Football Quote Of The Day: On Eduardo Da Silva
BIRMINGHAM defender Stephen Kelly reponds to a tackle that saw Arsenal’s Eduardo da Silver hospitalised for a severely broeken leg.
“It was harsh Tiny [Taylor] being sent off. It wasn’t a malicious tackle and the reason the ref has sent him off is because he has seen Eduardo has broken his leg.
“I don’t think you can send a player off for that. That’s football, it can happen. It is an accident. Tiny didn’t go in two-footed, he didn’t lunge and he didn’t dive in. Everyone knows what Tiny is like. He is such a nice bloke. He has not got a malicious bone in his body.”
We wish Mr Taylor a speedy recovery from his harsh red card. As they say in showbiz, break a leg…
Posted: 25th, February 2008 | In: Back pages, Beyond Parody Comments (7) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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February 26th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
who in their right mind thinks the tackle on eduardo was not malicious,… I wanted to believe that… seriously I do after hearing that over and over in the news, but upon seeing the replays on the internet…. well the guy is plain wicked, if this is not GBH, I don’t know what is… He should not be allowed to kick a ball again, this guy is a time bomb on the pitch… a talentless maniac.. a sickoo
February 25th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
It is obvious that if you are a very skilful player up against a clown, you will get hurt … the clown is unable to react to the opponent’s quick feet. The tackle was not dangerous, was not malicious, simply stupid and hurried and too fully committed. What do you expect, Birmingham were so outclassed on paper that they only had commitment and physical endeavour to rely upon. .. and the referee in the end who made up for the sending off of Taylor by giving a ‘penalty’ in the last seconds of time added on! “”Football is a funny game” but not if you are Eduardo! Let us all wish him well and a full recovery.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
“He’s not got a malicious bone in is body”. Neither does Eduardo anymore, his tibia has seen the error of its ways.
February 25th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I played Football and saw loads of broken legs. Lots and lots of broken legs. An’ I never saw one red card, not one.
Cause in my day tacklers were gentlemen. If they broke your leg they would more than likely give you a hand to the hospital or get their younger brothers to help, if the game was still running.
An’ you know what….they never had a malicious bone in their body. Lovely chaps, most came from Birmingham I think, Villa fans mostly. Except that tall sandy haired centre half. His nickname was ‘crunch’ . He was a dirty bugger. But fair you know, fair.
February 25th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
I too played rugby and never knew anyone who broke a leg. I did, however, break my right hand little finger twice. It now sticks out at a strange angle, thanks so much National Health
My American doctor says he could surgically break it again and set it back straight, “three times is too much Doc,” I said.
Andre may have something… didn’t a Man U player break his leg last year blocking a shot?
February 25th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
A broeken leg?
Is that what an Afrikaaner footballer might get?
February 25th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I played proper football (rugby football) for over 20 years.
I never knew anyone break a leg or even have a “severely broeken” leg.
It’s either broken (not broeken) or it ain’t.
What is it with these premenopausal osteoporotic soccer players with their brittle bones?