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Put him in the stocks at half time . Great entertainment.
I never understand the intent argument, I don't believe that any footballer sets out to deliberately injure another (unless their name is Roy Keane) but it is really not relevant at all, intent is not the issue but if you ask me whether Luiz' actions were reckless, irresponsible and not in the spirit of the game the definitely the answer is yes absolutely. In the terms you state then no Luiz did not set out to deliberately hurt Raul, I think that is not even a question that needs raising to be honest but if the question is regarding his attitude to the safety and well-being of his fellow professionals that he is absolutely at fault and he is a complete liability in that regard. Its my personal view that legal action would not have been inappropriate in this case, others may think that is extreme but I think there has to be a question about his behaviour and personally I am amazed that he got away so lightly with it both in terms of any action against him on the field at the time and in the media/pundit world as well. There wasn't even a foul given against him but just the nature of the injuries to me says it all. Raul's skull was fractured in the right side, Luiz was treated for an impact to the forehead which in my view tells you all you need to know - Raul was committed to a ball that was his and Luiz should have been able to judge that he had no right to challenge for it and pulled out of any challenge he was about to make. Looking at the footage I believe that he was able to do that had he so chosen but he didn't. He went ahead with a challenge that he had no right to make. I drive a truck for a living and I can't tell you the number of motorists who try to push in front of me when it's perfectly clear and obvious to anyone that they shouldn't as the driving line is mine and they need to back out but they go on anyway and I end up backing out just to avoid an accident in which they would most likely die or suffer terrible injuries and to me that's the same as with Raul - the ball was clearly his and Luiz had no right to go in for it as he did.I never have believed that he set out to deliberately hurt Raul. There was every chance he could have been just as badly injured. That aside, he is past his best and not really good enough for the premier league. He does have a magnificent head of hair though...
Dress him up as Sideshow Bob first.
Utter, utter nonsense.
**** me!!! It wasn't an attack!! Anyone who thinks it was anything other than a very nasty accident is a ****ing idiot
Have to agree nobody is gonna put there own head on the line could of easily been Luiz badly hurt (think he missed the next 4/5games)! Just a nasty accident that unfortunately Raul got badly hurt in
It wasn’t the first such “accident” of this type that he had as even the commentators at the time admitted. He should have learned from that but he didn’t, or chose not to. Either way, he’s a thug who won’t be missed.
I never have believed that he set out to deliberately hurt Raul. There was every chance he could have been just as badly injured. That aside, he is past his best and not really good enough for the premier league. He does have a magnificent head of hair though...
His red card was rescinded so he wasn’t punished.
Well That was wrong
No he wasn’t
No it wasn’t. It wasn’t a red card challenge and it was correctly rescinded.
I always fancied saiss to be our enforcer but he's soft. We don't have any player tough enough to be an enforcer. We needed a nemanja vidic type player that day.
Or join a team that plays against Club America.
It wasn't intentional. ....
It wasn't intentional... Simple as that. We saw intentional **** with Muscat and supported that ****....
Nobody is saying it was intentional. Simple as that.
