i have not looked at the video yet – this is in response to a few comments i've seen here.
i agree that once you start into a slide tackle, it's kinda hard to stop yourself – simple physics - but to say that a player should not be called for a foul because they couldn't stop themselves? can you people actually be serious?
i can see it now . . .
player: ref, i know I broke that guy's leg, but, but, uh, when I started into the slide tackle, i just KNEW it was gonna be a clean tackle, but then, uh, he touched the ball at the last second, and, uh, he had already shot and WAY missed the goal, and, uh, I was already WAY into my slide, uh, and I just couldn't stop. i didn't mean to do it – it was an accident, you know, bad timing.
ref: oh, ha ha. my bad. i thought it was just a vicious tackle. sorry. well, in that case, no card, no foul. somebody get this screaming kid off my pitch. play on!
