Who Cares? It’s Only Eduardo Isn’t It!
It’s a day later and I’ve had time to think about things, but the fact is I’m still seething. Actually probably more so than I was yesterday - what a total disgrace.
When I wrote the match report yesteday I was caught up in the game but by now I’m sure you’ve seen the pictures.
Don’t make any bones about this - the “challenge” by Martin Taylor on Eduardo was shocking, reckless and despite what the f*ckwit says intended to harm. You do not go for the ball with your studs up THAT HIGH on a player without the thought of causing that person pain. I’ve seen the photographs taken of the incident and to call them horrifying would be an understatement. Taylors studs are high and right up the shin at the point of contact.
And I’m sorry, but you can’t just say it was an accident.
Because there are thousands of football matches being played around the world and how many broken legs are suffered? When was the last time a Premiership player broke his leg in a challenge like that? For me, the excuse that it was an accident doesn’t hold up. If it was an innocuous tackle then wouldn’t you get broken legs every week?
His feet are high off the ground. How hard is that to understand?
Alex McLeish came to defence of his player saying that Martin Taylor wouldn’t intentionally hurt anyone. Unfortunately the images suggest otherwise.
And that brings me to another point.
The attitude and stand point of Sky Sports was one that riled me as well.
They took the decision not to show the replay of the “tackle” which on the surface seems a compassionate one, but the fact of the matter it hides the fact it was such a bad tackle. They claim to protect the viewer but all they are doing is protecting Martin Taylor, because they are concealing the true nature of the challenge.
We live in a world of such media coverage that there’s no way you can hide anything these days. Why not show the horrific challenge? People will see it anyway online or wherever. If you ask me they brushed the whole issue under the f*cking carpet.
See no evil, hear no evil.
Credit to the BBC though on Match of the Day - they didn’t shirk showing the replay of the incident.
But the sad fact is that because Eduardo isn’t English nobody cares, and people will forget all about it in a couple of weeks. Whereas if Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen or Steven Gerrard suffered that injury then whoever committed the tackle would be public enemy number one! We wouldn’t hear the end of it - we would have ‘Rooney-watch’ or something stupid like that checking up on the daily progress of his recovery.
I made this exact point 2 seasons ago when Dan Smith of Sunderland broke Abou Diaby’s ankle in another horror tackle.
And I’d be surprised if anything actually happened to Martin Taylor. So called ‘experts’ are already justifying the tackle, and making excuses for him. Would they say the same if that tackle took out Rooney?
I doubt it.
Martin Taylor should be punished for what he did because you just can’t do that. But because it was only against Eduardo I’d be shocked if anything actually happened.
The foreign players have contributed to making the Premier League what it is today, yet when it comes to attitudes towards them it’s a complete shambles. We blame them for our sh*te national team, exits from major tournaments (a la Ronaldo at the World Cup) and who cares if one of them breaks their legs eh?
I’m not into protecting Taylor so here are a few links to photographs of the challenge and you can decide for yourself how bad it was:
Warning: Could Contain Images Some Find Disturbing.
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If that’s not a possible career ending injury then I don’t know what is.
It’s hard for me not to get emotional about it and when you see the reactions of the Arsenal players when it happened - you cannot help not get disturbed by it. Of course, you don’t want something like this to happen to any player but it’s so much harder to take when it’s Eduardo - a true professional who gets on with his job, never offends anyone and always gives everything to his team and his team-mates. He is also a player full of outstanding potential and it hurts to know that this incident could be career-threatening or leave permanent damage for the rest of his life.
And it’s even more upsetting when you think it’s his birthday tomorrow.
The latest news on Eduardo is that he underwent surgery yesterday and is currently resting.
My thoughts and prayers are with Eduardo and I hope he makes a swift and steady recovery, and I would like to thank him for the contribution he has made to the team this season.
February 24th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Die Sky.
February 24th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I am surprised that the reaction to Taylor has been so tolerant. Media and managers alike are trying to justify his violent play. Even Arsene has toned down his works. It almost seems that such brutality is accepted in the EPL. If foreigners cant hack it, they should stay out of the EPL. English football is going backward. And next time, an English player’s career would be ended. Perhaps it would be good if Rooney is taken out next week. Then maybe there will be change.
