If you are aiming to kick a ball then you then you then you don't use the bottom of your foot, you use your toe or the top of your foot and then you slow your leg down after you've connected, he didn't. He was aiming far beyond where the ball was hence why he smashed into the guys leg so hard. He's trying to smash the guy and hoping he gets a little touch on the ball so he can use it as an excuse, it looked like a classic old school shit house tackle of deliberately following through to leave one on him. To go forceful with your studs up that high is always reckless and dangerous, not sure how you can argue that