Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
you havent answered the question about whether you are an attacker or defender.
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Gareth Bale
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you havent answered the question about whether you are an attacker or defender.
Hootnow
Jermaine Jenas
I actually did bring that up a fair few times, but most either ignored it or tried to defend Benny. It was hardly above the ankle! someone proclaimed, even as the replay showed him raking his studs from his knees down to his foot.
And therein lies the crux of the problem for me. The biases that comes with this. If Adam or Henry had performed that challenge on Bale or Modric, we would rightly be up in arms about it. So there's a huge amount of hypocrisy here. You are one of the few posters who I think would have this view whether the player was on our team or on the other, cos you're an honest guy. I think a lot of people defending Bale's increasing tendency to go to ground wouldn't be so quick to defend Nani, Ronaldo, Suarez, Pires, Drogba etc by saying they go to ground to avoid being hurt.
Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
Well who would have believed it. I thought your viewpoint must surely have been influenced by never having been on the receiving end of some cynical tackling. Best not to label our best player a cheat for taking evasive action. Maybe you want our injury list to grow even more - and would rather be proud that Bale "took it like a man". Incredible.
Wriggly
Banned
Mick, your missing the most important part. Its not his evasive action to get out of the way, as soon as he lands he has his hands up turning to the ref looking for a foul. That happens way before agger says anything. It's fudging cheating he knew he wasnt touched. Take your blinkered glasses off.
Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
We will just have to agree to disagree. The key is that he remains uninjured and does not succumb to some noble act of letting himself get mullered just for the satisfaction of some on here that might criticise him for taking evasive action.
Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
BTW, he didnt "run, ran some more and then fell". If you look at the clip, Aggers right leg almost makes contact with Bale's left foot, as he takes evasive action, his left foot gives way on the ground and his momentum takes him forward. That is all. Look at it again. Goodnight!
Wriggly
Banned
Guys, I've read all this thread and your missing the point... All of this jumping out the way crap and trying not to get hurt crap is all fine if he doesnt look for a foul when he lands. It's what he does AFTER either a) diving b) trying to get out the way. He's looking for a fudging foul.
Still morning here - almost lunch in fact. Thinking of grabbing a pizza actaully
Bale runs normally then collapses. His left foot (which is supposedly being taken out) makes a firm step on the ground before he tumbles down in agony. Not once did he attempts to jump out
Bon apetit
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
[Having only read the last page] Im with Arcy here.
All this talk of evasive action has you sounding like Scousers.
Bale went down, as he so often does these days, with little or no contact.
A feather from a pigeon up in the stand could leave him rolling on the floor like his leg fell off.
It is very disappointing. I suspect bourne out of te fact teams often try to "do" him, certainly target him and make his life very difficult.
For example, Skrtl put him into the hoarding quite early on. It was a perfectly legitimate tackle - but the follow through was comletely unecessary and deliberate, even the commentary picked up on it.
I do hope Bale gets his head down and focuses on what makes him great, because the diving does really grate on me and doesnt show him in the best light.
Unless he is intent on a move to Barca?
All this talk of evasive action has you sounding like Scousers.
Bale went down, as he so often does these days, with little or no contact.
A feather from a pigeon up in the stand could leave him rolling on the floor like his leg fell off.
It is very disappointing. I suspect bourne out of te fact teams often try to "do" him, certainly target him and make his life very difficult.
For example, Skrtl put him into the hoarding quite early on. It was a perfectly legitimate tackle - but the follow through was comletely unecessary and deliberate, even the commentary picked up on it.
I do hope Bale gets his head down and focuses on what makes him great, because the diving does really grate on me and doesnt show him in the best light.
Unless he is intent on a move to Barca?
Wow, 14 pages! Think this has run its course now; if people still disagree despite being able to see the clip over and over again, then it's going to stay that way. I don't know how anyone can still claim that Bale is carrying out 'evasive action'; we'll have to agree to disagree I guess!
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indianspur
Guest
pro Balers will dive for cover as the anti balers launch their violent assaults
DHSF
Les Ferdinand
Ill have a bucket before the fight cos I wont know what to do with my left hand, other than to eat, whilst knocking you out with the other.