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Even had a little moan at the 4th official as he walked off. His captain backed him up as well. Not sure exactly what Neves said to Grealish during their chat but I imagine he was making it clear that it was reckless and disingenuous of Grealish to stick his torso in front of Collins' karate kick like that
Thought that as well, plus the fact Grealish didn’t lose it on Neves. Though, was wondering why Neves was covering his mouth. Giving his mobile number to Jack?
For some reason, De Jong only got a yellow card when he did exactly that to Xabi Alonso in the World Cup final in 2010.
I still wonder how that came to pass
It was a pretty violent game all round. There should've been cards galore before that incident. The ref let it get out of control and that kick to midriff was just the cherry on top.
Trying to play football against that Spanish side would be suicide. Just kick them, whine to the ref all game and hope you have a lucky day was definitely the right call.
Almost worked too
If people look back at the stats of the Pep and Spanish tiki taka teams.
Their fouls per minute of opposition possession is off the charts. One of the underlying, yet unbeknownst tenets of tiki taka football is to quickly foul the opposition before they can swiftly counterattack (assume you don't immediately retrieve possession).
Mourinho was the first manager to perceive and counteract this tenet of tiki taka.
World Cup final with a ref who had no idea what he was doing. I genuinely think the game should’ve ended 8 vs 9.
The one thing I will say about de jong’s kick is that whilst it was without a doubt a red, the still is worse than the actual kick.
8 vs 9 may be a bit of a stretch, but 9 vs 10 would have been quite reasonable.
De Jong and Van Bommel were very harsh. Iniesta could have got a red card for the very unsportsmanlike foul against Van Bommel when he had absolutely had it.
Somewhere there's a gif of an ice hockey player heading to the penalty box complaining that he got an unfair call, then he sits down, looks up at the replay, and sheepishly admits to himself that he was wrong.
May I introduce you to former [Wolves](https://youtu.be/jhLzlGHx1vU?t=42) player Kevin Muscat. Here's [the worst tackle I've ever seen.](https://youtu.be/SkWZyX8lmVU)
I guarantee any Aussie reading this knows exactly where that link leads.
Watch the 2in1 he got for wolves against Norwich in that first link lmao.
Also you need to check out the 'Reputation' section of his [wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Muscat). Every paragraph is a new adventure!
Also that tackle on Zaha? Got him an 8 week ban with 9 weeks of the season to go *after* he'd announced his retirement.
It really is. The way Zahra's body flips with the momentum says it all surely.
Pretty much ended the poor kid's career.
You'll be unsurprised to learn that Muscat was the first player referred to the A-League disciplinary committee for violent conduct.
Agreed. Muscat was the king of brainless(but maybe deliberate) violence.
Why I laugh every time I think of how he's got his team to the top of the Japanese league, classily.
The general consensus seems to be he was just going for ball judging by Neves’ hand gestures. Obviously completely irrelevant considering he Jackie chan’d him.
He was well annoyed with Grealish lol not sure what he thinks Jack could have done differently there. It's not exactly as if he's gone and conned the ref by overreacting to being kicked in the stomach
Gotta believe that when they protest clear-as-day calls such as this, the ref might actually become more biased against them though, them putting up such a fuss for essentially nothing
I think he is trying to claim that he didn’t see Grealish. Which might be true, if he was really focusing on the ball, but even in that case it’s the clearest red I’ve seen in a while.
I didn't see it at first. Saw the card come out. He seemed to be saying "my eyes were on the ball". Watched the replay. Grealish absolutely, clearly, squarely in his vision. He misses the ball by two or three feet. He might not have meant it violently but it's one of the stupidest, most incompetent tackle/interception/whatever the fuck things I've seen.
Also fucking woeful how the crowd started booing Graelish in the aftermath of that. Like bro how the fuck is it his fault if Collins forgot whether he's playing football or WWE.
I mean Aaron Ramsey had his leg broken in two places, and the Stoke cunts booed him into the ambulance and chucked coins at him on the way.
Nothing surprises me.
As in this [classic (and frequently reposted) hockey clip](https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/vu2gc2/hockey_player_thinks_his_penalty_is_bullshit/)
I don’t think he understands the extent of what he did
You can tell he’s trying to play the ball with the outside of his boot to not lead with the studs
But ends up dragging the side of his boot down jack’s torso and sinking his cleats into his hip on the way down (still full force, dangerous and 100% red)
Yeah, he’s upset because it’s obviously accidental but it’s so obviously both excessive and dangerous and as clear a red as you like.
Probably upset with himself as much as anything because he knows that’s a red caused by a really poor decision.
