kazza wrote:red till i die!! » Tue Sep 14, 2021 6:31 pm wrote:Harvey 1.JPG
There is a better image which shows he was clearly alongside Elliot and not behind him. That is a perfect challenge shown in that image and exactly the way it should have gone off. Scissor Tackles, Going straight through the lad from behind are just ridiculous statements and untrue. Go and look at Sons tackle on Gomez which was actually from behind and with intent and see the difference.
Leeds have launched an appeal against it so we will have to wait and see what the independent panel decide.
I don't like leeds myself or their fans but the lad didn't deserve a straight red for that.
Once a player goes flying in to a tackle with both feet off the ground he is no longer in control and reckless, he should not be surprised to receive a red card. I’m sure his red card will be upheld. It is clear in the photo that even though he may get the ball first, the fact he has both feet in the air, his follow through is likely to go through the player and cause injury and that is what happened. It does not deserve a ten match ban for deliberately trying to injure a player but it is reckless and deserving of a red card.
I agree 100% with you Kazza about players flying in both feet off the ground but this wasn't one of them. He might have both feet off the ground for a second but he went in and won the ball one footed. He was trying to win possession and turn play back on our goal and its impossible to do that without rotating your body. That's where the foul is and the unfortunate incident happened when his left leg sweeps round and catches Harvey just above the ankle. He wasn't even looking in his direction and his right foot is planted when the leg comes round and contact was made. 2 inchs lower and he clips his boot or 1 more second and misses him completely.
I dont think Harvey was fully aware what was behind him and got his pocket picked. He was head up looking forward and wasn't expecting it. I don't think it was really hard contact either but it just happened to connect just above the back of his ankle and thats why I think it was a dislocation rather than a break.
It's just one of those challenges that you could see a thousand times without the same result. I feel really sorry for the lad myself that he will miss most of the season now and its going to be hard on him given the progress he has made but he will bounce back and get his chance again. He has had surgery today and by all reports it was a success so give it a week or two till the swelling goes down and they can properly assess to see if there is any ligament damage. There was nothing mentioned on the report I heard so with any luck he will be back around february.