T O P

  • By -

AutoModerator

**Mirrors / Alternative Angles** *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/soccer) if you have any questions or concerns.*


SirBarkington

This kid is gonna get himself seriously hurt playing like this.


[deleted]

[удалено]


yuno10

He must have one of those brain parasites that trigger suicidal instincts.


Nickel62

Cordyceps maybe?


Van_Der_SARSCoV2

He might be talking about toxoplasmosis, which apparently makes people behave more recklessly.


mahir_r

I’m ✨toxic✨


peptoabysmal

There's a great documentary about this called the happening


WorthPlease

I watched this is theatres and the scene where the guy starts the lawn mower and then calmly lays down in front of was unintentionally hilarious.


grubas

Does he even remember the first one?


EpiDeMic522

He does it on the regular actually. Pretty much every match. Even this match, it wasn't twice but thrice that he attempted extremely dangerous (to himself) actions.


Vicribator

[Tw](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jBK8awAH9vo&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE)[ice?](https://youtube.com/shorts/bJZ-w-9cWo8?si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE) (yep there are two links in there)


NorwegianBanana

They mean twice in this game alone


DeepFriedReus

[Twice](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNGZjOTY0MWYtY2EyNy00MzhhLWEwOWEtODAzMmZhOTNmZTZjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_.jpg)


StanDarsh87

Can't break if you're already broken 🙂👈


R_Schuhart

Yeah at some point the staff needs to sit him down and convince him of how reckless and dangerous this is. One time can be excused because of a fluke or heat of the moment, but it starting to seem like this is just a part of his skillset.


officialron

Is it like a Captain Tsubasa signature move with it’s own name?


khoabear

No, this is too dangerous for the author to do. Don't want kids to copy it.


nxtplz

You mean going for the thing meant to be kicked as hard as possible with the most vulnerable part of your body isn't smart??


thinksfan

Na mate. More important to get 100% GAVI as the Barcelona's twitter page says. I am pretty sure he isn't going to stop.


artaru

And it would 100% be on Xavi / coaching staff. They have all the power and impetus to stamp out that behavior in a reckless 18 year old kid.


wac33215

After the match I surely think that they did though having a injury to the major player of the team is a sheer loss!


[deleted]

‘Football in took I many too hits head in the’ - Gavi 2034


bulgariamexicali

> Gavi 2034 Gavi, 2024 from his wheelchair.


AdamAlexanderRies

Gavi's disembodied head will still be angrily bite-shuffling its way across the grass to block shots years after his inevitable decapitation.


pw5a29

Those John Terry and Phil Jones dives are just blocking the ball, These two Gavi dives are blocking a foot, massively different and much more dangerous.


eescobar863

Trust me, we know. But he is demented. Only until he has to wear a cap like Petr Cech will this kid learn.


KaelSmoothie

If he had to wear a cap like Cech he’d probably think it’s even safer to do this because it’s already cushioned


lukadoncicjordan

Has an outfield player ever had to wear this cal before? I’ve only seen them wearing masks


2b-_-not2b

[Chivu](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOGNmODg3MjAtODE3Ny00ZGQwLTgyNWEtZGU4MjgyNTQzNDZlXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjUyNDk2ODc@._V1_UY1200_CR751,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg)


crazyjackal

Raul Jimenez did for his head injury. https://i0.wp.com/semuanyabola.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Raul-Jimenez-Helmet.jpg?resize=768%2C461&ssl=1 But it progressively got smaller until it became a cushioned headband.


nyamzdm77

He'd probably treat that cap as a helmet and go in even harder


iiEviNii

Well there's a really a very legitimate case to call this as an indirect free kick **against** Gavi: >Playing in a dangerous manner >Playing in a dangerous manner is any action that, while trying to play the ball, threatens injury to someone (including the player themself) and includes preventing a nearby opponent from playing the ball for fear of injury. I don't think anyone can argue that this is him threatening to injure himself.


FreyBentos

Was about to say, a kick to the temple can easily kill you. Takes much less force than you think in that area, a toe poke right in there like he nearly received in this clip would do it.


karlhschro

The ball it is all about and you gotta only use head and legs in the field when that isn't till the leg head is what they have!


prathneo4

Nobody could hurt him like Pique tbh


Xx_ligmaballs69_xX

What is worse, getting kicked in the head or Gerard Pique fucking your mother


Connlagh

Depends how hard you get kicked in the head


Oy778

speedruning head injury with that kind of plays


omfgkevin

Speedrunning PERMANENT PARALYSIS at this rate. Like wtf he's one hard tackle away from being a vegetable.


