| Wesley Fofana Tackle 23:01 - Aug 4 with 3759 views | Leeds_Blue |
What a horror tackle should absolutely under no circumstances be made in pre season, I know we were complaining about the dobra bullying but this is on a different level no one should have to leave the pitch for the entire season before it even starts!
I’d like to see a lengthy ban but we know the governing bodies, if someone doesn’t get a ban for using a racial slur then this won’t! But you never know!
Good to see he’s alright with his Instagram story being retweeted below
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:03 - Aug 4 with 3256 views | Freddies_Ears |
The defender did win the ball though? Maybe it was a wee bit enthusiastic, but the injury was surely bad luck? | | | |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:08 - Aug 4 with 3214 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
Terrible challenge and a terrible outcome. Can understand a degree of anger over it too.
The player should have received a red card regardless of it being pre-season. Sometimes refs get managers to substitute players instead so I guess that is an option.
He should be treated in the same way as if he had done the same challenge in a competitive match. I cannot believe there is any intent in the challenge any more than there would have been in a competitive match. There is less at stake so why would there be more intent.
Whatever ban the player gets will make no difference to Fofana. Hope he recovers well and is back playing before the end of the season after all. |  |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:11 - Aug 4 with 3179 views | MattinLondon |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:08 - Aug 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
Terrible challenge and a terrible outcome. Can understand a degree of anger over it too.
The player should have received a red card regardless of it being pre-season. Sometimes refs get managers to substitute players instead so I guess that is an option.
He should be treated in the same way as if he had done the same challenge in a competitive match. I cannot believe there is any intent in the challenge any more than there would have been in a competitive match. There is less at stake so why would there be more intent.
Whatever ban the player gets will make no difference to Fofana. Hope he recovers well and is back playing before the end of the season after all. |
It didn’t seem that bad - his teammate carried on so maybe it didn’t look that bad in real time. |  | | |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:14 - Aug 4 with 3156 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:11 - Aug 4 by MattinLondon |
It didn’t seem that bad - his teammate carried on so maybe it didn’t look that bad in real time. |
It is the scissor action, especially as he follows it right through wrapping Fofana's standing leg. It is quite probable the other player did not watch the challenge through after the initial challenge. | |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:18 - Aug 4 with 3122 views | MattinLondon |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:14 - Aug 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
It is the scissor action, especially as he follows it right through wrapping Fofana's standing leg. It is quite probable the other player did not watch the challenge through after the initial challenge. |
Good point. Didn’t think of that. | | | |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 01:25 - Aug 5 with 2909 views | Illinoisblue |
Looked more clumsy than malicious |  |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 07:40 - Aug 5 with 2605 views | Swailsey |
There’s a video circulating that 3 mins before Fofana caught Nino with a late (ish) tackle, but won the ball. It seems this was retaliation - which makes it much worse. |  |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 07:43 - Aug 5 with 2598 views | RadioOrwell |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 01:25 - Aug 5 by Illinoisblue |
Looked more clumsy than malicious |
There was literally no chance of him winning the ball so you can't put it down to 'clumsiness'.
Certainly deliberate. |  | | |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 08:09 - Aug 5 with 2488 views | noggin |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 07:43 - Aug 5 by RadioOrwell |
There was literally no chance of him winning the ball so you can't put it down to 'clumsiness'.
Certainly deliberate. |
He did win the ball. |  |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 08:18 - Aug 5 with 2437 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Obviously has a horrible outcome, but I really can’t see what the fuss is about |  |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 08:47 - Aug 5 with 2322 views | RobTheMonk |
Seen much worse to be fair. Ball is there to be won. The follow through is a little naughty though. |  | | |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 08:50 - Aug 5 with 2306 views | stopmoaning |
It's like he's been watching too much Karate kid, sweeping his legs!
