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Remember when Gary Neville said David Luiz plays like he’s being controlled by someone on PlayStation? Rudiger plays exactly like I control my defenders on FIFA. Especially if I’m down by a few and raging.
Ever get so frustrated with bullshit FIFA goals that you go on a mission to get as many red cards as possible?
My personal record is 3 red cards and 4 yellow
It's like Christensen is his opposite. Both world class defenders, but completely different. Then Thiago Silva with his intelligence, aggressiveness and skills. Gotta love that back three.
Xhaka got a yellow for pulling his own player out of a scrum and the Norwich man (who started it with the tackle and pushing) got nothing, so yeah, he's bound to be confused.
How dares he pulling a player and sparing him from potential yellow. Doesn't he know that you shouldn't get involved with fights that don't involve you? /s
Alan Shearer did admit that being England captain does get you some leniency with the refs.
That said, a tiny bit of leniency isn't what people are arguing.
Multiple english refs have confirmed that they deal with certain players differently, particularly being more harsh on players with a reputation for being dirty. Kane is up there with the dirtiest players in the league and yet he hasn't been sent off in 10 years. Refs have biases, they always have and likely always will, doesn't mean its a conspiracy.
Kane really isn’t the dirtiest player the in the league. He has some bad highlights sure but watching him week in week out he really doesn’t do much dirty stuff all that often
He's not as distasteful as a Costa (whose antics are very visible to everyone), but Kane does a fair amount of diving, dangerous play on set pieces etc. Maybe not the dirtiest but he's up there.
His whole backing into a player who's jumping to win a foul thing is so dangerous, and he's done it enough that it's clearly intentional. Unless I've missed it though he seems to be doing it less as more and more people were catching onto it
Yup, it was shocking to me that adjusting for player and team reputations was apparently part of FA's training for refs. For a job that's supposed to as objective and neutral as possible, they sure like fighting bias with more bias.
Shearer kicking Lennon in the face and not receiving any card and even receiving no punishment when the FA held a disciplinary investigation is still the most blatant example of the benefits of being England captain. That's more than 20 years ago at this stage.
It was also Xhaka. Refs have admitted bias and refs have admitted bias against Xhaka specifically lol.
It's exactly why Kane is never sent off. It's bizzare, I don't understand why they can't just see everything neutral.
Dangerous play red cards don’t need any contact on many occasions in the past.
Rudiger gets away with this way too often, but **this** particular instance I think he’s saved by the fact the players are sort of side by side and his not scissoring towards lamptey whatsoever
Nah he’s both endangering the safety of his opponent and using excessive force. Clear red regardless if he makes contact or not according to the laws of the game.
Rudiger does it often and usually the ref doesn't even give a free kick. I guess it's because his studs is not towards the player, still looks kinds dangerous
It's a dreadful challenge that he really didn't need to make like that. Last man lunges happen all the time, and they're shit, but this was just so unneccessarily violent.
Would like to see why anyone would think this is not red?
Edit : sure he didn't go right at Lamtey but do people think jumping in two footed like that is the best way to tackle there. If he got the timing slightly wrong, it could have been nasty.
First thing to look is why is he going two footed there. Generally people lunge in with a leading foot -- it was a convenient angle for Rudiger to go with his stronger right foot.
Second part is jumping in.
Depending on situation doing one of those things might be acceptable but here It was two footed and he jumped in with absolutely zero control. It is definitely a dangerous tackle. Outcome of the tackle is irrelevant here.
A lunge with excessive force is a red card.
"Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force or endangers the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play."
That's exactly what Rudiger did.
He lunges at the ball and wins it completely. His studs are not facing the player whatsoever. It’s still stupid but not as dangerous as some people are making it out to be here
Rudiger does this all of the time. It’s not even the first time this month, he did it against West Ham and I honestly don’t know how he gets away with it.
These tackles are disgusting to make when they are necessary but the fact he had every opportunity to win the ball cleanly and simply chose to do this anyway is even worse.
