No, it's not. If a defender goes off the floor with a straight leg and studs first to make a tackle and catches the opposition because he is a fraction slower to the ball is it "just one of those"?
Defenders are expected to try and make tackles and are slated if they don't but still have to take other peoples safety into account, why should strikers be any different.
Do you think Cahill's tackle against Burnley the other week was intentional? Absolutely not, in my book. Was it a straight legged, uncontrolled lunge that could have caused damage? It was. What is your point?




