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Re: Gallas & Van Persie...

JellySpur said:
Terrible over the ball challenge, would be screaming if it was to one of ours all though I suppose Gallas and Van Persie have a bit of history. Did any one see Van Persie look up at him as if he had just slept with his wife or something?
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Terrible? No it weren't! It was a throwback to yesteryear and a quality challenge.
 
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If it had been Ferdinand on Defoe I would have been screaming but it wasn't, top work Willie. Exactly what was needed, welcome to the game.
 
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I was cheering my head off when I saw that, absolute cruncher. Would have looked like a fool if he missed though, given that it was in the penalty area
 
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Sometimes its good to show a bit of bite.

They dont like it up em Captain Mainwaring
 
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Roy1983 said:
Terrible? No it weren't! It was a throwback to yesteryear and a quality challenge.
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Just like Flamini's on corluka?
Tbf I hate the non contact progression of the sport as much as anyone but, sometimes there's a reason some tackles are fouls although It was nice to see. In the nicest and least sadistic way possible.
 
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JellySpur said:
Just like Flamini's on corluka?
Tbf I hate the non contact progression of the sport as much as anyone but, sometimes there's a reason some tackles are fouls although It was nice to see. In the nicest and least sadistic way possible.
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The two were nothing alike, ridiculous comparison.
 
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NorwegianSpursFan said:
Don't think I'd go so far as to say it was a perfectly clean tackle... More of a "touched the ball and went trough the man tackle"
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He went for the ball and got the ball, the follow through was inevitable. I would understand the uproar if it was high and/or two footed, but it was neither.
 
Re: Gallas & Van Persie...

JellySpur said:
Terrible over the ball challenge, would be screaming if it was to one of ours all though I suppose Gallas and Van Persie have a bit of history. Did any one see Van Persie look up at him as if he had just slept with his wife or something?
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The Chelsea connection?
 
Re: Gallas & Van Persie...

JellySpur said:
Just like Flamini's on corluka?
Tbf I hate the non contact progression of the sport as much as anyone but, sometimes there's a reason some tackles are fouls although It was nice to see. In the nicest and least sadistic way possible.
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Beginning to wonder if you actually saw the tackle? Did you really just make that comparison? Gallas got the ball and his follow thru caught the player.
 
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Jurgen the German said:
He went for the ball and got the ball, the follow through was inevitable. I would understand the uproar if it was high and/or two footed, but it was neither.
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I know that commentators always go on about getting the ball but I do not think that this is in the rules. I think the rule is about whether you are in control of the challenge and that decision could easily have been given against Gallas.
 
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milo said:
I know that commentators always go on about getting the ball but I do not think that this is in the rules. I think the rule is about whether you are in control of the challenge and that decision could easily have been given against Gallas.
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Indeed, but that's why this was good as Gallas did not 'jump in' he slid with force, purpose and direction. ;-)
 
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I can honestly say I would have no complaints if that challenge was made on one of our players. Wasn't two footed and got the ball
 
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Perfectly legal tackle. A real belter. An old fashioned reducer. How many times have we seen this sort of tackle on Bale, Lennon, Defoe etc.

Well played Sir William
 
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Gazza Dazzla said:
Beginning to wonder if you actually saw the tackle? Did you really just make that comparison? Gallas got the ball and his follow thru caught the player.
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agreed and also Flamini's on corluka was around midfield and fairly unnecesarry wasn't it? Miles away from a goal saving last ditch tackle in our penalty area
 
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If people think that tackle was a foul then they don't understand the rules of football
 
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This thread should be saved in Classics for future reference of similar tackles against our players in the opponent's box
 
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