Two Footed Tackles

It isn't fact at all, its conjecture! Cabaye's was more dangerous because he had his studs up on Jay's ankle. Johnson's was not because he made no contact with the player. Capiche?

 

Right so if Cabaye had got the ball and none of the player it would have been a perfectly good tackle???

 

Well by your reasoning, Spearing didnt get injured so what's the problem with Cabayes tackle? If Spearing hadnt threw himself into the tackle just before Cabaye took control he probably wouldnt have hurt himself.

 

Yes, but he didn't.

 

Cabaye's was a red, where as the others weren't for the simple fact that he was the only one who didn't get the ball, but I don't think he's the type to go in to injure someone deliberately same as Kompany and Johnson aren't that type of player either.

 

At least your consistent . Unlike the referees.

 

I think that's where most of the confusion arises from.

 

There's is just as much chance of injuring someone with a 'normal' tackle as we have seen countless times. Players have suffered broken limbs due to seemingly innocuous challenges. The rule should simply be, in my opinion, if the player gets the ball first and then the man no foul, if the man is caught first foul. If we don't allow players to use both their feet then why should keepers be able to use both hands when challenging for a ball? They could easily knock someone out. Obviously we must take into account clear malice, for example if a player takes the ball with one leg but kicks the groin of the same player with his other then there would be a foul and presumably a sending off.

 

I agree with the original statement, if anyone jumps in two footed they should be off, so dangerous. Why would you even bother doing it?

 

Ok Chris Foy.

Shaun Derry makes a tackle, forceful, robust, gets none of the ball, a lot of the man who has to go off on a stretcher and you give a yellow card.

Eight days ago Kompany makes one that is powderpuff in comparison and cleanly takes the ball, which is a red (in your opinion) and a three match ban, which you clearly stand by because you don't have the card rescinded and the ban overturned. What's the deal?

Derry's was a yellow for me, Kompany's wasn't a foul.

I agree with the comment above that if anyone jumps in two footed they should be off. Kompany didn't jump into his though, there was minimal force behind the tackle and his weight wasn't centred behind his studs. He was more likely to injure himself that Nani if they collided. The rule is subjective and so it should be. If a player makes a tackle off balance and has to clear their standing leg from beneath them to avoid injuring themselves (in a similar way that Owen did his cruciate), should they be sent off.

Johnson's is a straight red for me, and it's not even debatable. It's wild, he's not in control of his movement and all his weight and momentum is following his studs with tremendous force. Whether he takes the ball isn't an issue. As soon as he leaves his feet in the manner he did it's a red card.