Player Watch Player Watch: Son Heung-min
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I get disagreed or "wtf" on every post I've made that Son clearly started/caused that to happen.
IamSpurtacus
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I actually think the damage was done before Gomes hit the deck - the severity of the break was exacerbated by the impact, but if you look at the replay of Sonny's tackle in slow mo (to get a good sense of contact made), i'm afraid it looks bad enough that the leg / ankle was broken before Gomes went down
The impact just made things that much worse, but i can't imagine the way Gomes fell would be enough to do that kind of damage. It was nothing like the Cisse break where he put all his weight through his leg after getting studs caught
Wasn't aware. I thought it was plainly obvious he caused the scenario that unfolded. Ultimately, no tackle, no injury.
theShiznit
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This post has earnt what I think might be, my first ever use of a wtf rating.
I usually try to avoid neg repping, preferring to be positive in my ratings but this was just unavoidable.
What the actual fuck did you see, that nobody else did?!
DCSPUR64
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Watching the incident again, unfortunately no.
I hope Gomes makes a quick recovery and Son will need help and support to get over the incident.
He was our player of the season last year, for many reasons so both players will recover.
I bet Son goes back to Liverpool to see Gomes in the near future.
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The state of some of our 'fans' on here.
Yet another case of a referee being utterly useless at his job and in the process of being utterly useless, costing others by his decisions and in turn not having to answer for his actions.
Corrupt.
Yet another case of a referee being utterly useless at his job and in the process of being utterly useless, costing others by his decisions and in turn not having to answer for his actions.
Corrupt.
Thought of being without him for three games is a worry.
'O Zio
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It was a silly tackle and arguably a bit reckless but it was not the impact of the tackle that did the damage. It's clearly just an unfortunate landing that broke his ankle. I'm not saying Son is blameless here but the way you're talking about the "force" of the tackle makes it sound like it was a Roy Keane style thing but it wasn't like that at all. It was more of a trip if anything.
nailsy
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I don't think VAR would've overruled it. The ref saw the incident and he's seen the state of the player. There's no way that the VAR overrules the on-field ref in those circumstances. I'm not saying the red card was right, just that VAR wouldn't overrule the ref. There's no way that VAR didn't look at the sending off.
The fans weren't booing the ref for sending off Son. They didn't get to see the replay so they probably assumed it was him or Aurier that caused the damage.
Shadydan
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It should be overturned really, bit unfair on Son and it was a booking at most, even a couple of the Everton players were surprised.
I do actually understand why Atkinson sent him off, seen it before when players have serious injuries like that whether it's intentional or not refs normally send them off to protect them from retribution from the other team and Son clearly was in no fit state to carry on, what should happen in those circumstances is the ref should tell the manager to sub him off.
WalkerboyUK
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It's Martin Atkinson - never over-ruled, following an outburst about when a red card he awarded last season was rescinded.
It's the same reason the foul on Son wasn't also given by VAR.
theShiznit
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'O Zio
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Absolutely this. The tackle should be judged on its own merit, what happens afterwards is irrelevant IMO. Sometimes players get booted up in the air and don't get so muhc as a scratch, and conversely players sometimes suffer career-ending injuries from perfectly legal tackles. The severity of the injury should have no bearing on the punishment when so much of that is just pure coincidence and bad luck.
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It's an interesting moment because the vast vast majority of pundits, media, everton fans, general football fans agree it wasn't a Red. So for the PL to stick by their referee will be another instance of the refs decisions feeling untouchable and call their integrity into disrepute imo.
Have to say it's frustrating for another decision like this to seemingly cost us points along with the Leicester game. Was a poor performance but the red has cost us.
spursfan77
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Ahh, we now have a problem!
It should be overturned but I’m not convinced it will be.
theShiznit
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That's why i said "hopefully"
They should see that a human beings mental health could be affected here and look at the bigger picture (and no i am not talking about Atkinson's fragile ego)
Irrespective of whether they want to show compassion to Son ( a player that always plays in the right spirit and with a smile) they just need to give the correct decision as seen by all but a few (no doubt with an anti-Spurs bias)
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