Idea from the other thread about discipline. My personal fave would be Petke kissing the ball I think in '99 after a rash challenge in the box. Ref sent him home with a red. I kiss soccer. I think they got the wrong man for that ad campaign.
I would have to say that any of El Flaco's red cards would be tops, followed by Diallo's near stomp on Sommer and then any El Kili post.
I really liked Addo's blatant foul... not cause I liked the foul just cause it was like... "Damn did I just see that right?"
The Branco spit right in front of the ESC is the standard by which all other Metro ejections should be judged.
I have none in particular, but I just like Clin't face this season when he got his cards: the "that can't be...I'm the Soccer God in the country, you can't red card me!!!" look.
Without a doubt my all time favorite Metro sending off; as obie states, the standard by which all others should be judged. Metro v Columbus, midweek. Branco v Lapper down the wing into the Metro half. Two footed savagery from behind on the right touchline, followed by a massive gob right into Lapper's face once the two got to their feet. What made this all the more brilliant was that though losing 1-0 away to Dallas, New England went on to win, ousting us from the playoffs. When asked in the postgame press conference what the devil had taken place , Parreira could only shrug his shoulders and mutter, "...you don't understand; Branco... he play the beautiful game..." Again, to borrow from the people's poet, eric d- bwaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Clint's bit of stupidity in DC this past season along with one Marcello Vega got once for a dive in the box. He laid there like he'd been shot six times.
I can't recall if it was a red card or a substitution due to his lousy attitude (I think it resulted from a red) - Matthaus at the Swamp. He walks off the field and throws the captain's armband at the linesman. Class stuff. Look no further for proof that Metro is a joke of an organization. Few other clubs in the world would have allowed a player, no matter his past accomplishments, with such a lousy attitude to wear the captain's armband.
It was during the run of play, Kevin. Lothar was protesting a foul to the linesman and will play continued, Lothar stood there and argued and finally threw his armband at the guy. That was verse KC in 2000 I believe, or maybe the Crew. Just a couple weeks before, he did the infmaous ball shape with his hands at Ben Olsen.
You know, it's not even that I dislike Clint. I just get tired of all the blind love he gets on these boards. He's actually a pretty nice guy & he autographed a ball for my daughter last year. Maybe I'm just beating up on him because I think other people are cutting him too much slack.
I guess its nice to live in the past, but in professional sports, its "what have you done for me lately?" and with Clint, its been very little hustle or production. Aside from a tap in versus DC, Clint has done little since the World Cup. Can he return to form, certainly, does he have it in him? Not from what I've seen.
Also, I'm living in the past? His goal against Korea showed me more than anything anyone else has done. That was about 4 months ago, some past. Nice that you are living in a two month span. You are as stupid as OZ and Nick.
I'm pretty sure the purpose of the post was WHAT HAS HE DONE FOR THE METROS......sure, he had a sweet goal against Korea....probably one of the better ones of the tournament....doesn't change the fact that he came back, got hurt again, and never really produced for his club.....I do believe he is going to come back stronger than ever this season.....for no other reason than its contract time and he wants to go overseas.
Basically that was my response to "does he have it in him, not from what I've seen?" What the f*** have you seen then? His last few weeks after his post world cup injury do not indicate what he can and will do in the future.