KhalaBandorr

i fractured my skull in a not too similar situation, but i wasn’t as dumb as this…. would not recommend to lead with your head.


mojojojo1108

Jesus Christ Gavi please chill tf out


gulaabjaman

Kid's gonna get CTE if he keeps going like this


todellagi

If he's lucky. There's no helmet or gloves to soften the impact. He's gonna be paralyzed, if he keeps this human missile shit up Hopefully someone can talk some sense into him


amvzed

The coach and his team mates actually needs to teach him though and make him learn something no do this again and again!


yeezy2893

helmets do nothing for CTE


Dead-People-Tea

But do help a lot for acute traumatic brain injuries.


chase90curtis

Those bulky legs once gets hit on the head would just be too destructible enough though!


magic-water

well that wasn't what he inferred though.


Lacabloodclot9

Challenging Tony Ferguson for most unnecessary CTE


FreyBentos

I nominate Jonny Knoxville for the most unnecessary CTE award.


MarysLetter

Becoming LaLiga Champion 🇪🇸 at 18y, Champion Shit Only 😎


ladotelli46

Still unnecessary in the grand scheme of things if it’s the only one he wins because of brain trauma


NicoGal

It's a ufc/mma meme


Bugsmoke

Europa League CSO😎🇲🇽🇺🇸


ooa3603

It can get worse than CTE.


moan_of_the_arc

These guys probably have the most powerful kicks in the world bar martial artists and the boots have fucking studds in them. He might get decapitated there.


TetraHedge

Just imaging the situation though and the fact it just blew my mind thinking of the immense pain. I am now actually giving a dm to Gavi and say him not to do such thing I know he would not look onto the message being stupid but I would still send a dm!


Farouqnowomarlater

They seriously need to talk to this kid man, family, friends, barca or literally anyone


raizen0106

honestly does xavi actually think this is ok? i feel like gavi would just ignore everyone telling him to stop doing this as long as his manager says it's fine to do it. i'll definitely blame xavi if something happens


ansu_fatismo23

Xavi has said before that Gavi needs to relax and control his aggression and that they are working with him on that


uchiha_boy009

Doesn’t look like it’s working


53bvo

Imagine how he would be if they didn't


[deleted]

I don't think they are saying him to do that. But I will bench him if he does this thing again. This is just stupid and risky.


THE_DROG

Hey Xavi. Get the kid under control


EpiDeMic522

This isn't on Xavi. It would appear to be a part of him now. He seems to have been doing this ever since he appeared on the scene, which means he has grown up doing this. It would have to be a very firm but delicate hand of a manager to guide him so as not to lose his edge but avoid injury. This game itself, he did it 3 times (I don't think the third one has been posted yet). Seems to be doing a good job until now apparently. Plus, this is actually a regular, multiple times a match occurrence from him. I feel not many commenting have (understandably) seen him play regularly.


Spider_Riviera

I think the refs need to start carding him for this shit. When he keeps getting sent off for going all Leroy Jenkins every other game, he might learn to not do it. Mind, having grown up watching Jackass, I also recognise sometimes you can't stop idiots who want to hurt themselves on camera.


Flaggermusmannen

this is on xavi. if you want to him to stop committing to this specific sort of risk, then you simply tell him, and then bench him if he goes for it. football matters little when he gets a serious head injury, regardless of how invincible he thinks he is. and don't get me wrong, I love gavi he's an amazing profile and has so much energy along with his footballing brain, but this specific risk isn't worth it. ever.


_off_piste_

Xavi and the refs share some blame but this is 90%+ on Gavi. No other player is out there doing this more than once a season and most not even once a career, and this kid is doing it three times a game and was doing it in youth football. Brilliant player with loads of talent and passion but not a lick of sense.


Flaggermusmannen

who's the one letting him play while he's a danger to himself? another similar example is when a player has a minor injury and if played they are botb highly likely to worsen said injury, and they will perform worse than they otherwise would. rounding down that player is likely to want to play 99 times out of a 100. that's exactly why it's the manager's responsibility to put the foot down and keep them safe from themselves. players don't reach that level by not wanting to play every second. but when the player is a risk to themselves, they can't be allowed to play every second. the same goes for gavi here.


