This was from World Cup Final in 2010. De Jong only got a yellow card for this where it would've been a red in any other game (not a file). TBF, Alonso deserved it - those diving Spaniards. LOL
I think most defensive midfielders have committed fouls they aren't necessarily proud of. What you don't see in the image is that the ball is actually quite close. This was not an attack on Alonso per se, although it was not at all a clean attempt either.
Thing is, with football you have the kind of player that just doesn't play with finesse and relies on being tough in duels, no backing down. De Jong was one of those.
These days, especially with VAR, you see a lot more deliberate kicks to Achilles tendons, knees, thighs, that get awarded direct reds. De Jong should've had a red card that day. But a red somewhere in your career shouldn't mean you can never work in football again.
What was Wenger thinking, sending Wallco on that early?
Thing about Arsenal is they always try to walk it in
That is true. See you later, Moss.
Aye, there ya go.
That defense was all over the place!
That's the thing about Arsenal, they're always trying to walk it in.
This was from World Cup Final in 2010. De Jong only got a yellow card for this where it would've been a red in any other game (not a file). TBF, Alonso deserved it - those diving Spaniards. LOL
This could be out of Street Fighter.
Four! I mean five! I mean fire!
It's like I'm looking in a mirror
@tetris11 Oh, exploitable!
(I don't know who those two are)
Xabi Alonso, current coach of Bayer Leverkusen and Nigel de Jong, current director of football of the Dutch Football Organization KNVB.
Wait, De Jong is the current director of Dutch football after kicking someone in the chest?
Thats like Zidane becoming the director of French football after head butting someone
Or… Suarez becoming director of Uruguayan football after showing his appetite for ears
I think most defensive midfielders have committed fouls they aren't necessarily proud of. What you don't see in the image is that the ball is actually quite close. This was not an attack on Alonso per se, although it was not at all a clean attempt either.
Thing is, with football you have the kind of player that just doesn't play with finesse and relies on being tough in duels, no backing down. De Jong was one of those.
These days, especially with VAR, you see a lot more deliberate kicks to Achilles tendons, knees, thighs, that get awarded direct reds. De Jong should've had a red card that day. But a red somewhere in your career shouldn't mean you can never work in football again.
Zidane should have been even more violent to be honest. Given what the other dude casually insulted him with...
Something about his mother? It feels like such a long time ago
It involved fucking either his mother or sister or both...
Oh this is funny. Given how boring soccer is, if they made it into Kung Fu Soccer I might actually watch it.
google Shaolin Soccer