It’s true. He did say, he said it a bit tongue in cheek, saying in a bit old school so if it was me….
Look he also said he was stupid himself when he got sent off v Everton. Take no prisoners. Im sure that ekitike forgot he had a card and tbh he looked red in the face and embarrassed going off so I see no issue here. He knows himself. The manager knows. He even apologised last night.
Hugo Ekitiké has opened the door for Alexander Isak to start against Crystal Palace, he must have himself to blame for getting a second yellow card.
Called it. Neither cb was willing to bypass the other. Every pass was either hospital pass to a cm 5 yards in front or a sideways 5 harder to their cb buddy. Not one was willing to cut out the cb and get the full back moving on. Delighted with chiesa. Disappointed in nyoni. He will now be on the scrap pile for a loan
Also slot is right. Its a tap in after chiesa was a real pro and made sure we scored rather than scoring himself. Taking your shirt off to celebrate a tap in was juvenile even when you have no yellow already.
Absolutely praying it’s not an ACL. He looked really good last night and the thought of Gomez as back up after last night’s display does not fill me with confidence
An ACL injury is primarily caused by activities involving a sudden change in direction, an awkward landing from a jump, a direct blow to the knee, or sudden stops while running. These movements cause stress on the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which connects your thighbone to your shinbone, leading to a stretch or tear.
Obviously, Ekitike had a stupid couple of moments with both bookings. I don't think he took the shirt off in celebration of scoring a great (it wasn't) or winning goal. After he took the shirt off, he turned it around to show his name. There's been a lot of talk recently about Ekitike playing second fiddle to Isak, I think he was responding to that attention.
I don't know if it was in response to that specifically but I agree that to me it looked more like a pre-planned statement than an overwhelming surge of emotion.
I don't like players talking their shirt off after scoring, I think it's mad but I also think it's mad for it to be a bookable offence. Obviously all players know this and some do it regardless so it wasn't like Ekitike didn't know. Just when I beginning to see him as.cool, calm and collected ....
I agree - I’ve never been able to fathom why they do it. People say it's exuberance, but still... jump around, shout, go through your silly little routines if you must, but what on earth possesses someone to want to pull their shirt off I've no idea.
