None. People just want to validate their feelings.
Was it a stupid, needless tackle? Yes.
Was it a red? No.
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Was it a stupid, needless tackle? Yes.
Was it a red? No.
No.
I mean, pattern is starting to form. When I read your post, it feels that there something up with your brain. Cause your thinking is like... inadequate. I don't know what else to say. You only live in extremes. Absolutes. You do not seem to grasp context, shades of grey, anything like that. "WE NEED MORE AGGRESSON = ALL FOULS AND TAKCLES ARE OKAY" ; "WE HAVE TO TAKE RISKS = IT IS GOOD IDEA TO DRIBBLE BETWEEN 3 CITY PLAYERS". But that is just painfully childish and unintelligent. That is not how anything in the actual world works.
Yes, we need players that are smart with their actions. Players who can knock/push/tackle/annoy opposition players. And today, there was absolutely wonderful example on the pitch. Richie. He gave opposition player shoulder-nudges, he takcled them, took them out few times. Won the ball for Spurs and never even got yellow for that. Also, go back and see Lamela antics. We absolutely need such kinds of players.
But this two footed jump with studs in Wilson ankle - it was plain stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Reckless. Irresponsible and unneeded.
I could not care less how many times you repeat that "it was never red in Chelsea game". Cause ... IT FUCKING WAS. He was red-carded after VAR analysis. And he missed 3 games after it. It is historical fact. There is 0 debate about solid fact. And we as a whole team suffered because of that. Despite what your biased and "only-in-extremes-super-simplistic-tunnel-vision" thinking says, at least half of referees will give straight red for that. It is blatantly obvious. You will actually see that sooner or later, I think. And then you can cry and weep all you want - 4 game ban will come from it.
There is absolutely no need to do such tackle in the 87th minute when you are 3:0 up and the opposition player is already about to fall over and your teammate stands just next to you.
Do explain to me - what was the benefit of this situation. Downside was Romero going to 1 yellow away from suspension and very realistic threat of 4 game ban. What did he win from that moment in that scoreline there? What outweighs that risk?
Fuck me that’s a lot of words.
No chance I’m reading it but I give it A* for effort.
I want Romero to stay but I also want this discipline problem sorted out. If he had picked up a red today, we would have lost him for 6 matches needlessly in a very short time frame. That's unacceptable.
...7 matches. Second red gets a 4 match ban!!
He's a great defender but we need to have that great defender on the pitch, thank you very much
Just out of the pub - the old kharsi on the High Rd. First call I made after the game was to ask if Romero deserved a red. Caller confirmed a red ‘on another day’. Fucks sake.
Saw Romero squaring up to Joelinton after the Porro challenge and from that point onwards Romero was gonna do Joelinton, no matter what.
Thing is, he is so clearly a world class CB, he runs our defence and often our attacks. Comfortable, calm and more or less collected. Then the red mist!!!
As good as he is we can’t do with a defender who plays only 25/30 per season due to suspension
Saw Romero squaring up to Joelinton after the Porro challenge and from that point onwards Romero was gonna do Joelinton, no matter what.
Thing is, he is so clearly a world class CB, he runs our defence and often our attacks. Comfortable, calm and more or less collected. Then the red mist!!!
As good as he is we can’t do with a defender who plays only 25/30 per season due to suspension
Nowhere near world class when a lot of your game is based on making desperate (usually poor) challenges because you're not reading the game well enough.
And it was on that wanker Callum Wilson so it was good in my book.
Neville is a twat. He’s got it in for Romero.
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Neville was determined that Porro and Udogie shouldn’t invert and play like CMs. He’s still pissed off that he was wrong.
People forgetting he's a 25 years old. Van Dijk at his age was getting first call ups to Netherlands squad and making some noise in Southampton side... our guy is already a World Cup and Copa America gold medalist.
A lot of success happened for him quickly, he needs to calm down sometimes but I've no doubt he can.
His quality when not getting himself send off is undeniable.
Does recent memory include Graham Roberts?
I remember he nearly sent Mick Channon into the Stands head first in one game!
Graham was a wee bit before my time as a Spurs fan.
Justin Edinburgh and Ben Thatcher had a bit of dirt about them, Michael Brown as well although when he came in we had a midfield that was so nice it was going to send us down before he started kicking the cunt out of people.
The game is different now though and Romero is a complete liability...if someone left a bad one on him, he couldn't complain about it even a little bit.
Dirtiest player in the league comfortably, surely no-one's stupid enough to deny it.
That’s right he’d sort them out later
I didn’t realise how young you are
I was brought up in the era of Dave Mackay, Norman Hunter, Tommy Smith, Chopper Harris etc
Only Mackay would survive in today’s game as he was a complete midfielder
The best I’ve ever seen and wasn’t frightened of anyone!
His foul wasn't on joelinton . It was on Wilson.
I thought yellow but genneral consensus is it was a red.
Was 100% a yellow. He actually slipped into it.
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People need to support their players not amplify Neville’s bullshit
says it all. hes not for little old spurs so lets move him onto the biggest club in the world who look to win everything every year.....fantastic! give your head a wobble you wally!