He's just ridiculously commited in the air, a bit like Micah. But unlike Micah, Mangala tends to destroy his opponent, instead of himself. He attacks every ball in the air and throws himself at the ball, 100% commited. Yesterday he just got it wrong, but there is nothing malicious about it. He will score a lot of goals from corners because of the way he commits, once we start taking reasonable corners.ethan23 said:R.E that kick on Eto, I cant decide whether there's something malicious about him or he's just a bit of a dopey fucker
Good point: Zabaleta was like Sun Jihai. He threw himself into everything.blue61 said:My opinion is that when players come into the premier league they struggle with the intensity which leads to rashness. This could also be applied to both Kompany and Zaba when they first artived. I think both Fernando and to a greater extent Mangala will both be much better next season. One of the most important thing would be to give Demichelis a one year extension as he is the best leader at helping whoever plays alongside him at present
Howard's actions were completely contemptible. I didn't see it at the time but Howard must have done. Everyone with an ounce of common sense, especially footballers, knows that was an accident.Bluenobby said:Can't see what all the fuss is about. He has his eyes on the ball and nothing else. Just unfortunate that his foot is high but to try and say it's in some way intentional violent conduct and a Red card is laughable. It was an accident. I note MOTD didn't bother showing the arm / ebow Navas took in the first few minutes ... They wouldn't though would they.