SkyBlue_Bear83
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Could have had his scan on Friday evening, Saturday morning and been allowed to be sent home to rest by Saturday evening/Sunday morning?
Sakamoto Injury (3 Viewers)
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Otis
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If Gus doesn't work out at Sheff Utd, we could all end up watching Homes Under The Hamer soon too.
chinamans view
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Was picked up from hospital Saturday morning by club
alexccfc99
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Think this is about as good as we could have hoped for tbh
Already looking forward to seeing him and EMC in our side next season
Legia Sky Blue
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I think its important for his own mental health that his team mates and the club rally round him and help keep his spirits up. It must be quite testing for a young athlete in a foreign country, under instruction to just stay still for 8 weeks. It would be nice if our supporters can also demonstrate the love and concern for him that is evident throughout this thread.
skybluecam
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he’ll probably be thankful for 8 weeks off from getting assaulted every Saturday by Neanderthal Englishmen
Frostie
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This is a good article by a referee about the danger of such challenges & why they should be penalised.
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This scenario is not all that common in a football match. It was a while before I truly appreciated the mechanics behind it and it requires a closer look to understand what was really going on. Pic…
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robbiethemole
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The main thing is, Tats had EVERY right to jump for that ball and land safely, its only the interference of Hughes and the contact made in the air that removed that safety, The bastard should get a three match ban at least for endangering an opponent, but don't hold your breath waiting.
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Sky Blue Pete
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At the time I didn’t think foul
In hindsight I still am not sure there’s a foul
What is clear is that if the defender doesn’t do what he does saka doesn’t land down on his back
I think this has to be looked at and a similar rule to what they have in rugby would avoid this happening
skyblue_55
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Thankfully Tats is going to be ok , after a presumably , lengthy time out .
I remember an old biker friend of mine , who had a bad accident & broke his neck , but he’s never looked back since .
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I remember an old biker friend of mine , who had a bad accident & broke his neck , but he’s never looked back since .
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skybluecam
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neck too stiff for that?
Robinshio
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Disagree
LAW 12 is very clear :-
SERIOUS FOUL PLAY
A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play.
Sky Blue Pete
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Yeah well aware of the law
So it would be a challenge endangering the safety of an opponent.
Notice no deliberate word is mentioned - talking to myself
You rarely see a foul given for something like this
This should be a moment after a serious injury where the fa pfa pgmol ifab step up and say we don’t want these sort of injuries so we have to stop players making a back and refer to it directly in the laws specifically
In health and safety terms we’ve seen a number of near misses and now this serious incident. In any other workplace there would be a review of this injury at work and it would lead to some action being taken
I can’t believe the player that did this didn’t come and speak to saka , he may have reached out since
skyblueelephant76
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There was a compilation video last year showing the large number of times Harry Kane does it to defenders and how dangerous it is.
It was only a matter of time before someone got seriously injured.
Got to wonder why Wilson thought it was a good idea to ping a ball in the air to Tats with a defender near him. Not exactly good odds of him winning it.
skyblueelephant76
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He did win it?
skyblueelephant76
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Yes, that worked out well didn’t it? He only won it because the guy didn’t jump for it. They gained possession and we’ve lost a valuable player for the season.
Sky Blue Pete
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Yeah that’s how I see it
The defender wasn’t deliberately injuring or endangering saka. However he has seriously injured him by his actions
It’s needs making more implicit much like the rugby rule
Sky Blue Pete
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Was thinking this too
It wasn’t Wilson’s fault it was because we were being pushed to play long by their press and without sheaf we panic
Sky Blue Pete
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When you see them like that you’ve gotta think
a how did he win the foul against lallana
B officials don’t understand how dangerous this is
C it was a matter of time
D how unlucky saka was to get a serious injury
E so pissed off
Agreed, but if he’s going to go long, go long to Simms. Trying to hit Tats out on the wing with an aerial ball was just daft.
Except he did?
Sky Blue Pete
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Yeah said that
People don’t understand how dangerous it is en masse
Needs someone to ask rugby why they changed the rule
You never see a tackle on someone in the air any more and you did before
Yes, that worked out well didn’t it? He only won it because the guy didn’t jump for it. They gained possession and we’ve lost a valuable player for the season.
But not fairly?
It was fair according to the referee. Do you think pumping it to Tats in the air is a good tactic?
Sky Blue Pete
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Officials thought so
Fa thought so
Many fans on social media think so
Possibly even within the laws
Needs looking at
Imagine a darling of the game getting sakas injury
Actually yep arsenals Saka getting that injury it would be on the front pages
Fa need to act now before more players get badly injured
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Calista
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Some of those examples by Kane are an absolute disgrace, clearly eyeing up the move long before the ball comes down. I don't think the Preston player was quite so premeditated, but that doesn't take away the terrible outcome for Saka. The rule should be along the lines that if you don't intend to jump and compete fairly for the ball you should actively keep out of the other guy's way.
Sky Blue Pete
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Yep that would take some getting used to and some players would be sanctioned unfairly but it’s totally unnecessary and the potential for serous injury proven