Such a strange and embarrassing moment.
I genuinely don't see any problem with it. He deserved a red and got it. Tactical foul. That's all it was. Shouldn't be anywhere near the top of this list
Should have been roundly booed off the pitch, not applauded.
Punishment doesn't matter really. Tactical fouls are the worst part of cheating in football IMO because they don't get the derision that diving and dissent though.I genuinely don't see any problem with it. He deserved a red and got it. Tactical foul. That's all it was. Shouldn't be anywhere near the top of this list
I love this!
Should have been roundly booed off the pitch, not applauded.
He probably bollocked him because it meant they were down a man, not because it was unsporting or whatever. I don't really have a problem with it either. It's a tactical play. Diving is just blatant cheating and is therefore rightly more frowned upon.Punishment doesn't matter really. Tactical fouls are the worst part of cheating in football IMO because they don't get the derision that diving and dissent though.
Just seen as a thing that's always happened so it's okay when they're really not.
I remember SAF bollocked Ole massively for that. Can't not love the guy though.
Always find it baffling how people get so upset about a deliberate handball and label someone a cheat for it, whilst on the other hand having no problem with players hacking other players down deliberately.I genuinely don't see any problem with it. He deserved a red and got it. Tactical foul. That's all it was. Shouldn't be anywhere near the top of this list
Same. Things like that made him a legend at the club.Not going to lie, I remember Ole doing that and I remember being absolutely fecking delighted with him at the time.
I really don't think he was trying to 'seriously injure' him. Solskjaer quite clearly just made sure he brought him down.In what world is deliberately trying to seriously injure a player to prevent him from scoring a goal not unsporting behaviour? It's disgusting.
Seriously injure? Come on man, he's tripped himIn what world is deliberately trying to seriously injure a player to prevent him from scoring a goal not unsporting behaviour? It's disgusting.
Yeah. Just look at his face, no way Ole could deliberately hurt anyone!Seriously injure? Come on man, he's tripped him
I really don't think he was trying to 'seriously injure' him. Solskjaer quite clearly just made sure he brought him down.
I'm actually not even sure you are serious here. You know that if someone is running at full speed and you kick one of his legs away from behind that's one of the most dangerous tackles you can commit?Seriously injure? Come on man, he's tripped him
“I stepped out of line and he put me in my place in front of everyone,” said Solskjaer. “I was called into his office next morning and had to pay a fine. He wanted us to win but he did not want us to cheat. He didn’t want to be associated with that and he was right.”
It's really not. It's one of the most common fouls you see on football pitches up and down the country on a weekly basis and very rarely results in serious injury. A lunge at a standing leg from the front or side is far more dangerous than clipping someones heels from behind.I'm actually not even sure you are serious here. You know that if someone is running at full speed and you kick one of his legs away from behind that's one of the most dangerous tackles you can commit?
Of course it isn't. It's a trip. He falls forward. Dangerous tackles tend to be when one player is either stood still, or both players are moving towards each other.I'm actually not even sure you are serious here. You know that if someone is running at full speed and you kick one of his legs away from behind that's one of the most dangerous tackles you can commit?
I'd say the same if Suarez made that tackle.Yeah. Just look at his face, no way Ole could deliberately hurt anyone!
Yeah, that's something else. Obviously not violent, just a hideously distasteful, unsporting move. Effective though.
My respect for SAF grew after reading that.Fergie apparently gave him a bollocking for it, and rightly so:
I read that quote years ago but it doesn't change anything for me. It was brilliant from Olé. As the manager, I understand completely why Sir Alex wouldn't be happy with that, but, as fans, it was great to see one of our players so committed to the cause, accepting his red card with no complaints.Fergie apparently gave him a bollocking for it, and rightly so:
Not sure what you expect him to do after a WC QF win. Sulk?The Suarez handball didn't bother so much as the unabashed celebration after they'd won. Prick.
I was gonna say it would have been nice to even try and show a modicum decorum after cheating your way through to the semis but that would just be fantasy land stuff.Not sure what you expect him to do after a WC QF win. Sulk?
Wasn't this right after Ghana missed the resulting penalty? Yeah, that's being a shithouse.Not sure what you expect him to do after a WC QF win. Sulk?
Cheating?I was gonna say it would have been nice to even try and show a modicum decorum after cheating your way through to the semis but that would just be fantasy land stuff.
Or maybe it is the natural response from someone who just ran himself into the ground for 120 minutes, saw his team getting shafted, knew his World Cup was over, yet couldn't help but be ecstatic at his NT surviving a last minute penalty? What are you? An amoeba?Wasn't this right after Ghana missed the resulting penalty? Yeah, that's being a shithouse.
You are my sunshine....
Should have been roundly booed off the pitch, not applauded.
Get out of here you absolute princess.In what world is deliberately trying to seriously injure a player to prevent him from scoring a goal not unsporting behaviour? It's disgusting.
Yeah I'm afraid I'm gonna have to laugh at this too.I'm actually not even sure you are serious here. You know that if someone is running at full speed and you kick one of his legs away from behind that's one of the most dangerous tackles you can commit?
I loved this moment.
Should have been roundly booed off the pitch, not applauded.
I think there's nothing wrong with this or what Suarez did, but Suarez's celebrations did piss me off.
Should have been roundly booed off the pitch, not applauded.