Danger Zone
Just the tip...
Says Mark Bosnich. Thoughts?
I noticed Carragher was saying last night that these things happen it’s a part of football and with Pickford it’s likely a bad mistake from a player whose making been making them regularly over the last year. Now if we’re talking about something like scumbag Simpson on Durrant or Keane on Haaland I can see there being a case for harsher punishment because there’s no question these ‘tackles’ were intended to maim (Keane even went on to admit as much). But if it’s just a shite or poorly timed tackle that results in the injury should the punishment still be more severe due to the outcome? I know there’s still a grey area where you can say “well how do you know Pickford wasn’t intending to cause harm” and I suppose that’s where it becomes more about personal judgment and it goes back to the same problem with penalties being awarded via VAR.
I must admit I think the hoopla surrounding the whole thing is getting a bit ridiculous now, you’d think this was the first time a player had ever had an ACL injury or been out for a lengthy time as the result of a bad tackle. Let’s be honest if it’s a lesser player at a smaller club this is being forgotten about and folk are moving on a lot quicker, even if the injury potentially resulted in a significant increase in the chances of another club being relegated for instance.
I noticed Carragher was saying last night that these things happen it’s a part of football and with Pickford it’s likely a bad mistake from a player whose making been making them regularly over the last year. Now if we’re talking about something like scumbag Simpson on Durrant or Keane on Haaland I can see there being a case for harsher punishment because there’s no question these ‘tackles’ were intended to maim (Keane even went on to admit as much). But if it’s just a shite or poorly timed tackle that results in the injury should the punishment still be more severe due to the outcome? I know there’s still a grey area where you can say “well how do you know Pickford wasn’t intending to cause harm” and I suppose that’s where it becomes more about personal judgment and it goes back to the same problem with penalties being awarded via VAR.
I must admit I think the hoopla surrounding the whole thing is getting a bit ridiculous now, you’d think this was the first time a player had ever had an ACL injury or been out for a lengthy time as the result of a bad tackle. Let’s be honest if it’s a lesser player at a smaller club this is being forgotten about and folk are moving on a lot quicker, even if the injury potentially resulted in a significant increase in the chances of another club being relegated for instance.