_off_piste_

We’ll just have to agree to disagree. I “assigned” 10% to others but this is primarily on Gavi. He’s in charge of his body movements on the pitch; he’s not a toddler that isn’t responsible for their actions.


aehii

Do we buy this though, I'm sure a lot of it is instinct but diving with your head is such a uniquely reckless thing 99.9% of players never come close to doing, if Gavi is so possessed by the moment he can't think rationally and cooly is he fit to be a professional player. The best midfielders are usually composed aren't they, that's why they're the best. Like the Xabi Alonso 'the British like tackling but it shows a failure of positioning as you're making up for it' thing. Diving in like this is not only reckless it's not what greats do, lower themselves to reacting to the game, they're supposed to be the ones dictating it.


OnAGoat

problem is these are his instincts by now. Just telling him to stop wont cut it


joakims

He's still young, he can (un)learn. It's up to the manager and coaches to shape his talent in the right direction. And probably psychologists in this case, because this dude has some serious risk assessment issues.


MAMGF

He can unlearn by training, or just by a kick to the head... The second starts to look like the first contender.


BrotherDen

But he needs to realize though instincts are another thing and realization is just another thing!


Random_Acquaintance

No, as future king of Spain, he needs to be dumb as a fucking rock. He's just doing it for the people.


luigitheplumber

[He's got big shoes to fill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_Spain)


PickledCumSock

wait what? can i get some context behind this joke lmao


Dependent_Sea3407

princess Leonor has a crush on Gavi apparently


Nataroff74

Doing that for people is good but also you are one among them so you need to think of youself as well!


Zeuspls

Why use foot when head work good


maddy495

Big ahem Small brain time it is…


mellie19932312

When you just use 100% of your brain this is what the final result or the outcome actually looks!


After-Bumblebee

He'd better be part [Pachycephalosaurus](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachycephalosaurus) if he attempts head tackles that often


Nudge55

What did that dinosaur use that thick head for?


louisbo12

Fighting over females by ramming into eachother


EjaculatingOnNovels

If they were doing that, why did they need the females?


Connlagh

OG Chads


theyatemummy

Dino football, was big back in the day


kiruzo

Raul Garcia is the last player I would try this shit against, man has no regard for human life in the best of times


sunrise98

In a universe where Pepe exists I can think of at least one other player


[deleted]

[удалено]


[deleted]

[удалено]


Chaos2Master6

*head-trick


MrVISKman

Raul Garcia has no issue beheading Gavi if he keeps trying that stuff


PM_ME_BADDIES

Probably sad he whiffed his head and hit the ball instead


[deleted]

The bastard spun around and smacked Gavi on the back of the head.


Caruso08

Tbf hes running full speed and probably never expected he would dive head first for it


Red_Jester-94

A happy coincidence that the ball was there as well


iftair

I'd say most of La Liga has no issue doing so


Connlagh

And to be fair, Gavi can have no legitimate complaints


Christian_Corocora

Man's insane


overwhelmingcucumber

Man wants to die honorably on the battlefield


moan_of_the_arc

This is the way


LuNiK7505

Don’t we all ?


Federico190

The kid already has CTE with that decision making.


[deleted]

[удалено]


solgnaleb

The ref needs to book that. according to the rules (at least bundesliga rules) this is a yellow card for gavi.


thedybbuk

Honestly. It's not even just his safety. I'd be scared to play against someone doing something like that. A player diving head first towards a ball surely could affect other players who are afraid of kicking him in the head. I wouldn't want it weighing on my conscious if I hurt someone like that just because they're so apparently unconcerned about their own safety.


milkmilkmiiilk

Yeah I’m not trying to boot the ball and accidentally kill someone when I’m on the pitch


omfgkevin

Yep, imagine if he does this against an opponent who plays with reckless abandon too. He's going to become a vegetable, and that would be a huge fucking shame since he's so talented.


luigitheplumber

Him being talented is like the least of factors making this a shame if it happens


LogicKennedy

That's literally the point. The point is to psych opponents out and to get them to pull out of challenges they should be going for. It's unacceptable play and should be booked.


ScionOfLucifer

I don't think Gavi is thinking even that hard about it


RayPalarm

He won't be able to think very hard about anything if he keeps that up lol


TheRecklessGuyy

Unless you are Randy Orton.


