london blue 2 wrote:I'm just gonna put it out there that I thought vinnies challenge was ott, if that we're on us I'd be calling for a foul. I think he was a little out of control and I think the fact that it led to a goal shaped the refereeing decisions for the rest of the match.
For me that challenge is the same sort that snapped eduardos shin.
I also think that it was nothing like vinnies perfectly good challenge in the Manc derby last year.
It was nothing like the Eduardo challenge although I too thought the ref was going to give it as a foul. He looked as though he's lost control and flew in with both feet but once he's got the ball crumpled his legs to avoid the collision. I don't even think he touched the player, he just dived over and out of the way.

I fact, you can clearly see from this pic that he jumps over Vinnie's challenge by where his feet are compared Vinnie's. If he'd have hit him his feet would be behind Vinnie's, not over and in front.
Edit: Give some credit to the site I pinched that picture from. Some really nice pics on there - [urlnp=http://myheartbeatsfootball.wordpress.com/tag/norwich-city-v-man-city/]
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