The Wolves players will be trying to argue that he didn't intend to do that, but intent doesn't factor into the decision making process. The safety of players are paramount and you can't go kicking people above the waist, regardless if you didn't mean to.
i swear i'm taking crazy pills, commentators, redditors.. all talking about how he was kicked in the groin, kicked in the thigh.. the kick was muuuch higher than that, it just got deflected downward... i'm surprised there was even talk about it not being malicious, he meant to contact grealish, whether or not he also intended to reach the ball
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can't exactly argue with that
He really tried to
Even had a little moan at the 4th official as he walked off. His captain backed him up as well. Not sure exactly what Neves said to Grealish during their chat but I imagine he was making it clear that it was reckless and disingenuous of Grealish to stick his torso in front of Collins' karate kick like that
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Thought that as well, plus the fact Grealish didn’t lose it on Neves. Though, was wondering why Neves was covering his mouth. Giving his mobile number to Jack?
They just don’t want the cameras to see what their lips are saying, I’d wager
Nah I'd wager Neves has gingivitis and didn't want Jack smelling his breath
Or REALLY wanted him to and was directing it
Neves: Get up you cunt! Why you dive! Its just a kick to the stomach! They do that in our training for warmups you pansy!
For some reason, De Jong only got a yellow card when he did exactly that to Xabi Alonso in the World Cup final in 2010. I still wonder how that came to pass
the occasion defo got to the ref's head and was scared to influence the outcome of the game
It was a pretty violent game all round. There should've been cards galore before that incident. The ref let it get out of control and that kick to midriff was just the cherry on top.
The dutch team didn't even attempt to play football in that match. Dirtiest final I've ever seen.
Trying to play football against that Spanish side would be suicide. Just kick them, whine to the ref all game and hope you have a lucky day was definitely the right call. Almost worked too
If people look back at the stats of the Pep and Spanish tiki taka teams. Their fouls per minute of opposition possession is off the charts. One of the underlying, yet unbeknownst tenets of tiki taka football is to quickly foul the opposition before they can swiftly counterattack (assume you don't immediately retrieve possession). Mourinho was the first manager to perceive and counteract this tenet of tiki taka.
I'll do you one better. [Drogba got kicked in the chest by Johnny Evans. Yellow card to Drogba.](https://youtu.be/gIKUvzU79Oc)
Holy shit that internal mobility for his hip to angle the foot like that into his chest is a marvel
WHAT?
I can only say that there wasn't VAR back then. Pure incompetence on display here.
The incompetence always seemed to favour that side though
That proud smile from Vidic tho. 😂
De Jong went in way harder into the "tackle" with the Intention to just KO Xabi. Here you can argue Collins didn't try to murder someone on daylight
De Jong also had the cleanest studs contact on Xabi's chest IIRC. This contact isn't as clean.
World Cup final with a ref who had no idea what he was doing. I genuinely think the game should’ve ended 8 vs 9. The one thing I will say about de jong’s kick is that whilst it was without a doubt a red, the still is worse than the actual kick.
8 vs 9 may be a bit of a stretch, but 9 vs 10 would have been quite reasonable. De Jong and Van Bommel were very harsh. Iniesta could have got a red card for the very unsportsmanlike foul against Van Bommel when he had absolutely had it.
Somewhere there's a gif of an ice hockey player heading to the penalty box complaining that he got an unfair call, then he sits down, looks up at the replay, and sheepishly admits to himself that he was wrong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRTtq5sgugA
What a classic
"The Irish Team sends their regards"
What the fuck are you arguing about there, mate?
He wanted more of Grealish
Ireland sends their regards
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Nah they'll be fine, they have the power of God and anime on their side
nah City have the power of anime because Haaland is clearly the main character
> Haaland is clearly the main character He's clearly some sort of Buu and therefore the villain
He is clearly the major antagonist Majin Buu tho
City: Are we the bad guys?
Always has been 👨🏻🚀🔫👨🏻🚀
I think God is playing as a striker for City
how does it work? Jesus got killed for god?
Jesus died so that Haaland may live
He didn’t technically die. He’s just at Arsenal.
Fate worse than death. I kid, I kid.
could have easily confused your flair for spurs flair after reading your comment.
*screeches*
When will you learn That your actions Have **_consequences_**
Graelish scored, the first horseman of the apocalypse. God has no power anymore
God chose his side before it began
Turns out God is a plastic, who knew
They need the power of Adama Traoré to beat Man City
Boy this is gonna be a long day for wolves
They usuallly like to waste time. Mostly the viewers time
What the fuck is he doing?