February 24th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
My condolences to Eduardo-a true professional who has always given all his best for his team whenever called upon. The incident flashes back memories of Roy Keane’s horrific tackle on Dave Busst who played for Coventry at that time i suppose? I would put both the tackles up there as being malicious. I just hope Eduardo will recover soon and be back in action for Arsenal. Malicious tackles are not part of soccer. Beckham’s foot injury was publicised in the paper’s daily along with Rooney’s similiar injury but English football seems to be ignoring Eduardo’s injury. I sincerely hope Eduardo will recover in time to send England crashing out of the next world cup in 2010. Now that would be sweet revenge for Eduardo won’t it?
Any rebuttals or agreements to my comments can be sent to brianeviva7@yahoo.com
February 24th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I haven’t seen the Sunday papers yet, but I totally agree with your comments concerning the outrage that would have already ensued if this was (hypothetically) Rooney.
The Arsenal players must now dig deep, unite and do what ever it takes to bring the title home for Eduardo. There would be no more fitting a tribute!
February 24th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I was really cross that no-one has apologised - it’s all very well saying you didn’t mean it and were distraught Taylor…and McLeish for that matter; not an ounce of apology. An official statement - yes very nice very legal….not very human though eh?
It was really refreshing to see Iain Dowie and Chris Kamara on Sky earlier both condeming the tackle and wishing Ed all the best - more sympathy and compassion than anyone at Birmingham Sh*tty football club
No class …
Eddie we’re all behind you as you recover and really really hope you get to play again - come on boys win the league for him….
February 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I saw the challenge live…Fabregas is my favourite player in the world…The look on his face almost brought a tear to my eye…So far this season i am yet to miss a single Arsenal match (and i live in fcking Sydney, Australia so i watch this stuff anytime from 11:00 pm to 6:30 am) yet when i saw Eduardo’s face, Fabregas’ face, Adebayor’s face, Sagna’s face i was the closest i have ever been to turning off the television and going to sleep. I couldnt even do my study i was so upset at the Eduardo incident and if his career is IN ANY WAY jeopardised by this injury i hope to god that Martin Taylor has all his legs, ankles, shins, toes, fibulas and metatarsals compund fractured and operated on without an anasthaetic. What a disgraceful man. You cant just apologise for something like this…it wont make it all better you useless little birmingham player. Your nothing and yet just because there are those better and ahead of you, you think it is your god damn mtherfcking right to take them out. I spit on you and anyone who wants to defend your disgusting acts. I wish i could be with Eduardo this moment to talk to the great man. A true professional…The last man in the world who deserves something like this happen to him. This will affect me for the many months that he is injured and out for. Not until he returns, if he returns, will i be able to put this behind me…I am a very upset Arsenal fan and human being. Wrong Wrong Wrong…
Get better soon Eduardo….Your a true professional and you deserve better. English, Australian, American, French, Croat…why cant we realise that we are all essentially the same…A human is a human. We are all fcking human!
February 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
We will have to wait for an important English player eg Roony/Owento be injured bf the om in the FA will galavanise themselves to take immediate action. AS i can see it is a wait and see attitude.In the meantime the hatched men will not be deterred and will go about injuring others. Bear in these hatched men often take out the influential/important players. They aint dumb to target a mediocre player.
I hope The FA set about the thugs by banning them for ten years repeat years and the club docked x points to be decided on the severity of the crime.
I hope Eduardo will come back to haunt England for the2010 WC. Then the injury will be vindicated.
February 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Totally agree with your comments. I was absolutely disgusted both with the Sky coverage and the BBC’s coverage. How anyone can try and defend that tackle is beyond me. Listening to 606 last night I had to put up with their presenter equating it to the tackles on Nani last week. Some of those tackles last week werent the best but none of them were half way up Nani’s shin with the ball no where in sight.
Anyway I hope that Eduardo has a swift recovery and that we see him playing again.
