Aye, I've no doubt you're right. Just saying that a quick telling off from the ref is all that sort of thing needs. Tell them to stop being silly sods and get on with the game.
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Aye, I've no doubt you're right. Just saying that a quick telling off from the ref is all that sort of thing needs. Tell them to stop being silly sods and get on with the game.
Columbia6
Player Valuation: £8m
Are we completely sure the referee saw the poke in the eye though? He booked both players, remember, as if he had just seen the two of them square up to each other.
I'm not convinced there won't be retrospective action taken, depends on whether the referee mentions it in his report.
I'm not convinced there won't be retrospective action taken, depends on whether the referee mentions it in his report.
In fairness, that bad bunch of average grocks were putting the boot in like the group of really [Poor language removed] snides they are and the ref don't [Poor language removed] all about it.
They even won it, hah.
Gwladys Nights
Player Valuation: £15m
I don't think he meant to poke him in the eye, his finger was on his cheek first and slipped.
spikeman
Player Valuation: £50m
It looked like Arteta was a drunk person trying to touch their nose.
Seems like bad blood going back a while:
"I probably shouldn’t have reacted like I did but there have been a few times - not just here - when he’s made bad tackles," he told the Telegraph after the match.
"I don’t mind it when they’re fair or tough, I accept it with no problem.
"But with him it’s different and he knows that — I told him afterwards.
"But I made a mistake, I shouldn’t have reacted and I apologise for it.
"I got more upset because I was out for so long and don’t want a stupid challenge like that injuring me again."
The midfielder had not been expected to feature in the match at all after tearing his groin on 24 March, but said Everton's situation and his own determination had brought forward his return.
"They told me it would be four to six weeks, but I worked hard and in the end came back after three," he said.
"It was a risk but we had to take it because if we hadn’t won, that was it for us in Europe."
Everton currently lie in eighth place, four points off the sixth spot that would guarantee Europa League football next season.
"I probably shouldn’t have reacted like I did but there have been a few times - not just here - when he’s made bad tackles," he told the Telegraph after the match.
"I don’t mind it when they’re fair or tough, I accept it with no problem.
"But with him it’s different and he knows that — I told him afterwards.
"But I made a mistake, I shouldn’t have reacted and I apologise for it.
"I got more upset because I was out for so long and don’t want a stupid challenge like that injuring me again."
The midfielder had not been expected to feature in the match at all after tearing his groin on 24 March, but said Everton's situation and his own determination had brought forward his return.
"They told me it would be four to six weeks, but I worked hard and in the end came back after three," he said.
"It was a risk but we had to take it because if we hadn’t won, that was it for us in Europe."
Everton currently lie in eighth place, four points off the sixth spot that would guarantee Europa League football next season.
That's what happens when you get called out for a [Poor language removed] tackle. He never expected Arteta to get up and get in his face. Glad to see Arteta escape the rouge but even more glad to see him put it on his sleeve for a bit - good to know there's a little temper in there when needed.
Even better for Everton that Heitinga wasn't on the pitch. Pedersen would have been on the short end of the Dutch Hammer at some point during the match.
Matt Damon
Player Valuation: £60m
Heitinga would have snapped the snide!
Muggins
Player Valuation: £60m
Just beyond daft. Thank god the reff saw it an only give a yellow..!!! Means that the FA cant punish him again.
Silly boy!!
either.
1 ) "Morten there is jumfing in your eye, let me help..."
or
2 ) I jor dis in a comedy sketch one-sh.
probably 2.
Sheedy's Third
Player Valuation: £8m
I don´t know what he was thinking either,he went for the one fingered poke instead of the classic two.
Yea. Typical madman that Arteta...
bluebloodinmyveins
Player Valuation: £60m
I thought for sure he was going off. It was lucky the ref dealt with it then, or the disciplinary panel would have given him a few games for sure.
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