I have not posted a football (soccer) article in quite awhile, and for the sake of mixing things up, here is a new one. I have previously discussed an idea for a video game which fuses martial arts and soccer. Sadly, I am not a computer programmer. Please look at the clip from the 1:06 mark on at least, for a two-footed slide tackle with studs showing. This led to a near instant red card. Was Liverpool striker Peter Crouch secretly auditioning for a role in a martial arts film in the off season? I must admit I was a little shocked when I first saw the clip on television.
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http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1126121770/bctid1350221732
The Liverpool manager comments
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid958992159/bctid1350225708
The Chelsea manager comments
Wow..... I totally agree............... That is pretty shocking.......................... I've never seen Crouch that upset before..... Pretty nasty; luckily, the tackle didn't seem to have caused any bones to be broken....................... I've seen soccer tackles at the same level but who have broken bones; surprising that this one didn't............................................. Interesting post. ;)
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JME
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez states within the first link that Crouch was kicked twice and lost his head...boy did he ever. I wonder if the Chelsea player has stud marks.
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That was not nice, but a good cookie would cold milk would be nice to go with the show, LOL. Your cookies are coming soon. Rick b
ReplyDeleteThanks Rick, I look forward to the cookies, and I agree that milk, cookies and nasty football go together. Rick, below is Liverpool FCs address. Perhaps for the sake of ministry and PR you should send some cookies to Peter Crouch to mellow the dude (bloke) out.;) Sign it:
ReplyDeleteDear Peter, here are some cookies.
Your friend,
Rick B (a.k.a. Choke you out)
Liverpool FC, PR dept, Warrant House, 157 Regent Road, Liverpool L5 9TF
Funny, very funny. we could say he "choked" on his cookie, LOL. Rick b
ReplyDeleteThat was a thought I had as well, Rick.
ReplyDeleteI noticed watching the first half of Liverpool vs. Portsmouth, before the feed went black and I went back to bed this morning, that Mr.Crouch was suspended due to his red card. Now Rick, this is sad, since if you would have known earlier he could have been sitting on the sidelines, or up in the stands, snacking on your cookies. You know you could have sent Liverpool FC little Christmas gift bags with 'Choke you out' and 'Mormonism Reviewed' printed on them. By the way, you should consider changing the name of your fun blog to 'Choke you out'.;) You would then have the option of going on atheist and cult blogs and posting comments with 'Choke you out' as author title.
What sport is this anyway?? Karate?
ReplyDeleteExtreme Fighting?? I would equal this side tackle to that of a hockey player going after another player with his hockey stick! Can't these professional athletes who are supposed to be ambassadors to their sport, play with a little sportsmanship and integrity?? Afterall they are paid so highly to play a game! Play it properly!!!
-Sports Illustrated/Frusterated-
Cheers, Anon.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Manchester 99-01, I went out on a football pitch one day with some friends in rural England. One was a little shorter than Peter Crouch, but slightly heavier. So, this friend was approximately 6 foot 5 inches, 220 pounds. He showed me in slow motion what it would be like to receive a slide tackle from a taller man. This was similar to the later Crouch incident. It was frightening, I could see that at best I would be on the ground, and at worst could have a broken leg.
Just swinging by to wish you a Merry Christmas!
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Cheers, Wade.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!