February 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
THIS CUNT AND SCUMBAG WHO CALLED HIMSELF ALEX MCLESH SAID BEFORE THE GAME ON THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITES www.blues.premiumtv.co.uk THAT HIS PLAYER MUST ADD STEEL TO THEIR GAME AGAIN ARSENAL , THIS ASSHOLE MUST BE BLAME FOR EDUARDO INJURY , IAM NOT SUPRISED BECAUSE HE WAS ALEX FERGUSON CAPTAIN AT ABERDEEN , SO WHAT DO YOU EXPECT , WE HAVE SO MANY ENEMIES IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE , LATER WE WILL GO TO WIGAN AND MEET ANOTHER FORMER FERGUSON PLAYER/MANAGER , I HOPE THEY WONT CUT OFF WALCOTT,S HEAD OVER THERE , THEY ARE EVERYWHERE , WHAT ABOUT SPANKY, MARK HUGHES,FORMER FERGUSON PLAYER, THEIR PLAYER ALMOST REMOVE VAN PERSIE TEETH THE OTHER DAY, AND OF COURSE DONT FORGET BIG SHAM , THANK GOD HE HAS BEEN SACKED AT NEWCASTLE , WHEN HE WAS AT BOLTON , HE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE HIS PLAYER TO DRINK OUR PLAYER,S BLOOOD YOU WILL THINK THEY ARE PLAYING RUGBY, IT IS TIME THE FA PROTECT OUR PLAYER, BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED, MAY GOD HELP US , IAM SURE FERGUSON IA CALLING ALL HIS FORMER PLAYERS WHO HAS BECOME MANAGERS NOW TO MAKE SURE THEY KILL ALL OUR PLAYERS . MARK IT THIS WILL HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT ON OUR PLAYERS , I DONT THINK THEY CAN WIN THIS LEAGUE AGAIN THIS YEAR, IT IS NOT WORTH DYING FOR
February 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
I was discussing this with a friend of mine that is a manc fan. As far as manc fans go, I reckon him as one of the good guys. I called him during halftime and he told me that he had seen some pictures of the incident and that it didn’t look good, at all.
I went over to his place right after the match and he showed me some pictures of the tackle and I was utterly disgusted. Any person can see that this is done on purpose, not to harm Eduardo intentionally, I hope, but to give him scare of what he can expect during the match. This went awkwardly bad as he broke his foot.
I told him what sky said as we read the match report, and then the only true thing about this incident fell out of his mouth:
“Sure, what did you expect? He’s not English. Had it been Walcott or Rooney they would have demanded Taylor’s head on a silver platter”
I am very certain that the FA wont do anything beyond sanctioning the already three match ban due to a red card. This is of course very sad and prove that the FA is bunch twats!
Get well soon Eduardo!
Best wishes from Norway!
February 24th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Maybe the xenophobic people in football will get their wish when foreign players start avoiding English football. THis is just the latest in a series of horror tackles which have been treated as the norm.
February 24th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
when i saw the title of this article i was ready to write a seething response and call u all names under the sun, but luckily i read it and totally agee with everything written. everytime i see any pictures of it makes me so angry and upset at the same time. i cant believe its his birthday! thats awful! taylor should be seriously punished for what he has done and the fa really need to grow some balls! i cant believe how other managers havent come out and slammed him for it! surely they dont want their players playing against such a thug? lets just pray for a quick recovery, they told cisse he would never walk again and look how well he recovered.
February 24th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING, LAST SEASON WE WERE PLAYING FANTASTIC FOOTBALL AS USUAL AND STILL PEOPLE EVERYWHERE SAID WE “OVERPASS”, WE’RE “MORE LIKE KINDERGARTEN KIDS”. I’VE NOTICE THE PAST FEW SEASONS WHENEVER WE PLAY WELL THERE’S LIKE A “CURSE” TOWARDS US.
BASICALLY, TEAMS LIKE BOLTON,BLACKBURN,SUNDERLAND,BIRMINGHAM AND EVEN MAN U (WES BROWN) DON’T KNOW WHAT IS FOOTBALL I GUESS THEY EAT MORE SH*T THAN FOOD! ANOTHER B*ST*RD IS ALEX MCLEISH “TAYLOR IS NOT THAT TYPE OF PLAYER”, F*CK YOU MAN! IN ORDER TO BEAT ARSENAL WE HAVE TO KICK THEM. THAT’S STUPIDITY BEYOND MEASURE!!
I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SLAM GALLAS FOR HIS UNCIVILIZED BEHAVIOR TOWARDS THE TEAM. HE SHOULD GIVE BACK THE CAPTAINCY TO TOURE OR FLAMINI. GALLAS ONLY HAD CLICHY TO BLAME BUT DID HE SEE HIS PERFORMANCE IN THE 4-0 GAME AGAINST MAN U?? HE WAS BULLCRAP!!
