Should Martin Taylor be banned for Life for his Shocking Tackle on Eduardo

[Melbourne Croatia]

Video Clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFryG2Y8Bxg)

[FNU]

Banned for life is pretty harsh. Can't prove if it was intentional or not, but serious injuries happen. Maybe a ban and pay cut for the rest of the season if we're going to use extreme punishment. Does this Taylor have a history of violence?

Prayers for Eduardo.

[white riot]

Banned for life? For a mistimed tackle? Don't be ridiculous.

[Teso Dos Bichos]

The tackle in itself was nothing shocking. It's just your run of the mill mistimed tackle. Nothing malicious in it at all. The freak injury is bad but to blame Taylor and have the outrageous reaction that we have seen is pretty poor. Let's not forget that Eduardo himself had an equally bad studs up and high challenge on Nani last week. It happens. If people cannot accept that then don't watch a contact sport. Hopefully Eduardo recovers and makes a full return for Arsenal at some point next season. It's a big blow for him, Arsenal and Croatia. Best of luck to the lad.

[Swooshy]

Yes, it was a horrible tackle. But I don't think it was malicious and it was an accident. I hope that Eduardo has a quick and successful recovery, and I hope too see him back on the field soon.

[Toon³]

The tackle in itself was nothing shocking. It's just your run of the mill mistimed tackle. Nothing malicious in it at all. The freak injury is bad but to blame Taylor and have the outrageous reaction that we have seen is pretty poor. Let's not forget that Eduardo himself had an equally bad studs up and high challenge on Nani last week. It happens. If people cannot accept that then don't watch a contact sport. Hopefully Eduardo recovers and makes a full return for Arsenal at some point next season. It's a big blow for him, Arsenal and Croatia. Best of luck to the lad.

Agree 100%, suprisingly ;)

[Leedsunited]

Shouldn't even be a sending off if the injury hadn't happened. It was a 50-50 challenge for a free ball. Happens hundreds of times every game. One in a million will result in something like this. Taylor had perfect right to go for that ball. I'm pretty certain as a player that you have to be a special kind of scum bag to try and break someones leg. Wenger retracted his comments, and so should anyone else who repeats them.

Looking at the video on youtube, there are death threats against Taylor from Croatia fans which I find disgusting.

[astar24]

Shouldn't even be a sending off if the injury hadn't happened. It was a 50-50 challenge for a free ball. Happens hundreds of times every game. One in a million will result in something like this. Taylor had perfect right to go for that ball. I'm pretty certain as a player that you have to be a special kind of scum bag to try and break someones leg. Wenger retracted his comments, and so should anyone else who repeats them.

Looking at the video on youtube, there are death threats against Taylor from Croatia fans which I find disgusting.

Shouldnt be a sending off? what are you on? 50-50 challenge for a free ball doesnt end up with someone's cleats in another's ankle, breaking their leg, if you think it does your an idiot.

I'm not in anyway saying that Taylor went out there to try to break a leg, but dont for one second think that he wasnt trying to send a message to a very skilled and technical team early in the match, 3rd minute your going in a tackle with your studs showing, is surely trying to send a message.

I am not excusing any of the horrible tackles in the past at all by Arsenal players or others but the tackle was horrible and Taylor should be punished.

The tackle was intentional, you dont break someone's legs by accident, period.
Even if it wasnt malicious, a long-term ban needs to be given to send a message to everyone.

In the real world, the excuse that 'it was an accident' isnt good enough. You cant accidently shoot someone and say that if the person didnt die that it wouldnt even be a crime, therefore no punishment.

The death threats are disgusting, but Taylor smiling after the play show's he was ingenuine, it was only after seeing the extent of the damage he inflicted that he felt sorry for Eduardo.

The English Premier League needs to send a message to players like Taylor that clearly cannot match the speed or skill of other players in the league and use physical violence in attempt to close the gap between their ability.

If Taylor is not smart enough to make appropriate challenges and/or pull out of them when he is not quick enough to get the ball he doesnt deserve to play professional football.

[kasia]

If I choose to drive in a reckless, stupid manner and I end up seriously injuring someone, can I expect to be let off because it wasn't really my intention to hurt anyone?

Taylor should receive a minimum one year ban.

[Hrvat]

I don't think Taylor is malicious. It's even worse, he simply has no brain, he thinks that was a normal tackle and he should be removed from the pitch in respect to football as a beautiful game.

[JimmyTheHoover]

I'm glad I don't want to jump on the wagon as I think there's standing room only!

This is absolute rubbish.

Where is all this s**t coming from? This is all about the severity of the injury, not the challenge.

This happens at least once every season to some poor soul, where were you guys before?

Wake up! The challenge is nothing more than a 3 match ban.

Next time Eboue kicks someone in the head, Essien goes in two feet, or Rooney has a mental attack, will you scream "lifetime ban"? don't think so.

Pathetic

[super reds]

im a man utd fan, but i feel so sorry for arsenal and eduardo. it would be a bit harsh to stop taylor playing football, people are saying he was smiling when you can clearly see he was genuinely upset. he tried playing the ball, but credit to eduardo, eduardo was just like lighting.

