The Return of Lucho the Legend: The 2014-15 Season Thread, Part I

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Yellow card? Lol, intentionally kneeing someone in the back is a red card any day of the week. He deserves a lengthy ban too.

 

Having re-thought, and watched it over and over again, I gotta say, I think it's a problematic case. It's a red, I think. Then again, the ref let so much go that you have to mirror an incident to what else is going on in the match. So, maybe a yellow isn't a totally impossible decision.

That said, with a lengthy ban I disagree with. People use their legs and make late tackles, push each other's backs etc all the time. You'd have to ban a whole lot of players if severe bans are given of this play. As for Suarez, this is nowhere near as punishable I think, even if the injury turned out to be worse.

Anyway - turns out, FIFA might agree with you. At least they've started a disciplinary investigation into the issue. I'd guess they're gonna slap him a short ban.

 

Maybe not if it's 6 to 7+months !

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2119819-neymar-back

 

He intentionally injured Neymar (an injury that could have been career threatening if Neymar got less lucky). It was no ordinary tackle or foul. Hell, I'd even argue that it wasn't a foul, but an assault. Call it overreaction if you want, but Zuniga did not make any attempt whatsoever to get the ball. Seems to me like all he wanted to do was injure Neymar. Intentionally injuring someone like that as dangerously as Zuniga did (again, it could have been career threatening) deserves a lengthy ban IMO.

 

That's just speculation, and there is no evidence whatsoever confirming that. What he did can be said to be red-card-worthy, violent, reckless, pre-meditated etc. - but there's a big difference between playing rough against the opponent's key attacker and intentionally wanting to injure a player.

 

Don't see how it could have been unintentional. He made no attempt to get the ball. Seems to me that his sole intention was to hurt Neymar. What Zuniga did and "playing rough" are two completely different things.

 

Caceres (doctor who will treat Neymar in Barcelona): "He will be out for 3-4 weeks. There won't be consecuences for his career." [rac1]

 

What a blow!! WC is not over yet and Messi is still in danger when facing Holland.. soon Barca will have to rely on Pedro - Alexis - Delofeu in attack

 

Alexis is as good as gone , looks as though he prefers Juventus who will pay the least ! His agent is meeting Juventus tomorrow

 

Thanks , reassuring hearing your story , pleased you recovered . Losing his speed would be disastrous at his age though .

 

Beer sponsor? Pop the logo to the sports drink bottles players use during the matches, obv.

I think the new player thinks we should've signed with other brand, though.

 

$$$ ??

 

^ Yep.

I wouldn't mind Barca striking some sort of deal with Bodega Iniesta, though. Would be something to have the logo below as the shirt sponsor instead of QA.

 

Can I drink another from Damm instead? I've tried Estrella a number of times, including while in Barcelona (so it's not that something happens to it during shipping to the U.S.) but have never much liked it. But Voll Damm, OTOH, is great.

 

From MVP to SNM ... hmmm that kinda sound like ...

 

Unfortunately, I've never been able to find Voll Damm here in the U.S. -- I've only had it in Barcelona. Our penya in D.C. brings Estrella in.

 

I'm not happy with the Suarez deal. He is useless to us until the end of October.