WE HAVE MILAN IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS TIME, IM VERY OPTIMISTIC WE CAN BEAT THEM NO MATTER WHAT!! HOPEFULLY TOMAS AND ROBIN WILL BE BACK.
I WAS HOPING THAT EDDIE COULD BECOME THE TOP SCORER FOR THE COMING EURO COMPETITION, BUT I DON’T THINK THERE’S ANYWAY THAT WILL HAPPEN, BUT I REALLY WANT HIM TO DESTROY ENGLAND IN THE 2010 WCUP .
WE’LL STILL WIN THE LEAGUE TITLE, AND THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. PLEASE DON’T BLAME ANYONE FOR THE RESULT.
EDUARDO, YOURE ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS. RECOVER SOON. WHETHER YOUR BRAZILLIAN OR CROATIAN, WE DON’T WANT ANYONE TO BE IN YOUR SHOE’S ESPECIALLY OUR PLAYERS.
RECOVER SOON; YOU’RE THE BEST NUMBER 9 I’VE EVER SEEN.
REMEMBER……FOOTBALL IS ARSENAL!!
EDUARDO GET WELL SOON.
unbreakable_of@yahoo.com
February 24th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
That’s why my friend’s England will never win the world cup in the next 70 year’s. From the grass root level the kid’s are taught to close down, and be physical in order that the opposing team are knocked off their stride.
Just about every nation in the world has progressed forward in their football, we still believe in push and run, exert physical endeavour.
To watch good football, that’s what you pay your money for? Now teams that employ spoiling tactics so that they can earn something from a game are indefensible. I really hope that Taylor is charged with assault or sued in the courts.
You can’t stop teams playing MORON football but you can protect the one’s that do?
EDUARDO get well soon and prove to all the sh1t footballers they can’t hold you back.
February 24th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
One of my early reactions was the wish that every quality skilled foreign footballer in the Premier League would look at that and then decide to leave as this was not a fit country in which to play football - and leave the English Premier League and English football to wallow in it’s true cras ruthless mediocrity.
February 24th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Totally agree. I was left speechless and livid by all the racist nonsense I heard in some media yesterday about the “englishness” of the premier league (a “good committed lad” like Taylot being a symbol of it I guess) and the dirty little foreigners that cannot cope with it….as you said if Rooney is taken out for 2 years the reaction would be completely different
February 24th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
the Radio 5 Live commentary was just as bad… It made me so angry to hear them say that Arsenal should expect that sort of treatment because they hold on to the ball too long and then pass it… it is inevitable that they will be on the receiving end of late challenges..
what a load of cods… I would expect an apology from the BBC - absolutely sickened
thought the tackle was malicious - a season’s ban would make people think 2ce about so called “hard but fair” challenges
February 24th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
first off i completely agree with the writers comments about wayne rooney and if it was an english player we would never hear the end of it. 2 years ago, the world cup previews were overshadowed by news on rooneys ‘’recovery'’ and when he did manage to make an appearence in Germany ‘06 he almost succeeded in circumising portugals ricardo carvalho. compare his character to that of eduardo. he is a fantastic, young talent and has had a very good season, something we dont see very often from foreign players in their firts year in english football. he seems a quiet, honest and hard-working individual who did not deserve this career-threatening incident. how martin taylor can look at himself in the mirror every day and not think about how reckless and over-the-top his challenge was is beyond belief. the pictures sky news showed of fabregas almost being reduced to tears, sagna in a state of shock and adebayor clapsing his hands together in prayer were very upsetting. i wish eduardo da silva all the best and hope he makes A RECOVERY….. never mind a speedy one. my thoughts are with you DUDU.
February 24th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Terrible tackle by taylor - deserved a red. However, the injury that resulted was a fluke. Most games these days see similar, cleats up tackles, luckily with only scrapes and scratches for the most part - and no doubt such behaviour needs to be reduced, so as to reduce the chance for a crusshing injury like Eduardo’s.
But should the punishment be based solely on the outcome? I don’t think so. Look at Eboue last weekend, cleats up into Evra’s groin. I honestly don’t see a difference between the two tackles, except that yesterday’s was the one in a hundred that resulted in a terrible injury. The intention of both Taylor and Eboue was the same - improper use of his leg to impede an opponent, and I think the penalty ought to be the same.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Get Well Soon….
