opposed to outside is a stupid statement.
Anyone else remember ME disallowing Defoe at Liverpool when clearly onside, stole the ball off their sodding defender?
Does your fella take pleasure from these shenanigans...or break up with you?I squeezed my stress ball really, really hard.
mistake 1 - this thread would not exist if we hadnt conceeded a penalty in the last minute, which in most days would not have happened
seriously, if you want to analyse every little thing you can find plenty of "mistakes" in every 10 minute spell for both teams.
fickle fans need to stop thinking footballers are perfect (if they were, Defoe wouldnt have made it 2-1. infact if they were, every game would be 0-0 as everything that happens would immediately be nulified)
Why are you saying things i clearly didn't say or even insinuate?
Of course he didn't purposely try and foul him. My point is that he should have put a challenge in when Aguero went past him and IF he so happens to not get the ball and commit a foul then so be it as it's outside the box. You don't just let a player go past you without not even trying to put a tackle in and then decide when the player is in a far more dangerous position to finally put in the tackle. That's very stupid imo.
You've got to admit it is frustrating though...Balotelli will score every penalty he takes for Emirates Marketing Project. Friedel knows this only too well. Wheras leaving him to attempt to finish in open play he is a hell of a lot more likey to miss
If he gets done he will get a 4 match ban, we get nothing from the game though as the result wont change, how right is that
He has played an enormous part in them getting 3 points but shouldnt have been on the pitch
Lescott was arguably even more significant. If he had gone - as he should have - they would likely have altered their game plan for the last 15mins. But it's all ifs and buts, it is now at least up to the FA to do the pair of them.
If he gets done he will get a 4 match ban, we get nothing from the game though as the result wont change, how right is that
He has played an enormous part in them getting 3 points but shouldnt have been on the pitch
And prior to 2-2 he was just about to bring off VDV for Pav anyway.....changed his mind as we were not desperate for the goal at that stage and a point would have done....VDV was getting subbed regardless at that stage.
We still attacked, and were the bigger threat up until the penalty, so Im not sure how anyone "knew" we would lose. We didnt lose because VDV went off.
Idiot King
Ledley King you bungling idiot
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