Hunt challenge...

[Nic83]

I'm sorry but Mourinho and all the other fools that are saying that Hunt's challenge on Cech wasn't an accident need a right kick up the arse.

Opinions on the challenge?

[Guest]

Accident ... but he got a real kicking poor old cech. :handshake:

[Red Chilli]

Don't think he meant to break his skull or anything nearly as serious but he could have avoided such a heavy collision. IMO

[Morph]

Seemed to drop his knee into for me, but it's hard to tell.

[Diego]

he was trying to intimidate chech by pushing close and just lost controlle of his legs, unfortunate accident but he could easilly have pulled out earlier, but it was accidental imo...

[Nic83]

I do think he could have made a bit more of an effort to get out of the way altogether but any talk of "malicious intent" is ridiculous..

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Pure accident but the force of his run coming in at Petr C was the reason for the damage

[animal magic]

definate accident mourinho puts the foot in it again

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Just like Hunt....:D

[animal magic]

Just like Hunt....:D

:D

[PTP]

yeah imo accident - Hunt is running quick and at an angle, you can see he tries to stop and his leg nearly gives way as he loses his balance(anyone who has run at any kind of speed and then tries to suddenly stop are going to lose their balance)

[PTP]

what has pissed me off more is mourinho going on about how Reading failed to help cech, how theri facilities were poor and hat it took 30 mins for an ambulance. Twat.

According to both Reading and the local hospital an ambulance arrived within 7mins of it being called and within 15 mins cech was in A&E. Apparently Chelsea were stalling on whether or not to ring an ambulance. If what Reading and the hospital say are true then Mourinho should be fined for his comments.

[Morph]

You would think, that they would have an ambulance at the stadium tho wouldn't you.

[Neil Young]

I dare say that if the clubs were prepared to pay for it there would be. Trouble is, we're short of ambulances as it is.

[dww]

The challenge didn't look to me like it was particularly malicious but I have to say I agree with the managers who say the keepers should be more protected in these instances. People deliberately run at the keeper to intimidate them even if they have little chance of getting the ball. In the end, even if the intent is to make the keeper nervous rather than to injure him, it is still dangerous and injury to a keeper was inevitable while that tactic is allowed.

It's odd because in the box at corners where there is much less direct physical threat to a keepers safety they are ludicrously over protected. I saw a keeper the other week basically punch someone in the head and won the free kick.

[Neil Young]

I saw a keeper the other week basically punch someone in the head and won the free kick.
Was it Dudek?

[Mumsafan]

Was it Dudek?


No it was Pepe. The other fella is still out cold.

[Morph]

might be low on confidence but i wouldn't fancy a dig off him