February 24th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Hopefully we’ll win it for Eduardo. One name I haven’t seen mentioned is terry christian. He is the biggest manc cunt of all.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
i rememba a few years ago when beckham was fouled by a certain ALDO DUSCHER of deprtivo la corunia and he broke his FAMOUS metetarsel. and aldo was suddenly public enemy no.1 by the english media. so y dosnt martin tayloor get the same trweatment. just because hes british an eduardos foriegn. im discraced by the english medias mentality
February 25th, 2008 at 3:48 am
‘But should the punishment be based solely on the outcome? I don’t think so.’
Idiot then, aren’t you?
What should be punished more harshly, speeding which results in a scratched car, or speeding that leads to a death?
Just because people
February 25th, 2008 at 4:37 am
Good news on eduardo he will be able 2 play again. Martin Taylor should be banned for his tackle on Eduardo & make him pay for is medical bills. a true professional, but i worry because he will be out for 2 years at least.
ALL SUPPORT FOR EDUARDO RECOVERY.
I think we should protest to the FA about this incident because nothing will be done about it.
February 25th, 2008 at 5:43 am
I have watched the EPL for many years even though I live far from England. I have noticed in the last 3 or so years that the fairbess which used to characterise the EPL is now gone. The referees are seriously biased. Both Birningham goals were gifts from the officials. Then there are the commentators who seem obsessed with loving Man U and hating Arsenal. THat wasn’t there before, so where does it come from? Now we have a really horrific incident. I wish I had kept some of the postings I made earlier in the season because I predicted that this would happen after watching some of Arsenal’s earlier league games.
It was clear that hurting people is accepted in the EPL when the victims are Arsenal. I also remember RvP saying that soon players would refuse to go to the EPL and would leave Arsenal for fear of being maimed. He said it after the brutality at Blackburn where Fabregas was kicked in the head TWICE. I cannot see where English footbasll is going with this nonsense. There is no way you can ever be a force in world football when all your teams are taught to “stop other teams from playing”.
February 25th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Taylor certainly stopped Eduardo from playing, maybe forever.
February 25th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Taylor should be out for however long Edwardo is!!!
February 25th, 2008 at 8:10 am
SAF cronies-McLeish,Hughes,Keane,Bruce & the media will “do what’s necessary” to give Manure an advantage.
The media speculated this season we’ll never make top 4, Wenger would leave with Dein’s exit. We were responsible for the demise of England’s national ambitions. Visiting managers feared for their lives Anderson was better than Fabregas! We’d wobble during winter and will wobble again during the closing stages! Fabregas was petulent,Gallas “a drama queen” and Wenger “childish and idiotic”.In 3 seasons we have lost 2 players through shambolic tackles. It’s great credit to us, how we ride this mass hypocrisy. My prayers are with Eduardo and our passion with Arsenal.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:47 am
This is life my friends. Racism is swept under the carpet. I find it quite ridiculous, but there is a very easy option to all of this. Don’t read the papers and internet news sites very often. Try it, and check them once a week. You’ll be so detached you’ll find it all rather quite funny. We know the truth, and that’s what counts. So enjoy the ride because after Wenger this eutopia of football will be no more.
Get well Eduardo.
February 25th, 2008 at 9:33 am
Nice one anonymous. The punishment must fit the crime. If Taylor done the same thing in a public place he would be in jail for GBH . But he was hiding behind a brum shirt at the time, so that gives him licence to injour and maime. Footbal Wenger style is too advanced for many teams in England. Way before it`s time and unfortunetly this is the only way teams (not needing a mention) know how to deal with us. They can`t play football as we do so they brake our bones instaed. The Ref Dean is also a cunt giving a pen in the 93rd and missing Adebayors pen call when his shirt was almost pulled off earlyer in the game. If UTD can`t win the league, the reffs will win it for them. Happy Birthday Eduardo and all true sports people are behind you.
February 25th, 2008 at 9:45 am
The Fu*king taylor should die or get hit by a car on the way home and die. He sould not be allowed to play football for the rest of his life. Think about Eduardo he is a player in his prime when he plays his football at the best quality is now in the hospital with his carear in jeopardy.The Fu*king Alex McShit deserves to die and rot in hell too.Fu*king Birmingham.!!!!!!!!!
