because it's Ramos.It is a good rule since it does punish persistent foulers like Ramos.Still a nonsense rule, but
He is a game winner and I wish we had got him when it was rumoured that he might be coming to old trafford. I guess, it was only a rumour so that real madrid would pay a hiğhér price for him. Such a shame though.By this time last year this place was tripping all over itself to crown him the best big game player of his generation, "winner", "great captain" etc
He's what he is. You take the good with the bad. Given the good has given us 3 CL and 2 league titles in the last 6 years, we're more than happy with him
Apart from the initial sanction? Three games in total?
I think that 3 games should be a fair punishment. 1 for the number of yellows that he accumulated (or tried to) in order to miss the next match and then 2 more for a combination of cheating / missing the next fixtures that he wanted to be back for.
Because he admitted it?
Idiot.
Ah, that explains it
It's 2 in total, apparently.
well that's a bit of a joke in my opinion. So a cynical foul (ie you pull someone back when you are the last defender and about to score) gets a straight red card and a 3 match ban. Get a yellow card on purpose so you only miss the next match you only get one.
Surely your comparison should be against a basic "professional" foul, intentionally stopping an attack, which results in a yellow card and no suspension. Don't see how that's much different to Ramos. Both times the player knows they will be booked, yet for some reason Ramos gets an additional punishment, harshly in my opinion.
They rarely give out 3 match bans in Europe. Muller and Wober got 2 match bans for their straight reds in the Bayern/Ajax match.
Champions League Ramos >>> La Liga Ramos.
true in that both are professional fouls. The difference is he is deliberately getting himself booked in order to miss the next match and thus be available for the first match of the next round. Hence there should be some additional punishment in my opinion.
Is there a video of him getting a card? I've looked around the usual sources but not a lot of luck.
Yo0u're right...Pique can't be in the same sentence as Ramos because Pique is 10 times the defender Ramos is. Ramos is one of the most over rated defenders I have ever seen. He's a very good footballer, and should probably be a DM, but as a defender, I would rather have Jones sitting in front of our keeper than Ramos. For all the defensive mistakes Jones makes, Ramos doubles it...
Because everyone knows that chipping the keeper on a penalty is what one shjould really look for in a world class defender
At their respective best levels, I'd take Pique over Ramos who I find extremely overrated and a case of perception clouding reality.
Maybe Phil Jones only cares about Champions League too
Because he's an idiot and had to brag about "how smart" he is for getting the yellow card on purpose. He deserves an extra game just for being an idiotStill a nonsense rule, but
A non-violent red card like DOGSO as you described is a 1 match ban. 3 match bans are for "serious foul play" and "violent conduct"
No, thanks. Players at 30 years old mark all drop off a hill. Now imagine he's at 32 already.
Is there a video of him getting a card? I've looked around the usual sources but not a lot of luck.
@GifLord perhaps
He's had too many years of success for anybody to legitimately try to claim that, he's a great player who is a massive cnut that deserves to have his antics backfire on him. Can't stand the fecker.
He's never deserved his reputation of being an excellent defender.
