El-Abd Tackle... Please describe?

[jcdenton08]

Everyone is talking about El Abd's tackle tonight which should've been a red - can somebody please describe the actual tackle for us exiles?

 

[Djmiles]

From what I saw, he sythed into the Dons player from the side. Looked a bit rash, and yellow was probably fair.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Sounded worse than it was.

 

[HseagullsH]

To be honest I expected a red. There was no attempt to get the ball and he caught him quite high.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

He made contact with the ball, it was over the top just alittle but it wasn't a red card offence. So a yellow was actually the right decision fron the inept referee.

 

[Silent Bob]

Late, two footed, off the ground. Legbreaker.

 

[Barnham Seagull]

Awfull, emarassing to watch, should have been a straight red.

 

[Ernest]

Awful tackle and deserved a red

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

All these different opinions, who'd be a ref eh?

 

[Acker79]

I think it was one of those challenges that look really bad, but if you look at the replay and are a fan of the tackler, a red card is harsh. If you're a fan of the victim you'd say el-abd should be banned for life.

When I saw it, I expected him to go. He definitely dived in late in a dangerous fashion, but the ref seemed determined to end the game with 22 players on the pitch, which is what fans ask for all the time (unless they're team can get an advantage)

 

[fosters headband]

The crowd would have gone mad if it was one our players on the end of a tackle like that.

 

[Giraffe]

I had mentioned to my mate that it was while since I had since an El Abd "tackle". Second half he obliged. The ball was there to be won for some reason he decided to ignore it and go striaght over the ball taking the guy out somewhere between his ankle and knee. I had a good view and if it had been the other way round I would have been shouting for a red for sure.

That said I would have given him MOM for that alone, best bit of entertainment of the evening.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

It was funny how no MK Don's players went to see how the player was

 

[SNOOBS]

1. It wasn't late, he just missed the ball
2. It wasn't 2 footed
3. There player wasn't even hurt

 

[Best Foot Forward]

1. It wasn't late, he just missed the ball
2. It wasn't 2 footed
3. There player wasn't even hurt

Totally agree. Never a red card offence. Yellow was right decision

 

[Don Quixote]

To be honest I expected a red. There was no attempt to get the ball and he caught him quite high.

christos, you are crazy it was a brilliant tackle, Best i have seen... well, ever.

 

[Don't get me started]

Totally agree. Never a red card offence. Yellow was right decision

Agree also, its a shame he wasn't on the pitch to do that and stop them scoring the 4th instead of them running rings around our defense

 

[Titanic]

1. It wasn't late, he just missed the ball
2. It wasn't 2 footed
3. There player wasn't even hurt

Three inconvenient truths...doesn't sound half as exciting and you can't really whinge at him for it. Not really in the spirit of NSC

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Ive just seen the highlights. How he didnt get a red was beyond meit did make me laugh though, as it always seems to be El-Abd.