Does this look like a two-footed challenge to you?

[BoringOldFan]

Amazing photo in today's Guardian. Apologies for the crease in the middle, but it looks like a flying two-footed challenge by Yorke. Does anyone remember it in the match?

 

[ckafetz]

Was Yorke playing at the weekend?

 

[ever]

definite red, didnt see any of the game as yet, did lennon jump out the way? if the ref saw that then he should have walked, if not are the fa allowed to ban him anyway

 

[SpurSince57]

It does have a touch of the Jet Li about it, doesn't it? Although interpreted another way, Lennon could have delivered a devastating forearm smash.

 

[The Apprentice]

No, because he hasn't touched him. You can't be sent off for jumping.

 

[ckafetz]

I think you'll find that nowadays you can be sent off for jumping. No need to touch the opponent

 

[The Apprentice]

Unbelievable Jeff.

 

[BoringOldFan]

Was Yorke playing at the weekend?

Yes he was. For Sunderland. Against us. That's him in the photo with Aaron Lennon.

:shrug:

 

[ckafetz]

wow i never noticed him on the pitch when i was there

 

[Dannyspur]

It does have a touch of the Jet Li about it, doesn't it? Although interpreted another way, Lennon could have delivered a devastating forearm smash.

that's what it looks like to me

 

[addlestonespur]

No, because he hasn't touched him. You can't be sent off for jumping.

If the referee deemed it that the player had intended to injure that's enough to receive a booking, the ref was awful at times on saturday and let the odd tackle from behind go too.

 

[spurnut]

he could be falling backwards:wink:, after being bamboozled by lennons sublime skill:shrug:

 

[nightgoat]

Depends, as a still photograph takes it out of context... A few weeks ago, he would have gone because of all the press such tackles were getting... I think that may have been the incident in the first half where we broke on the counter attack, Lennon just had Yorke to beat, and it looked like a blatant handball by Yorke just outside the penalty area... If it was, Yorke didn't touch Lennon, but still, to go in like that is reckless, and should definately have been penalised...

Rochemback's tackle against Blackburn is another that a couple of weeks back would have been a straight red... Goes to show how much the hysteria of the press has an influence on referees...

 

[Rocksuperstar]

It's the intent that counts (notice i bold the key-word here :up: i'm f*cking good to you guys) - if the ref believed that Yorke had gone in with the intent to destroy our lightning wingers poor, stringy little legs then he should've sent him off - unless the perspective is all wrong in that pic and Lennon is past Yorke... there is always the chance, considering the weather, that Yorke took a spill as he tried to pull up sharp - i'm looking at his arms here, he's not trying to protect his head or covering his face, or going down gracefully...

I reckon he's falling on his arse more than tackling with intent there, but it is only a still, so who knows.

 

[hughy]

Unbelievable Jeff.

:rofl: :clap:

 

[nicdic]

Zokora got sent off for less than that.

 

[chinaman]

Can't be conclusive. Looks like a 2-footed challenge though.

 

[worcestersauce]

No he wasn't diving in but he went to ground and as Lennon played the ball it was a definite handball on the edge of or just inside the box in the first half.

 

[Adamspurs]

No he wasn't diving in but he went to ground and as Lennon played the ball it was a definite handball on the edge of or just inside the box in the first half.

Oh yeah, I remember that now.

 

[C0YS]

No he wasn't diving in but he went to ground and as Lennon played the ball it was a definite handball on the edge of or just inside the box in the first half.

It was outside, but yeh!