UnrelatedPsuedo
I pity the poor fool who stinks like I do!
Watch it in real time again. Static photos make it look a lot worse because you can stop the exact moment and kid yourself that Moreno had all of this time to plan it all; where his legs are going within the millimetre. It happened in the blink of an eye. It was a mistimed tackle that had the worst possible outcome.I have dished out my fair share of punishment on the football pitch. Took some too as you'd expect, goes with the teritory. Nobody slides with there legs open to cross them in the tackle with out actually meaning it. Had he of only slid, his momentum whould just sweep Shaw aside. Probably cause no injury.
But thats not what happened. As you can see he went in with his right leg....
as you see from these pictures he is going in one legged... Perfect, if he'd followed through in this position. Its unlikely he'd of injured Shaw.
So what in hells name made him close his open legs so that he is kicking the back if Shaws right leg. He is now efectively trapped Shaws leg and with Shaws weight and momentum going forward the side impact only leaves one out come. All avoidable if Moreno had only stuck to a one legged tackle.
Not a bad tackle???? Based on what he kept his studs down? Get real, that there my friend is a two legged chalenge and its intentional.
That same tackle happens all over the pitch in every league every week.
A very specific set of circumstances have to come together to result in a leg break like that, which is why they're so rare.