That is awful. |  | | |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 09:03 - Aug 5 with 2246 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
*heads to fantasy football transfers* |  |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 09:05 - Aug 5 with 2231 views | RadioOrwell |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 08:09 - Aug 5 by noggin |
He did win the ball. |
yes he did
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:03 - Aug 5 with 2110 views | HighgateBlue |
I do feel for the lad- what an awful (and painful) thing to happen. I'm just not certain it's such a bad tackle as some are saying. Nino commits to the tackle before Fofana plants his foot. There's no way of knowing he's going to plant his foot. Fofana could have seen Nino coming and been bullied off the ball, but he tries to shield it. Both players are 100% committed. I really do think it's very unfortunate. If you pause the action at the point in time where Nino commits, I don't think you can say at that point that he's being overly reckless. |  | | |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:08 - Aug 5 with 2087 views | Wallingford_Boy |
Hardly a horror tackle!!
It was a bad tackle, but he played the ball as his other leg took the man too, so yeah a foul, but not as bad as it looks slowed down.
As for calling for a ban.... ha! |  |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:15 - Aug 5 with 2061 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:03 - Aug 4 by Freddies_Ears |
The defender did win the ball though? Maybe it was a wee bit enthusiastic, but the injury was surely bad luck? |
I assume that's sarcasm, as there's nothing unlucky by a scissor tackle chopping someone's leg in half. |  |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:18 - Aug 5 with 2045 views | chicoazul |
It’s not that bad, see worse at semi pro level all the time |  |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:21 - Aug 5 with 2035 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 23:14 - Aug 4 by Nthsuffolkblue |
It is the scissor action, especially as he follows it right through wrapping Fofana's standing leg. It is quite probable the other player did not watch the challenge through after the initial challenge. |
Absolutely. It's a straight red all day long in 999 out of 1,000 matches. | |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:54 - Aug 5 with 1984 views | rkc123 |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:21 - Aug 5 by Swansea_Blue |
Absolutely. It's a straight red all day long in 999 out of 1,000 matches. |
It's an awful tackle, it's not just scissor action, the player has literally sat on Fofana's ankle and given the force he came in with it was always going to be nasty. The 'well he got the ball' argument hasn't applied for years, the tackling player is essentially responsible for ensuring the safety of the person they are tackling, this was reckless to say the least. | | | |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:59 - Aug 5 with 1959 views | Swailsey |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 07:40 - Aug 5 by Swailsey |
There’s a video circulating that 3 mins before Fofana caught Nino with a late (ish) tackle, but won the ball. It seems this was retaliation - which makes it much worse. |
Bumping this.
The fact it was in retaliation and in a friendly makes this really poor IMO and a ban wouldn’t be unreasonable. | |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 11:07 - Aug 5 with 1935 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:59 - Aug 5 by Swailsey |
Bumping this.
The fact it was in retaliation and in a friendly makes this really poor IMO and a ban wouldn’t be unreasonable. |
Interesting use of the word ‘fact’ there | |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 11:51 - Aug 5 with 1851 views | noggin |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 10:54 - Aug 5 by rkc123 |
It's an awful tackle, it's not just scissor action, the player has literally sat on Fofana's ankle and given the force he came in with it was always going to be nasty. The 'well he got the ball' argument hasn't applied for years, the tackling player is essentially responsible for ensuring the safety of the person they are tackling, this was reckless to say the least. |
Yeah I'm afraid the modern game has left me behind. I still think of football as a full contact sport but it's fast becoming a no contact sport. That challenge would have been a free kick back in the day, nothing more. | |
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| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 13:00 - Aug 5 with 1750 views | MattinLondon |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 11:51 - Aug 5 by noggin |
Yeah I'm afraid the modern game has left me behind. I still think of football as a full contact sport but it's fast becoming a no contact sport. That challenge would have been a free kick back in the day, nothing more. |
Probably why, back in the day, a lot of footballers careers were finished relatively quickly. | | | |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 13:11 - Aug 5 with 1733 views | noggin |
| Wesley Fofana Tackle on 13:00 - Aug 5 by MattinLondon |
Probably why, back in the day, a lot of footballers careers were finished relatively quickly. |
That and the smoking and drinking. | |
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