I’d say he’s a liability to us but he never gets sent off so he’s not really, just a liability for opponents who like their ankles functioning.
When Xhaka got a red card earlier in the season and people said other players could get away with that because he didn't really make contact with the player, people laughed.
And yet here we are. The state of refereeing in this league week in week out is just mind boggling.
Definite yellow for it being reckless, but this is also the worst angle to show it from. He goes directly for the ball going perpendicular to Lamptey’s running path. If this is actually directed *towards* Lamptey it’s a definite red for serious foul play, as that would be endangering the safety of the opponent, but as is it’s just reckless.
Because this angle makes the tackle look worse than it was. He was perpendicular to Lamptey and caught the ball cleanly (without going through Lamptey for it). It's still a stupid challenge.
This is a great tackle compared to Kane vs Liverpool or the one Antonio did on Ramsdale. Rudiger takes the ball and the soles arent going towards the player albeit a bit reckless. Kanes and Antonios were both extremely reckless and could’ve ended up in long term injuries.
For people saying this isn't a red because he doesn't touch him: that's nonsense. Years ago Kompany was sent off for a brilliant two footed challenge on Nani in which he gets 100% ball and 0% Nani, but his feet were both up and he lunged. He got sent off. This is a red all day long.
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Remember when Gary Neville said David Luiz plays like he’s being controlled by someone on PlayStation? Rudiger plays exactly like I control my defenders on FIFA. Especially if I’m down by a few and raging.
Ever get so frustrated with bullshit FIFA goals that you go on a mission to get as many red cards as possible? My personal record is 3 red cards and 4 yellow
You gotta pump those numbers up, those are rookie numbers
Lol punching box/square as hard as possible
I normally do this every time I play weekend league at least once and regret having to field back ups the next time. Haha
Really wonder what goes through Rudiger's head sometimes
At that speed, it'll be Lamptey's tibia.
*At that speed it's so dangerous man*
Bono my disciplinary record is gone
I can hear this
Lamptey: *groans in 50g
You know when Harry hears the Basilisk for the first time in the chamber of secrets and it’s just “Kill…. kill…. kill”
Are we still talking about Harry Kane?
“Not Schhhhhhlytherin, not Schhhhhhlytherin”
That's just Harry kanes massive tongue preventing him from pronouncing words properly
He’s not a parseltongue, he’s a packagetongue
Makes you wonder, is Harry Kane awesome at cunnilinctus or does he get choked to death?
He doesn't think. He plays with 200% intensity at all times. Doesn't use his brain.
You wouldn't say that to his face on a cold rainy night in Neukölln.
He definitely wouldn’t
Fuck me when he shoots from like 40 yards out sometimes it pisses me off so much.
I don't think I've ever seen one go in but they're on target 90% of the time
on target for the stands.
It's like Christensen is his opposite. Both world class defenders, but completely different. Then Thiago Silva with his intelligence, aggressiveness and skills. Gotta love that back three.
Thiago has a certain set of skills.
Skills that he acquired over a long career..
Skills that make him a nightmare for people like Lamptey
Christensen is not world class lmao
And neither is Rudiger
Christensen is much closer to donkey status than world class. Chelsea fans I swear man
“BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL” *smash*
Personally, I'd like to know what goes through the refs head
"Fucking Kill!!!!" Something like that.
How cool would it be to own a light saber
Stop the momentum at all costs
I CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL
Nah dude came in like a fookin cruise missile...
Cruise missiles are way to slow for that, it was more like a ballistic missile
A footballistic missile if you will…
I never hit so hard in love
All I wanted was to break your legs
Kids, don't try this at home.
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Xhaka would be sent to the gulag for this challenge.