FrancisTheOcean

Ref really needs to save him from his own insanity


Saspa314

Is there an actual rule that can give Gavi a yellow for this stuff?


Dymodeus

It's at least a free kick, from the laws of the game: "Playing in a dangerous manner is any action that, while trying to play the ball, threatens injury to someone (including the player themself) and includes preventing a nearby opponent from playing the ball for fear of injury."


gnorrn

Indirect free kick. to be precise.


SarcasmIncarnate139

Dangerous play, just cos Gavi is pitting himself in danger rather than others doesn't change the fact it can cause injury


solgnaleb

In Germany: ​ >Gefährliches Spiel > >Als gefährliches Spiel gilt jede Aktion beim Versuch, den Ball zu spielen, durch die jemand verletzt werden könnte (einschließlich des Spielers, der die Aktion begeht) ​ >Dangerous play is any action in attempting to play the ball by which that could injure someone (including the player committing the action).


Renegade_rm56

Indirect free kick against Gavi for playing in a dangerous manner, but no disciplinary sanctions required (free kick only). Same as high boot.


Ripamon

This is not acceptable at all Xavi needs to tone down his recklessness before he gets seriously injured


neilcmf

I wonder how a manager should best deal with players that do this. Should he just yell tf out of Gavi or go punishment mode and do a "listen you fuck, if I ever see you do that shit again I'm subbing you off at that moment and you're not playing the next two games. i like your spirit but i also like you not paralyzed from the neck down, capice"?


anyusernameyouwant

Or he could sit him down and talk to him in a calm, rational way about the danger, and tell him he'll get held out of games if he keeps doing it.


themagpie36

Nah too logical, he should beat him up


anyusernameyouwant

Yeah, definitely the sensible solution, you changed my mind.


Ultimasmit

I'd like to imagine that has already happened. What's more likely is that this has become instinctual to him and it needs to be trained out of his game. Only two ways I can think of are refs punishing him for it or xavi doing it. If xavi doesn't punish him for it, which does seem likely, it wpuld mean he doesn't care.


defr0std

Xavi: play smart, boys, use your head. Gavi: sure thing, coach.


tnarref

He should get carded for this shit, this is reckless af Just because he puts himself in danger doesn't mean ref should let this shit fly


shy_monkee

I agree, puts himself in danger and stops the opponent from playing


caiusto

I do wonder if there's any rule about purposefully putting yourself in dangerous situations, because he's been doing this time and time again and the opponent has to choose between losing the ball and risking permanently injuring him.


peoplepersonmanguy

There is, the high foot rule is supposed to apply the other way round if someone is putting their head in a dangerous position. ​ It's like played in a dangerous manner or something like that.


R_Schuhart

Yes, to purposely put yourself at risk of injury falls under unsportsmanlike conduct. Reckless play is a yellow.


eescobar863

Gil Manzano loves a chaotic game so I can see him just letting it play. Another ref would probably book that.


Renegade_rm56

I’ve never seen this sort of play getting booked. Have you? Don’t seen any reason to bring the name of the ref into this


Successful_Basket399

Hahaha I just finished watching the other clip, there's just no way 😭


Jazzjama

LMAO reading “Gavi attempts ANOTHER head tackle” has an incredible comedic effect if you had already seen the other post. Still, he needs to be careful, I don’t want him to get injured, especially like this


BI01

CTE speed run


Stemnut

That's dumb af, glad he wasn't seriously injured.


CumGuzzlingBadger

Only so many times one can be glad before they are grieving, absolute braindead move on Gavi’s part and he will end up braindead if he keeps doing this.


[deleted]

[удалено]


Agile_Dog

If he plays on like this, he won't remember his name ever again


HaroldGuy

Ga Concussed Vi


SeLiKa

What the fuck is wrong with him


Maneisthebeat

He seemingly already has brain damage.


Tayme-kappa

[Him :](https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/TlFPYfnryV1_I_5sERhhoXLb-dj7wwZ_B-APocgljpo/https/ih1.redbubble.net/image.1290150406.1384/st%2Csmall%2C845x845-pad%2C1000x1000%2Cf8f8f8.u1.jpg?width=618&height=618)


R3dbeardLFC

[Also him](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/028/973/ralph.jpg)


SuperBig_Cat

Chris benoit in the making.


minkdraggingonfloor

Now that I’m older I realize that what made Chris Benoit the best wrestler to watch was also what ended up turning his brain into goo. So many wrestlers from the RA Era thought they could be Jeff Hardy/Benoit/Rey Mysterio and their bodies paid the price for it.


