Can I get an update on this?
Apologies if it's been covered in another thread.
Apologies if it's been covered in another thread.
i didn't see his ankle bend. i saw the middle of his lower leg bend a bit where cole's foot caught him.The way Hernandez's ankle bent I'm thinking at least some ligament damage.
The commentators today said that Welbeck is back in training Monday, not sure about Vidic though.Dont know about those two. But the injury thread says Vidic and Welbeck are expected back against Stoke..? Does anyone know if they're back in training?
If it was a sprained ankle (which is ligament damage), then I could see him walking off the way he was. It's happened to me on more than one occasion. All the movement, adrenaline, etc., that you've been going through when that happens tends to keep the ankle loose for a bit. It's when you go and sit down for a couple of hours that it tightens up, swells up, etc.Dunno if he'd have walked off with ligament damage, it tends to hurt like hell
Badly bruised, I reckon/hope
The replay looked REALLY bad. I think it should have been a straight red, but can't really blame the ref for his decision, it didn't look that bad on first viewing.Did anybody else think that Cole's tackle on Hernandez was horrendous? And what really topped it all off for me was that that prick Terry, and Cole, spent the next 5 minutes mouthing to the ref about the whole thing. Clearly it was a straight red, absolutely disgraceful tackle.
The only reason that Chelsea really annoy me is the fact that they moan about pretty much every decision against them. Everybody complains from time to time but they swarm the ref like bees at every chance. Terry is especially bad, he always has a word for the referee, I know he's the captain and all but damn man, shut the hell up and play.Did anybody else think that Cole's tackle on Hernandez was horrendous? And what really topped it all off for me was that that prick Terry, and Cole, spent the next 5 minutes mouthing to the ref about the whole thing. Clearly it was a straight red, absolutely disgraceful tackle.
True, fingers crossed. Cole is an idiot. These people need a serious reality check.If Hernandez is just out for a few weeks i think we should be grateful.
That really was a ridiculous tackle, reckless isnt even the word. He could have snapped his ankle, or done his acl.
I hate to say it ..but if it was a United player, the media would be all over itStuds showing, over the ball that had long gone, into the shin, has to be a red.
I would think the FA would want to be able to ban players for dangerous fouls like this, retrospectively, to stamp them out of the game.
I understand the idea of it being dealt with on the field, but just because a player gets a card doesn't seem to mean they can't be given a multiple game ban as well.
And, at the end of the day, what we want is for these things not to happen. If a player knows he'll miss games if he tries one, then I think you'll see far less.
Chicharito won't be back very soon, if it's not fractured it's a nasty bruise that should take a few weeks to heal.
I agree in general, but that's not how an ACL injury occurs. Usually it's when 'twisting your knee', or if there's contact it would be a direct blow to the side of the knee itself, not the lower portion of his shin.If Hernandez is just out for a few weeks i think we should be grateful.
That really was a ridiculous tackle, reckless isnt even the word. He could have snapped his ankle, or done his acl.
According to AVB, it didn't deserve a red because our goals may have been offside.Studs showing, over the ball that had long gone, into the shin, has to be a red.
I would think the FA would want to be able to ban players for dangerous fouls like this, retrospectively, to stamp them out of the game.
According to AVB, it didn't deserve a red bacuse our goals may have been offside.
'Maybe he would not get sent off if the linesman does his work (earlier). Maybe if it is 0-0 Ashley is a bit more in control of the situation.'
Even if it was the same linesman, since when were you allowed to try and break somebody's legs because an offside goal was given against you earlier in the match?Different linesman made the call compared to the 2 first half goals that may or may not have been offside on top of that.
So basically his own manager admits that the tackle was out of control, and the fact that the scoreline was such excused this behavior.According to AVB, it didn't deserve a red because our goals may have been offside.
'Maybe he would not get sent off if the linesman does his work (earlier). Maybe if it is 0-0 Ashley is a bit more in control of the situation.'
Villas-Boas also appeared to accept that it was a poor challenge. "Maybe he would not [have done it] if the linesman had done his work. Maybe he [Cole] would have been a bit more clear. Maybe, if it is 0-0, Ashley is a bit more in control of the situation."
Goo's comment was actually a pretty fair precis of what AVB inferred.Really Goo, is that what he said? How come nobody else is aware of this?
I know, I'm just amazed that nobody else had posted the AVB quote and made much the same comments. It's just the sort of thing that you would have expected might make up the 9 previous posts in this very theead.Goo's comment was actually a pretty fair precis of what AVB inferred.