There was an incident at the Wimbledon v Oxford game on Saturday.
Two players jumped up for a ball. The Wimbledon defender was standing behind the Oxford forward.
The ball was being played up to the forward from what I can remember.
Either way the Wimbledon defender was behind the forward who ducked down, causing the Wimbledon defender, who was reaching forward to head it, but not leaning his arms into the forward, to fall over him and land on his head.
It looked horrific at the time - one of those incidents that you seriously fear for the welfare of the player - it looked for a moment as he had broken his neck as his body flopped to the ground. (pictures 3 and 4 in the link below)
Apart from the referee turning around and waving play on (he apologised later) what is the general opinion when the player at the front of a headed challenge deliberately bends down to cause the other payer to fall over the top of him? Some refs give a freekick, most don't.
The pics look like he breaks the fall with his arms but, trust me, it was 100 times worse in real life.
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/spor.../pictures-cardiff-city-loanee-suffers-9031891
Two players jumped up for a ball. The Wimbledon defender was standing behind the Oxford forward.
The ball was being played up to the forward from what I can remember.
Either way the Wimbledon defender was behind the forward who ducked down, causing the Wimbledon defender, who was reaching forward to head it, but not leaning his arms into the forward, to fall over him and land on his head.
It looked horrific at the time - one of those incidents that you seriously fear for the welfare of the player - it looked for a moment as he had broken his neck as his body flopped to the ground. (pictures 3 and 4 in the link below)
Apart from the referee turning around and waving play on (he apologised later) what is the general opinion when the player at the front of a headed challenge deliberately bends down to cause the other payer to fall over the top of him? Some refs give a freekick, most don't.
The pics look like he breaks the fall with his arms but, trust me, it was 100 times worse in real life.
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/spor.../pictures-cardiff-city-loanee-suffers-9031891