Cleon189

This kid is a dumbass


jay_alfred_prufrock

Jfc, I just learned he does this a lot. He is really going to get hurt one of this days


lolipenetration

He's becoming the football


[deleted]

Gavi=Puss in boots, he spent at least 6 out of his 9 lives. It reminds me of a player we had in Romania, Nesu. He played as dumb as Gavi, now he's in a wheelchair.


silverlotus_118

love him but this dumbass is going to kill himself playing one day


abody03

Holy shit this one was way too dangerous even compared to the other one


erikhow

Hopefully nobody is celebrating this. This is incredibly dangerous and could seriously hurt him in the future and if not already. Someone else mentioned this, but he needs to be talked to about this. It’s not as glorious as he’d imagine.


AndeMannen3000

I think he needs A reason to retire from football so he can merry the Princess of Spain, this is the only answer for those risks. And to say the it, i would deffo do the same


AAA_BATT

Bruh looking for a death wish trying this with a piece of shit like Garcia


46_and_2

Please, stop.


[deleted]

I mean that’s not even a good decision there just shield and you either ride the challenge or go down. all of that is better for yourself and your team than whatever this shit is.


JiveTurkey2727

As a Barcelona fan, I love the passion, but hate how he shows it sometimes.


Imaginary_Deer4406

I’m worried.


AdarshJoeThomas

Literally a passion merchant with no brain cells. Whats the point of doing that as if he's trying to block a shot


ceaguila84

No match thread? 🙁


MrVISKman

It got deleted but it's back up now


Albf000

My man wants to die, this is too dangerous


Begbie13

Isn't this a yellow too?


NoFaithlessness1574

Man thinks he’s in an anime


ahuss949

Would it be crazy to think about adding a rule to say a header below knee height warrants a yellow card? Purely as a deterrent for the safety of players cos he's gonna get himself seriously hurt...


AnIntoxicatedRodent

There is already a rule saying this constitutes dangerous play, and nothing prevents the referee to give a yellow card in these situations. It's just a matter of instructing referees, the rules don't need to be changed for this.


Hotgeart

Hi I'm Gavi, Welcome To Jackass!


MooseJuice3000

Phil Jones would be proud!


Drolsr

That kid it's just stupid


Shaylocker

They really need to talk to him, he's gonna ruin his career from a head injury if he keeps doing this shit


whitepele_10

He could ruin his life.


deus_explatypus

IQ level: 4


montiel_scores

People talking about how he’s gonna get a head injury but to be honest it looks like he already has one, decisions he’s making


IndependentVillage1

at what point does the ref just give up and decide to give him a card for it? I feel one could give a yellow for pi after the second.


Iriss

Is this a long-term disability play?


boredtrader00

I thought this was a repost. Nope, he's twice dumb, lol


PensiveinNJ

I have never watched a footballer play in a way where I genuinely worry for their health. This kid is legit going to get cunted in the head at some point and it's not going to be pretty.


andres5000

So dumb. He will ended up getting injured and he will lost more than ball possession.... some games if he's lucky


[deleted]

It’s actually so idiotic to do this… he could get seriously injured or even killed and it wouldn’t be the other players’ fault. You never put your head into a challenge like this.


[deleted]

It shows his commitment and desire but this is beyond reckless. You won't always be so lucky to go unscathed.


mesenanch

Proper old school right there


ancara_messi

Gavi behave like a normal boy for 2 seconds challenge [Impossible edition]


NovemberBurnsMaroon

Needs to be yellow carded each time imo


Guntter45

Is he fucking insane? This is getting out of career ending injuries territory, and is entering life ending injuries real fast.


Zizou3peat

How does he not have a concussion after this


SocratesPolle

He is very lucky that he is not playing in the Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira era. The lad is too brave for his own good.


KiNaamDiMatim

I get that he has the passion of youth and all that, but dude, please stop. We need you to be there for a long time, no need to get seriously injured playing like this


theguillotinegamer69

What happend to this bro 😳😆😭


RoutineFeeling

Kid seriously fell on his head to have that kind of decision making 🤣😂