[RichardL]

The tackle was intentional, you dont break someone's legs by accident, period.Yes you do. I've seen it happen a number of times.

[Prenn]

Video Clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFryG2Y8Bxg)

Not going to call him an 'English hack'?

The answer is simply no, he should not be banned for life. It wasn't the best tackle ever, worthy of a red though, but it wasn't two footed and wasn't meant to injure him.

I've been reading the thread on the Arsenal forum and all I say is that it's a good job Arsenal players never tackle over the top of the ball :rolleyes:

[Prenn]

Let's not forget that Eduardo himself had an equally bad studs up and high challenge on Nani last week.

Ptch, he should be banned for life :rolleyes:

[Prenn]

Looking at the video on youtube, there are death threats against Taylor from Croatia fans which I find disgusting.

There are death threats in that laughable petition someone has started.

[Prenn]

Shouldnt be a sending off? what are you on? 50-50 challenge for a free ball doesnt end up with someone's cleats in another's ankle, breaking their leg, if you think it does your an idiot.

I'm not in anyway saying that Taylor went out there to try to break a leg, but dont for one second think that he wasnt trying to send a message to a very skilled and technical team early in the match, 3rd minute your going in a tackle with your studs showing, is surely trying to send a message.

I am not excusing any of the horrible tackles in the past at all by Arsenal players or others but the tackle was horrible and Taylor should be punished.

The tackle was intentional, you dont break someone's legs by accident, period.
Even if it wasnt malicious, a long-term ban needs to be given to send a message to everyone.

In the real world, the excuse that 'it was an accident' isnt good enough. You cant accidently shoot someone and say that if the person didnt die that it wouldnt even be a crime, therefore no punishment.

The death threats are disgusting, but Taylor smiling after the play show's he was ingenuine, it was only after seeing the extent of the damage he inflicted that he felt sorry for Eduardo.

The English Premier League needs to send a message to players like Taylor that clearly cannot match the speed or skill of other players in the league and use physical violence in attempt to close the gap between their ability.

If Taylor is not smart enough to make appropriate challenges and/or pull out of them when he is not quick enough to get the ball he doesnt deserve to play professional football.

Get over yourself. Players from all over the world put challenges in like that from time to time, sometimes it's accidental and sometimes it's in the heat of the moment. As you said yourself even Arsenal players will resort to this (and Teso has stated that Eduardo did it as recently as last weekend).

I can tell you now that one of your precious Arsenal players will injure someone within the next 18 months, shall we be looking for a long term ban then? :rolleyes: Don't kid yourself that Arsenal are a clean team, they get their fair share of red and yellow cards.

[mattteo]

Should Martin Taylor be banned for Life for his Shocking Tackle on Eduardo?

what?? A 2-match ban is enough.

[John K]

What an overraction to a mistimed tackle. Eduardo is the new Diana and Wenger is Al Fayed.

[Leedsunited]

Shouldnt be a sending off? what are you on? 50-50 challenge for a free ball doesnt end up with someone's cleats in another's ankle, breaking their leg, if you think it does your an idiot.

I'm not in anyway saying that Taylor went out there to try to break a leg, but dont for one second think that he wasnt trying to send a message to a very skilled and technical team early in the match, 3rd minute your going in a tackle with your studs showing, is surely trying to send a message.

I am not excusing any of the horrible tackles in the past at all by Arsenal players or others but the tackle was horrible and Taylor should be punished.

The tackle was intentional, you dont break someone's legs by accident, period.
Even if it wasnt malicious, a long-term ban needs to be given to send a message to everyone.

In the real world, the excuse that 'it was an accident' isnt good enough. You cant accidently shoot someone and say that if the person didnt die that it wouldnt even be a crime, therefore no punishment.

The death threats are disgusting, but Taylor smiling after the play show's he was ingenuine, it was only after seeing the extent of the damage he inflicted that he felt sorry for Eduardo.

The English Premier League needs to send a message to players like Taylor that clearly cannot match the speed or skill of other players in the league and use physical violence in attempt to close the gap between their ability.

If Taylor is not smart enough to make appropriate challenges and/or pull out of them when he is not quick enough to get the ball he doesnt deserve to play professional football.

How many mistimed challenges don't result in a broken leg, even when the studs are off the floor? I counted five in the Leeds v Crewe game yesterday with only one yellow card shown. Taylor had a perfect right to go for that ball. Eduardo got to the ball a fraction of a second before Taylor. One in million of these challenges will result in injury, which is part and parcel of playing football. Had the injury not have happened I very much doubt Taylor would have been booked. Yet because the injury happened, people are demanding revenge. Pure hypocrisy.


And 'physical violence' ???? WTF is that about? If challenging for the ball is made illegal then how are you supposed to defend. It was an honest attempt to win the ball, that went wrong. His foot was about four inches off the ground, which I would contend would be average for that kind of challenge. Unless you are shorter than the ball, how are you supposed to avoid the force of a challenge going downwards?