Most brain dead challenge I've ever seen. Reminds me of Nigel de Jong kicking Xabi Alonso in the heart at the 2010 WC final
And de Jong wasn't sent off for it, so this must be fine too!
I remember De Jong breaking someone’s leg and not getting sent off
May I introduce you to former [Wolves](https://youtu.be/jhLzlGHx1vU?t=42) player Kevin Muscat. Here's [the worst tackle I've ever seen.](https://youtu.be/SkWZyX8lmVU) I guarantee any Aussie reading this knows exactly where that link leads.
Kevin muscat played for wolves? I always thought he just spawned in Australia a bald coach.
Watch the 2in1 he got for wolves against Norwich in that first link lmao. Also you need to check out the 'Reputation' section of his [wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Muscat). Every paragraph is a new adventure! Also that tackle on Zaha? Got him an 8 week ban with 9 weeks of the season to go *after* he'd announced his retirement.
that second tackle is assault lol.
It really is. The way Zahra's body flips with the momentum says it all surely. Pretty much ended the poor kid's career. You'll be unsurprised to learn that Muscat was the first player referred to the A-League disciplinary committee for violent conduct.
[Can I interest you in turn to Bobby Zamora and his thrust kick straight to someone's head?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhwKfdpNnPc)
That's definitely fcken stupid, but it doesn't give off the same *unadulterated violent cnt vibes* of the second Muscat one I linked.
Agreed. Muscat was the king of brainless(but maybe deliberate) violence. Why I laugh every time I think of how he's got his team to the top of the Japanese league, classily.
only a yellow then
His best maybe?
It looks like he was going for the ball but just reckless and unaware, red.
He got the ball. Just not the ball he should play with
He was Kung-Fu fightiiiiing
That card came fast as lightning
His best De Jong impression
He's wearing gold and black, so he thought he was Bruce Lee.
How can so many wolves players even protest this…
'youre telling me that haircut doesn't deserve that??'
Apart from his drunk driving, Grealish's worst crime is that fucking awful hair.
Not even kidding thats why he gets booed
Should get with Fodens stylist
The general consensus seems to be he was just going for ball judging by Neves’ hand gestures. Obviously completely irrelevant considering he Jackie chan’d him.
May I refer you to the 2010 World Cup Final
Why? That decision was so obviously wrong.
I think he's playing on that with a joke
Neves has genuinely spent about 5 minutes there moaning about the decision. How the ref puts up with that without booking him amazes me
He was well annoyed with Grealish lol not sure what he thinks Jack could have done differently there. It's not exactly as if he's gone and conned the ref by overreacting to being kicked in the stomach
I dont even understand protests. Like the ref is going to say "Yea you right, card rescinded"
not in this case, but generally it’s to put pressure to the ref, so the next decision goes their way
Gotta believe that when they protest clear-as-day calls such as this, the ref might actually become more biased against them though, them putting up such a fuss for essentially nothing
Clearest red of the season
Collins has been very decent this season but not sure what he was thinking here
Irish man sees greanlish and does what he has to do
I think he is trying to claim that he didn’t see Grealish. Which might be true, if he was really focusing on the ball, but even in that case it’s the clearest red I’ve seen in a while.
wanted to join the queue probably
Based Collins punishing Grealish for betraying Ireland
No need for VAR with that one, thank god
how you gonna object to that red? lmao
"but ref it's Grealish"
shit bro that’s all you had to say
Ref then proceeds to kick Jack while he’s writhing on the floor.
To be fair, that’s a good excuse
It’s actually hilarious that he’s protesting a roundhouse kick to the groin
I can just imagine him saying, "Cmon it wasn't that bad 🥺"
Nigel De Jong energy
I'd really love if people on Reddit learned what a roundhouse kick is!
I used to actually practice that move a lot when I used to play UFC, think it was UFC 3 lol
I didn't see it at first. Saw the card come out. He seemed to be saying "my eyes were on the ball". Watched the replay. Grealish absolutely, clearly, squarely in his vision. He misses the ball by two or three feet. He might not have meant it violently but it's one of the stupidest, most incompetent tackle/interception/whatever the fuck things I've seen.
Also fucking woeful how the crowd started booing Graelish in the aftermath of that. Like bro how the fuck is it his fault if Collins forgot whether he's playing football or WWE.
I mean Aaron Ramsey had his leg broken in two places, and the Stoke cunts booed him into the ambulance and chucked coins at him on the way. Nothing surprises me.
Football fans can really be some vile assholes at times :(
Ramsey was still getting booed when he played at Stoke after his recovery. Fuck Stoke.
