Comments on: A Word on Eduardo

By: WarGoattacecy

WarGoattacecy — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:51:37 +0000

Stunning, I didn’t know about this topic up to the present. Thankz!!

By: cwoff

cwoff — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:45:13 +0000

Hmm, I’m really not sure about this. Although you rightly say that Wenger had a while to think about what he would say, his team are top of the league and he had a match to win, tactics to think about and needed to think about what he would say to his players to keep their minds on the game and not their team mate. I really don’t think he would have had time to adequately and calmly assess the incident and form a rational response.

However since then it has to be questioned whether his ‘retracting’ the statement is enough. Wenger I’m sure would plead ignorance of the Croatian website now dedicated to Taylor and I’m sure would privately think that what Taylor sowed he must now reap. Indeed I am sure he would not think it his place to try and diffuse the issue much less believe that it was he who instigated it (he would think it was the tackle and not his comments).

There is a clear will from all sides (except those in Croatia) to end this issue as quickly as possible. Birmingham have not appealed the card (nor would it be successful even had the leg not been broken I might add). Wenger retracted his spiteful statement. Eduardo had said that it was just ‘one of those things’ – which it was.

I think Croatia will get over it and I can’t see them causing any great distress to Taylor in the long term – it is not like he will be playing against them for England any time soon.

I agree Wenger was out of order but since all sides seem to want to put it in the past and get on with the season I can’t see that punishing Wenger will do anything other than stir up a hornets nest; Taylor being (incorrectly) punished more for breaking a leg, Wenger moaning and being punished for what he said, Croatians getting angrier and giving more abuse to Taylor.

People want to diffuse the situation and let it slip into the past so that Eduardo and Taylor can get on with their careers and since it really was ‘one of those things’ then perhaps in this instance it is for the best.

By: curlylad

curlylad — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:03:09 +0000

Whilst I agree with virtually all the article I have to disagree with your point regarding Wengers post match comments.
The tackle happened in the 3rd minute which means that he had 87 minutes of footaball plus the half time, more than an hour and a half, to think about what he would say to the press, therefore this makes his reaction even more disgraceful. In my opinion he knew exactly what he was doing when he made those comments which has ultimately caused the furore that has occured since within the Croatian press and Internet sites.
Whilst I agree with Birmingham Cities stance to not challenge his red card, I do think that the foul at worst was only worthy of a yellow card, however I think that Mr Wenger should be charged with bringing the game into disrepute which will then stop him, and others like him, thinking that they are above reproach and should then be a deterent to his dispicable slaying of ‘Tiny’ which has caused distress and incited hatred to not only Martin but to his completely innocent family, to besmirch a player in such a manner should be treated very seriously by the F.A.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 12:41:48 +0000

The Eduardo injury was horrific but you are right that in order to get rid of incidents like this you would have to ban tackling altogether. If you look at some of the bad injuries that led to long term lay-offs, similar to Eduardo’s, like Larson or Cisse they were not malicious.

Referees have to try and stop what they have control over such as two footed tackles, showing studs and judging wether a player shows intent to cause injury or is playing the ball. These incidents are just freak accidents which are unfortunate