Match Reaction: Arsenal v Man City

[Marc Overmars]

His trailing leg was tucked back wasn't it? The one against United was more of a drop kick.

[Ollie the Optimist]

this clearly shows, two feet off the ground lunging in. thats a red. i cant believe the fa recinded it. if jack doesnt slip or was half a second quicker, he could have an injury now or even worse a broken bone

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come back Maldini, teach these morans how to defend.

[Joker]

There's nothing in the rules that say 2 footed tackles automatically mean the player should be sent off. It was a 50-50 decision that could have gone either way.

[Marc Overmars]

I can understand why it was given but I'd personally be annoyed if one of our players was sent off for that.

[Niall_Quinn]

As a raving City fan who would go to any lengths to defend the Blues and trash Arsenal (albeit using a stream of underhand comments because I lack the guts to just come out and admit my loyalties), even I think it's a red card. Two footed lunge, out of control, dangerous, reckless. Does this mean tackles like this are now okay? Because there will be many broken legs over the remainder of the season. Let me think now, if it had been Kos send off for a challenge like that would the FA have rescinded the card? Simple answer is fuck no. This is just a city thing. Money buys influence.

[Özim]

Doesn't look that bad to me, doesn't seem to be going in with his weight behind it...50/50 for me.

[Niall_Quinn]

If this tackle is okay or "50/50" (doesn't the other guy need to tackle to for it too be 50/50? Rather than dive out of the way to avoid serious injury?) then I finally see a way we can compete again. Just tell our eleven to go in like that for the whole game and eventaully every player on the opposition will end up in hospital. Even with Kos' own goals and Giroud's finishing we could still snatch a win if it was 11 vs none.

[Cripps_orig]

One foot on the ground which was behind the other, brilliant challenge. If our player had been sent off for that, we'd be pissed

[Özim]

Do me a favour it's not a leg breaker, he's not thrusting his whole weight behind the tackle....debateable whether it's a red, I can see why the FA rescinded it.

It's a man's sport.