Cabaye´s tackle

[toptoon]

Just seen this tackle for the first time. For me it´s a straight red and can´t understand how the ref saw it any differently. I´d be alarmed if Cabaye´s rehearsed immediate apology swayed the ref.

After that I´m just pleased Yedlin is OK (Lejeune wasn´t after a very similar one from Kane) and we won.

[Nufc204mag]

If it was shelvey or mitrovic they would of been sent straight off. Its the second time Berlin has had a nasty tackle,but can't remember who did it

[Jammy89]

Aye, he was a lucky lucky player to stay on.

I suppose that is where reputation comes in though, like you said Shelvey or Mitro straight off. I do however think that would of been a straight red later on in game. Think the ref just went for benefit of doubt earlier on.

[HughieG]

It was a bad tackle, but to be honest I'm not one to complain or think too much about these things after a game. Yedlin himself could well have been sent off last week, then he wouldn't have played this game.

[Geordie_Exile_De]

It was a leg breaker in my opinion.

All three on MOTD agreed that Cabaye was very lucky not to recieve a red card. Funny thing is, it was a very similar challenge as the one made by media darling Kane on Lejeune earlier in the season, none of the pundits foud much wrong with that one.

As I posted in another thread, if it had been Shelvey or Mitro, it would have been a straight red imo.

But then again Yedlin was very, very lucky not to have been sent off last week. So we can't really complain.

[Jammy89]

It would be interesting to see their reactions iff Kane started doing those types of tackles every few games or so.

[ashingtoon62]

It would be interesting to see their reactions iff Kane started doing those types of tackles every few games or so.

Jammy man Stevie Gee,med a career oot of it...Nowt was said,he did a lunge tackle every other game at least!
Once ya in the England fold, you are Teflon...

[Jammy89]

Jammy man Stevie Gee,med a career oot of it...Nowt was said,he did a lunge tackle every other game at least!
Once ya in the England fold, you are Teflon...

Fair point.

I suppose difference might be social media pouring over it much more now?

[kingstonbob]

Why is anyone surprised. He did them every few games when he played for us. I remember one at the pink seat stadium which he probably should have been sent off for. At least Shelvey got him back when we scored.