GloryDays
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Good job Lee Mason wasn't anywhere near it.
Obviously funny.
Obviously had to be given by the ref
However I have the nagging feeling that Arsenal should have let United equalise, its not the best sportsmanship to score in that fashion.
Brilliant that the ref gave it. Just as the rules state he should anyway.
I'm sick and tired of seeing players over acting for the slightest touch. Serves de Gea right. Not that anyone else will learn from it of course.
I'm not so sure. The more I watch it back, it's clear that De Gea is watching the ball as it's played into the box and not who's around him. I think he probably things he's been deliberately fouled by an Arsenal player and has gone down to milk it in order to get a free-kick. A risky strategy that massively backfired.
2-1 now though.
I'm not so sure. The more I watch it back, it's clear that De Gea is watching the ball as it's played into the box and not who's around him. I think he probably things he's been deliberately fouled by an Arsenal player and has gone down to milk it in order to get a free-kick. A risky strategy that massively backfired.
Why is it not good sportsmanship? It was a) his own player b) not a head injury c) De Gea was fine enough to protest to the referee afterward and play the rest of the match
You win my 'best laugh of the day' award.
Injured, my arse. The whispy beard-faced poltroon.
It only takes a minute
I think it probably hurt a bit tbf.
Still obviously right that the foal was given, the Arsenal players did nothing wrong.
Yes, De Gea got one, I understand ................................Anyone got a clip?
He's a professional sportsman. He can cope with a bit of pain. Has he ever seen arugby match? A man (or a woman) can be tackled fifty or sixty times a game with a couple of big blokes (or women) jumping on top of them. They seem to manage. Why can't a footballer?I dont think any of those things matter - he was obviously in pain. There was a time when players put the ball out if someone was injured, now they hardly ever do it even if it's someone on their own team!
I reckon if Man U had scored like that against a team like Brentford there'd be a bit of upset!
Still funny though
He's a professional sportsman. He can cope with a bit of pain. Has he ever seen arugby match? A man (or a woman) can be tackled fifty or sixty times a game with a couple of big blokes (or women) jumping on top of them. They seem to manage. Why can't a footballer?
I remember once at Turf Moor there was a half time game between primary school girls. The goalkeeper from one team kicked a ball at the same time as an attacker was kicking it, and fell over, and got up and made a save. Then she sat on the floor and cried, because her foot hurt. But crucially, as long as the ball was in play she kept playing and did her darnedest to keep the ball out. Crying was for later.
If de Gea had shown the same grit and determination as a 9 year old girl, he might have made the save.
Bet Jonathan Moss would have disallowed it
Obviously funny.
Obviously had to be given by the ref
However I have the nagging feeling that Arsenal should have let United equalise, its not the best sportsmanship to score in that fashion.
Had to be given. If the goalkeeper has been incapacitated by his own player and isn't seriously injured (what was even wrong with De Gea?) then it's absolutely fair game. We had a not dissimilar one go against us a few years ago (see 1:45 below). In that instance our defender had been knocked clean out and went off unconscious on a stretcher, with our defenders understandably taking their eye off the ball to check he was ok. My argument there was that there was both sufficient time and a good reason to stop the game before shot went in - no such excuse tonight.
https://youtu.be/ejoMX9rRXSY?t=105