Tom Cleverley

[summerisle]

http://www.nsno.co.uk/everton-news/2015/08/cleverley-injury-serious/

 

[hktoffee]

Member for a year, and that is your 3rd "contribution" ever. Strange.

He is a Spurs fan I bet.

 

[Garrick]

Not as serious as first thought at half time. Early post game reports say ligament damage but no fracture.

And, speaking in his post-match press conference, Martinez confirmed that while the midfielder is likely to be set for a spell on the sidelines, the situation is better than it could have been.

"The physio is a little bit more positive [than he was at half-time]," he explained. "I think it is clearly ligament damage - but, straight away, we were fearing it could have been ligament damage and a fracture as well.

So we will hopefully see him back this season.

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2015/08/29/cleverley-injured

 

[Ring master]

A freeze frame of it

 

[Alex Hindmarsh]

A freeze frame of it

"Fair challenge"

 

[PULLIS]

"Fair challenge"

Its a shame that Tom got injured but if you're going to punish players for getting the ball first in tackles then you might as well ban tackles.

 

[davek]

Any other club at least get a red card out of horror tackles like this. Not us. The great Corinthians.

Cap in hand gets kick in teeth.

 

[McBain]

How is this up for debate?

It's a fair, hard challenge from the side and if it was us, we'd be applauding.

He's won the ball. Really unlucky Clev's got injured.

 

[NoSlipSteve]

Really sick about this as Tom seemed to be growing into his blue shirt every game.

 

[Shibbywiggles]

How is this up for debate?

It's a fair, hard challenge from the side and if it was us, we'd be applauding.

He's won the ball. Really unlucky Clev's got injured.

It's been a few years since scissor tackles from behind have been legal in the premiership! Like it or not you can't do that anymore and I guarantee you'll see cards for that this season.

 

[terraloon]

I thought it was a bad tackle as for getting the ball and all that it is irrelevant if the player makes such a tackle without regard to the opposition players safety.

It depends what sort of ligament damage but I fear a ACL which if correct will mean he won't play again this season . A fracture in some respects could have been a blessing

 

[bluestevon]

Unlucky and at the same time very lucky, could have been a season ender

 

[Deleted member 28206]

Everton, that.

 

[Alex Hindmarsh]

Its a shame that Tom got injured but if you're going to punish players for getting the ball first in tackles then you might as well ban tackles.

10 years ago its fine but in the modern day, that kind of challenge is unacceptable. You may as well condone two footed lunges as long as the balls taken first if you appreciate that kind of tackle today.

 

[Caolam]

I can see why some people are saying it was a fair tackle. 10 years ago it would have been fine. As an older fan I tend to feel today's game has become a bit timid.
However the rules of today's game don't allow players to tackle in a way where they are not in control, Dyer went flying in with t his tackling foot well of the ground, he jumped in. He then brought his trailing foot around the back of Cleverley, a scissors tackle.