February 25th, 2008 at 10:51 am
accrossthepond. I just read your comment. YOUR A C..NT!
February 25th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Reading more into the comments above. I truly hope that the initial foul was not an act or racialism. I think the FA`s reaction will be racist. Thats why Taylor wont get more than a 3 match ban. Thats why English footbal will never improve beyond people like Wenger. And it`s also because they like most of the masses in the media if not pro UTD then anti Arsene or Arsenal. Simply because the best football played in the land is played by a majority of foreigners. It hurts them, and to make it worse England knocked out of 2008 does`nt even give them an arguement to protect their so called football. True Arsenal have had to resort to some untidy tackling themselves so as not to get bullied over the turf but this malicious kind of charge in by Tayler is criminal.
February 25th, 2008 at 11:42 am
I think I’ve just broken my own leg laughing at all these incredibly one sided comments…. just as Arsenal have started to fall apart at the seams you find an incident to blame your trophyless season on…
February 25th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Yeah, good one you stupid cunt. Why the fuck are you here ’spursforever’ - aren’t there any Spud websites on the net? Probably not, you need a brain to setup a website don’t you?
How would you feel if you beloved Robbie Keane or Berbatov suffered that horrific injury? You are a completely stupid cunt. But then again the response from me is what you wanted isn’t it. Well done, you win. You must feel so amazing right now.
It’s pathetic. I’ve seen messages from Liverpool, United and other teams fans from the Premier League wishing Eduardo well, yet all you can do is stick the knife in and make a joke if it. You are truly pathetic.
It is a co-incidence that Croatia knock out England from the Euros and then an Englishman ‘takes out’ Croatia’s top scorer?
February 25th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Taylor should be forced to pay for the operationg as well as Eduardo’s salary until he is back in addition to getting a permanent ban form ever even looking at a football. Accident my ass! His foot was high on da Silva’s leg and even if the ball were there he would hit Eduardo’s foot over the ball. Taylor does not play a lot and he needed to impress the manager, but that is definetely not the way to do it. I hope he finds himself in a pub full of Arsenal fans one day… Eduardo has done so well to cover for van Persie, and even though he is nor used to play a tough english football game, he has done very well and scored goals, proved to be a good striker when the gunners need one.
February 25th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
VERY SAD BUT VERY TRUE! WELL SAID!
Makes u wonder whats going on in the minds of those in control of the beautiful game in england, they r makin it quite ugly.
God Bless Ed and u all!
February 25th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
you are not a true arsenal fan mr author !!! check this optimism and be ashamed of yourself! http://blog.ukfootballfinder.co.uk/?p=94
February 26th, 2008 at 12:31 am
you do realise that your article borders to racism don’t you?
i understand where you’re coming from but these things actually do happen. what does taylor have to gain by eduardo being long term injured?
even if the tackle looks like it is intentional i very much doubt it was.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:57 am
Whatever, you are quite thick aren’t you?
You don’t think if Gerrard or Owen suffered the same injury the coverage wouldn’t have been different? The whole country would be in uproar! Remember Duche who broke Beckham’s ankle when United played Deportivo in the Champions League a few years ago? If he came into the country he would have been lynched! And being Argentinian didn’t help his cause!
And what does Taylor have to gain? Well an Arsenal player is out of the game for a start. It’s like asking why do chavs beat up old ladies, or why do scallies smash windows of random houses? I’m guessing you would defend serial killers on the basis that they’ve got nothing to gain from murdering people wouldn’t you?
You must be a Sp*rs fan so I won’t be wasting anymore time on your idiotic comments.
Anyway, great news on Eduardo, hope you have a speedy and safe recovery Dudu!
February 26th, 2008 at 1:29 am
Well perhaps the coverage would be different, but why wouldn’t it? The comparrisson just isn’t fair.
Because the player is not of england nationality just as if gamst pedersen or fernando torres would to be injured. That would not make any whole pages either . But I am quite sure they would never hear the end of it in norway and spain.
I think you’re exaggerating the situation. Seems to me you’re taking out your frustration over bad substitutions, lack of concentration, poor form at the moment, plus your skipper is whining like a fucking baby.
Get a grip, even tottenham is winning silver nowadays.
February 26th, 2008 at 4:53 am
whatever, you’re a dick.
