He reacted on instict, he made a mistake, but he's young and would learn from it. He looked devastated and I'm happy the fans gave him a good reception. He could be a big player for us in the future.
Fabio Red Card
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I agree, but hold up a min. Are you insinuating I approved of his decision? Because i didnt. I know the 'context' of his actions were not directly related to the situation Solskjaer was in. I was merely making the point that Fabio also chose to take the player out rather than let him go through on goal. He may have foolishly believed he was sacrificing himself but we knew it was the wrong decision. He got lucky that the team didnt allow this setback to stop us.
He probably knew that the forward would've scored, and we'd play better with 10 men.
Worked out alright, I'll give him the benefit.
Worked out alright, I'll give him the benefit.
Thing is he tried to get back and make the tackle. But then he stumbled and decided to bring him down. I don't think his thought as he was running back was to commit a fould - like Ole's was.
I was actually amazed how quick he was - absolute lightning!
I was actually amazed how quick he was - absolute lightning!
I disagree. If it was in the 80th Minute and you re leading 1-0 or 0-0, it made sense but not after just 30 mins, leaving the team with 10 players for more than an hour.
I think it was all about inexperience.
Don t take me wrong, I m not saying that Fabio will not develop as a good player, but he s far from ready at the moment
deserved red, good decision by the ref.
The number 20 curse befell him
When I saw the replay I thought it was the funniest hand tackle I've seen....really cracked me up...
In all seriousness, how could anyone prevent us from doing this?!?!
I'm insinuating he didn't sacrifice himself in the slightest. He knew he was in trouble, and tried to make it look like an accidental collision. With a bit more experience, he'll know just let the guy through. Even if he scores we have 60 minutes to come back. Playing that long plus the potential on extra time with ten men is not beneficial to the team in the slightest. As it turned out on the night, it didn't matter
So not only context, but the act itself was nothing like Ole's
Why was the red card round?
Do you think in that split second the boy was thinking, 'it's 30 minutes gone?'....
I doubt he was thinking of time when he lost his balance.
Your mention all this 10 men for an hour etc - players don't think like that. He didn't want the lad to score. I don't think there's much you can do once you've lost balance.
It's a split second decison. It has nothing like inexperience. It was doing what needed to be done to ensure we didn't concede.
A player cannot do all this analysis in a split second. What is the alternative? Lie on the floor, don't get up and hope? What if he let him go on and score? Wouldn't people say, why did he do that?...
He was simply unlucky to find himself in a situation where there was only going to be one outcome. He was grossly exposed.
If he was properly balanced, i'm sure he'd have been confident in a race. His sending off was a result of poor protection from the midfield. We were wide open once Brown lost the ball
I'm sure I've seen round red cards before, was it in a world cup a while ago?
seemed pretty distraught about it, Gaz had to give him some comforting words twice before he trudged off the field. Maybe he was insulted for getting a red circle, thinking along the lines of the black spot from the pirate days.
Was it just me or could someone else imagine his arm breaking when it was trapped in between Kightly's (think it was him) legs
Equal opportunities: The referee was blind so his cards were square for yellow and round for red.
Erm, what?
Thats the first thing I thought of. One of my favourite memories of Ole. That man would do anything for United
Fabio should be praised for doing all he could to prevent a goal. If United had of went one nil down then Wolves probably would of shut up shop & we would of found it difficult to get back into the game. So I hail the little fella for doing what he did!
Paul Doyle on Football Weekly thinks it was shameful that the United fans applauded Fabio as he left the pitch. It is shameful to show an unlucky and heartbroken kid some support. Paul Doyle.
took one for the team. simple as
was the right choice.
was the right choice.
You cannot begin to compare Solskjaer's with Fabio's.
Fabio slipped, for a start. Upon trying to get up he continued to struggle and then threw out a desperate arm. I don't believe it was calculated and I don't believe he thought he needed to take one for the team on the half hour. He put everyone under pressure for an hour and handed over a decent first team chance for himself.
It worked out well, but this was not a conscious decision, I'm sorry.
Fabio slipped, for a start. Upon trying to get up he continued to struggle and then threw out a desperate arm. I don't believe it was calculated and I don't believe he thought he needed to take one for the team on the half hour. He put everyone under pressure for an hour and handed over a decent first team chance for himself.
It worked out well, but this was not a conscious decision, I'm sorry.
Paul Doyle is an idiot who has predicted that United will not finish in the top four. A prediction which James Richardson keeps remind him off and I keep getting the impression Doyle cringes everytime he hears it.
Anyway I am surprised people are continually comparing what Fabio did yesterday to what Solskjaer did. I'm not sure about anyone else but I'd much rather we were 1-0 down, 11 men and 60 minutes on the clock than it being 0-0, man down and an hour still to play. Ole took one for the team late on when we couldn't rectify anything, Fabio made a youthful mistake.
But my point was that he showed a natural defensive instinct that some thought he didn't have, even if he should've considered it.
It obviously wasn't deliberate in the sense that he was planning on doing it as he was running back. Would have been stupid if it was, as he had the speed to easily win it fairly. But once he slipped over he realised he wouldn't be able to win it, so he had a split second decision to make. Did he make the wrong one? Probably, but he didn't exactly have time to weigh up the pros and cons.
that's debateable. Who's to say we'd have got the goal back? Who's to say they wouldn't put everyone behind the ball and look to frustrate us? As it was with 11, though we dominated the ball - we didn't really create much
For me he made a split second decision and the mistake was made higher up the pitch. There's just no way fabio should have been exposed the way he was. I say that as someone who probably would have done the same thing
On a slight tangent - did I imagine it or was the yellow card teh ref was using in the derby actually a yellow and white striped card? What was that about?
Who's to say it hasn't already happened!
Dunno if this has been posted elsewhere, but..
ManUtd.com said:
evra is god .
"I love Fabio, he’s a great left-back and I think a lot of people need to trust in him. I have trust in him and I think he can be one of the best left-backs Manchester United has ever had."
and i love evra ..
"I love Fabio, he’s a great left-back and I think a lot of people need to trust in him. I have trust in him and I think he can be one of the best left-backs Manchester United has ever had."
and i love evra ..
I have noticed that Fabio and his brother are burnt on preventing you from scoring any means possible. This will not be his only red card in such a situation.
nah the ref had no choice but to send him off.
Unlucky on Fabio ,but he will learn from it and to be honest sometimes you have to fall on your sword for the grater good of the team.
Yeah but he is a cock.
Just think what it would of done to the lad if the fans had booed him.
He was sent cos the ref had no choice.
Is correct.
Red cards are circles and yellow cards are rectangle now. It is for the colorblind players...