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TsuWave

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Something bad was said to him.
i thought the same because he actually looked like he wanted to fight. even wanted to rush down the tunnel on some "meet me there then" type of thing. not saying whatever happened justifies it, but it could help explain.
 

Zoo

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Looked like Valencia was the one who initiated things. Surely something was said to rile them up.
 

Bojan11

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Worth a mistaken identity appeal? Valencia is the one that actually connected with the shove.
Why on earth would you want that? We have no right back.

Bailly didn't just try once he tried three times to shove their players. Imagine if Vidic had reacted to Drogba in Moscow. Big players keep their motions in check.
 

BringNaniBack

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He is a liability both in his temperament and in some of the decisions and challenges he makes. He is a superb athlete of a player but that only gets you so far. And no this isn't knee jerk, i've been saying it for weeks. When all our players are fit Rojo and Smalling would be my CB pairing.
 

Bwuk

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Guidetti clearly said something that set both him and Valencia off. Wonder if it'll come out.

That tit who got sent off trying to fight Bailly as they walked down the tunnel as well. Wish Bailly had just battered him.
 

Adam-Utd

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Gutted and infuriated at the same time. He's our best defender and has been so good recently, but he's just cost himself and the team massively there.
 

Van Piorsing

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Definition of mental, reminds me of Drogba in Moscow but ten times bigger crank. The passion, sacrifice and no control whatsoever. :lol:
 

Sandikan

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Massive miss for the final.

At least we'll have our best defender in the last league games though :lol:

2 from Jones/Smalling/Blind.

Interesting call to make.
 

Zii

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Basically with that move we have lost the final. Jose's only tactic of get a goal and hold on simple WILL NOT work with a CB pairing on Smalling and Blind. Zero chance.
 

Ban

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He is a liability both in his temperament and in some of the decisions and challenges he makes. He is a superb athlete of a player but that only gets you so far. And no this isn't knee jerk, i've been saying it for weeks. When all our players are fit Rojo and Smalling would be my CB pairing.
It is exactly a kneejerk.
 

Bubz27

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He is a liability both in his temperament and in some of the decisions and challenges he makes. He is a superb athlete of a player but that only gets you so far. And no this isn't knee jerk, i've been saying it for weeks. When all our players are fit Rojo and Smalling would be my CB pairing.
Baillys a liability but you'd play Smalling.
 

SkeppyRed

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He's our best defender. Our only quality defender.

He's going to miss the final through his own needless stupidity.

He will learn from this the hard way.
 

Red4Life_#7

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He will be a huge miss, but Jones, Smalling & Blind are good enough. We will need Carrick's experience too!!
 

pablo__p

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My mom until his red card.

It happened to bigger players than him and it I'm sure it must have been some terrible stuff said that got him riled up so much.

He'll learn from this but I think that's who he is. This enormous drive and spirit got him to where he is in football and today, sadly we saw the other side of this coin.
 

C'est Moi Cantona

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He is a liability both in his temperament and in some of the decisions and challenges he makes. He is a superb athlete of a player but that only gets you so far. And no this isn't knee jerk, i've been saying it for weeks. When all our players are fit Rojo and Smalling would be my CB pairing.
:lol: Good one, needed a laugh after the stress of watching that, thanks.
 

RedTillI'mDead

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He is a liability both in his temperament and in some of the decisions and challenges he makes. He is a superb athlete of a player but that only gets you so far. And no this isn't knee jerk, i've been saying it for weeks. When all our players are fit Rojo and Smalling would be my CB pairing.
Absolute madness! Smalling is massively inept.

Bailly is our best defender since Vidic and looks like he has potential to be seen at that level. Smalling will never be more than an injury prone Evans equivalent. Good in occasional spells, but often found out.
 

Zoo

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I care that he was sent off. I couldn't care less what was or was not said to him. It's irrelevant.
Well from the looks of it Valencia looked to be more deserving of the red. But we don't know exactly what happened.
 

BringNaniBack

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Absolute madness! Smalling is massively inept.

Bailly is our best defender since Vidic and looks like he has potential to be seen at that level. Smalling will never be more than an injury prone Evans equivalent. Good in occasionally spells, but often found out.
Rojo is our best CB and i'd still have Smalling over Bailly right now.
 

Bubz27

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Basically with that move we have lost the final. Jose's only tactic of get a goal and hold on simple WILL NOT work with a CB pairing on Smalling and Blind. Zero chance.
Oh. No point watching in 2 weeks lads, it's already lost.
 

Still ill

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He is a liability both in his temperament and in some of the decisions and challenges he makes. He is a superb athlete of a player but that only gets you so far. And no this isn't knee jerk, i've been saying it for weeks. When all our players are fit Rojo and Smalling would be my CB pairing.
Have submitted above to Oxford dictionary people with suggestion that they consider it as a new definitive definition of the word 'kneejerk'.
 

Kostur

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Meh, he's still pretty young and inexperienced, lost his head somewhere, the balt shit probably said something nasty to him, it's a shame he'll miss the final but oh well, sure he'll learn from it.
 

Catt

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We needed everyone to keep their heads and he goes and does this.
 
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