“even tottenham is winning silver nowadays” Don’t make me fucking laugh. The League Cup twice in the last 17years. What a team!!
A guy nearly has his career ended and people like sky and the BBC see more importance in stroppy gallas and wengers comment. When i saw the challenge and the reaction of our players i nearly cried. And then i was so angry i wanted to break both taylors legs.
The media in England do pick on Arsenal. We do wonders for english football as a brand with our style of play but all you hear from the media every week is how we are ruining the national team.
What about when the players reacted at old trafford a few years back after van nistelrooy missed a penalty. They were crucified in the papers and got ridiculous bans. Lauren got 4 games and keown 3. So taunting a player is more serious than nearly ending a guys career.
And what about the brawl at old trafford in 1990 kicked off by a united lunge on an arsenal player resulting in arsenal being docked 2 points while united only got docked 1. And you know what we still won the fucking league!!
And there is plenty more events like this that have happened over the years where we have been screwed!
So excuse me if i feel like we are the victim once again!!
February 26th, 2008 at 11:17 am
IF YOU EVER WONDER WHY ENGLAND IS NEVER GOING TO WIN ANYTHING ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO ANY FURTHER THAN THIS ARSENAL-BIRMINGHAM MATCH. JUST LOOK AT THE SENSELESSNESS OF THAT ILLEGAL AND LEG-CRIPPLING TACKLE BY A SO-CALLED “NON-MALICIOUS” PLAYER, DEFENDED WITH SUCH ILLEGAL EXCUSE BY HIS MINDLESS MANAGER (WHO APPEARS MORE LIKE A COWARD BY NOT ADDRESSING THE REAL ISSUE OF HIS PLAYER’S SENSELESS AGGRESSION).
TAYLOR’S APOLOGY, IF GIVEN WITH ANY SINCERITY, DOESN’T EXCUSE HIM AT ALL FROM HIS GUILT AND DESERVED BAN FOR LIFE. TAYLOR’S APOLOGY IS MEANT TO ONLY CLEAR HIS CONSCIENCE AND SOOTHE HIS FEELINGS, AND AS A PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTION OF DAMAGE CONTROL. IF HE IS AS REALLY TRAUMATISED AS ALLEGED BY MCLEISH, HE SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING - QUIT FOOTBALL. MCLEISH’S EXCUSE THAT TAYLOR’S WIFE IS SUFFERING?? IS UNBELIEVABLE TO SAY THE LEAST. HAS HE GOT ANY THOUGHT FOR EDUARDO’S WIFE AND FAMILY AT ALL? ONLY A MERE VIST AND APOLOGY WOULD SUFFICE? AND THE FACT THE BIRMINGHAM CITY FC ISSUED A STATEMENT IN DEFENSE OF TAYLOR WITHOUT ANY PUNITIVE ACTON ONLY GOES TO SHOW THE COMPLICITY OF THE CLUB IN THE UGLY INCIDENT, ADDING SALT TO INJURY.
February 26th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
“Get a grip, even tottenham is winning silver nowadays.”
Riiiiiight… Chelsea couldn’t even be arsed turning up and you Spuds still only just won it in extra time - and with help from a lucky header, and an even luckier penalty!
Chelsea were in all competitions and you guys are… well, in the Carling Cup Final. Nice one. Arsenal couldn’t be arsed with it and neither could Chelsea. Chelsea have bigger fish to fry this season. Do you?
Well done!
See you fellas in the Champions League! Oh wait a minute…
February 26th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Who said I was a spursfan dickwhipe?
To me it’s clear you are really frustrated with your team, haven’t won anything in 3years now except the fa cup, seems like times are getting hard for arsene and his team.
lol please don’t use the champions league to your advantage by bragging, arsenal if any team doesnt have that right, get passed quarter finals more than once then we’ll talk lol
So to conclude, gallas is a horrible captain, his ego is so huge that wenger had to give him the captaincy to stay in the club because he does not want to be bossed around by anyone, he really does think the world of himself.
your team is lacking in confidence atm so united will win the league again. considering you have to go over to old trafford and stamford and then you’ll be 4 years with nothing to shine, boy.
cesc isn’t peter pan he’s not going to be young forever you know aswell as i do barcelona bought henrys heart, can’t see why cesc can’t follow his path