freshie wrote:mr_nool wrote:And anyone questioning the red card because of Matt Ritchie only getting a yellow today is an idiot.
Mane was running at full speed towards Ederson – the risk for injury was huge. Any sane person would have pulled his both in, not to risk killing the opponent. Some ex-players, the MotD pundits included, say that Mane had to go for the ball. Yes, perhaps, but with his chest or his head. Putting his booth up was a cowardice thing to do. He chose risking to hurt Ederson, because he didn't want to be hurt himself.
I think Ritchie should also have received a red card. His actions were just as reckless as Mane's
Yes and no. The speed makes all the difference. Had Mane hit him full on at that speed, instead of just bracing him with his studs, Ederson could've fucking broken his neck.
This is very closely related to my pet hate n football: when a defender and an attacker are chasing a long ball at full pelt with the keeper coming out and the attacker giving the defender a push towards his oncoming keeper. That should always, always be a red in my book, but hardly ever even results in a yellow.