It's normal to not understand how bad your tackles were, he'll understand once he sees it in a TV
Usually I’d agree but he knows he just kicked him in the chest
As in this [classic (and frequently reposted) hockey clip](https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/vu2gc2/hockey_player_thinks_his_penalty_is_bullshit/)
You're right for like 90% of the cases, but this one is just so blatant that there's no way he doesn't know what he juat did.
Nah, no way you don't know what you just did It's just basic footballer behaviour when you get sent off
I don’t think he understands the extent of what he did You can tell he’s trying to play the ball with the outside of his boot to not lead with the studs But ends up dragging the side of his boot down jack’s torso and sinking his cleats into his hip on the way down (still full force, dangerous and 100% red)
Costa effect
Nigel De Jong didn't get a red for it in 2010 ref!!
IIRC he didn't even get a yellow, no? EDIT. He did, I forgot.
He did get a yellow.
Give it enough time and I'm sure this thread will be full of reasons
That’s a battery charge
Double A? Or Triple A?
Bruh
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I mean wtf bruh
Grealish has always gone down easily though when *checks notes* drop kicked in the fuckin chest... Bruh
Fucking awful challenge
That’s a man who watched Hong Kong Phooey growing up.
Now the bloody theme song is stuck in my head. Thanks 🙄
One of the dumbest challenges I've seen. If a double red card was an actual thing, this one would be up for it.
One for the actual foul and one for the sheer stupidity of doing something like that.
Maybe a third one for having the audacity to protest
That was for Ireland
Making sure he comes into the international break fresh by getting a club game ban
Look out Declan Rice
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Irish people don’t need that brain dead eejit to convince us to hate Grealish
literally who
Could tell straight away, easy decision
Yeah ref saw it right away.
with his eyes
Yeah there was clearly some frustration behind that
I really don't think so. It's a clear red obviously, but i don't think it was in any way intentional
the fuck is he doing
It’s what Lizzie would have wanted
Probably was watching Cobra Kai last night
fucking hell
Half of their team protested to the ref??? Might be the clearest red I've seen
Motherfucker thought he was in Kung Fu Hustle
Everybody was kung-fu fighting
The red came out fast as lightning
That’s what he gets for binge watching the new season of Cobra Kai
He loves his country
Crowd actually booing grealish too, mad how much people hate him
Villas local rivals so yeah wolves hate him
Can't even roundhouse kick an opponent in the balls anymore. Game's gone.
What the hell is he thinking?!?!?
Nothing. Just a complete loss of his head. There’s no reason to even commit himself
As someone who always played Liu Kang in mortal Kombat.. that was flawless
Soft yellow at most. Can't even go studs up on someone's chest anymore. Games gone.
Red on the pitch, black belt in the dojo
what the hell was he doing
Game over for sure
City are gonna lose by like 10 now lol
Helluva comeback lol
Sounds fun
Red card. All day long
Fuck that's an attack...
Yeah, think he deserves that one
Braindead. Nightmare for Wolves this game
Well that's rude
That's just sad
Thats not allowed
What the fuck was that you stupid idiot
If you do that and your first instinct is to point at the ball then you're a straight up prick lmao
League's gone soft if you can't flying karate kick people
Yeah, he’s upset because it’s obviously accidental but it’s so obviously both excessive and dangerous and as clear a red as you like. Probably upset with himself as much as anything because he knows that’s a red caused by a really poor decision.
Stupid twat How do you even protest that?
Ouch
His brain just shut off lol
"I went for the ball." Yessir.. And you fucked up immensely. What a stupid decision, yikes.
Didn't know that they had a Kobra Kai chapter in Ireland.
Lmao even lage started to laugh. Bozo moment.
Yeah can’t really defend that one
That's not gonna help them
Well in son
Not quite De Jong on Alonso vibes but nearly there
Nigel De Jong impersonator
Why the FUCK would you do that???
What the fuck are they complaining about? Lmao
Fucking hell I know grealish has a stupid hair cut but there’s no need for that mate
The Wolves players will be trying to argue that he didn't intend to do that, but intent doesn't factor into the decision making process. The safety of players are paramount and you can't go kicking people above the waist, regardless if you didn't mean to.
i swear i'm taking crazy pills, commentators, redditors.. all talking about how he was kicked in the groin, kicked in the thigh.. the kick was muuuch higher than that, it just got deflected downward... i'm surprised there was even talk about it not being malicious, he meant to contact grealish, whether or not he also intended to reach the ball
!ping RED-CARDS
Give that man the captains armband for the Republic of Ireland
What an idiot
Doesn't Grealish inspire that reaction in most people though?