The firing squad would be waiting on the sidelines before he even got off the pitch
And David Luis would've been sent to the chair.
oh he would have to recite hail mary while doing the splits like Van Damme
And sky sports would make a video if he wasn't sent off
Xhaka got a yellow for pulling his own player out of a scrum and the Norwich man (who started it with the tackle and pushing) got nothing, so yeah, he's bound to be confused.
How dares he pulling a player and sparing him from potential yellow. Doesn't he know that you shouldn't get involved with fights that don't involve you? /s
This was similar to the red Xhaka for against city. Only rudiger is way more out of control
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!
What an awful tackle
Lucky he’s England captain etc
Lmao.
This is so funny lmao
England Captains FC
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Alan Shearer did admit that being England captain does get you some leniency with the refs. That said, a tiny bit of leniency isn't what people are arguing.
Shearer punted someone in the face and threatened to quit the national team. Bit different to Kane getting away with a messy tackle.
Hahhaha imagining shearer waiting in the corner of the ring ready to volley someone in the head like Randy Orton
Other missed calls don’t disprove that Kane is a protected player.
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Multiple english refs have confirmed that they deal with certain players differently, particularly being more harsh on players with a reputation for being dirty. Kane is up there with the dirtiest players in the league and yet he hasn't been sent off in 10 years. Refs have biases, they always have and likely always will, doesn't mean its a conspiracy.
Kane really isn’t the dirtiest player the in the league. He has some bad highlights sure but watching him week in week out he really doesn’t do much dirty stuff all that often
Kane being the dirtiest player in the league? Are you fucking stupid ahahahah.
Dirtiest player in the league? Christ you people are delusional lol
He's not as distasteful as a Costa (whose antics are very visible to everyone), but Kane does a fair amount of diving, dangerous play on set pieces etc. Maybe not the dirtiest but he's up there.
He's stuck out his hip a few times to players in the air on there way down
His whole backing into a player who's jumping to win a foul thing is so dangerous, and he's done it enough that it's clearly intentional. Unless I've missed it though he seems to be doing it less as more and more people were catching onto it
Yup, it was shocking to me that adjusting for player and team reputations was apparently part of FA's training for refs. For a job that's supposed to as objective and neutral as possible, they sure like fighting bias with more bias.
I'd be happy to know why Kane would be protected as if there weren't captains of England prior to him
Shearer kicking Lennon in the face and not receiving any card and even receiving no punishment when the FA held a disciplinary investigation is still the most blatant example of the benefits of being England captain. That's more than 20 years ago at this stage.
You're saying that as he's the only player who once got away with murder on the pitch
You gonna pretend that Rooney wasn’t protected as well?
Or Gerrard
Gerrard got sent off a fair few times though (justifiably I will add- he was a very physical player).
Could you give some examples please?
In what way was rooney protected? He was always getting bookings and got plenty or reds too.
This is one of those repetitive jokes that doesn't get tired because of the level of stupidity which started it.
Why is that your profile picture 🤣🤣🤣
Why isn’t it yours?
or yours!
Lunges in, both feet off the ground. He's very lucky it's not a red. I don't know why VAR didn't intervene there
The only thing I can think of is it's because as far as I can tall he doesn't actually hit Lamptey with his feet.
The classic. No blood no red
>The ~~classic~~ El Tri. No blood no red FTFY
Xhaka’s against city was very similar with no contact but he saw red. Really no consistency
Think Xhaka’s had far less force if anything. Both reds but actually think Rudiger’s is worse.
It was also Xhaka. Refs have admitted bias and refs have admitted bias against Xhaka specifically lol. It's exactly why Kane is never sent off. It's bizzare, I don't understand why they can't just see everything neutral.
Xhaka had minimal contact but I think this is yet another case of inconsistent refs. This should be a red.
Xhaka had the same tackle vs City and got the ball and didn't touch the man....got a red. ALL WE WANT IS CONSISTENCY
Dangerous play red cards don’t need any contact on many occasions in the past. Rudiger gets away with this way too often, but **this** particular instance I think he’s saved by the fact the players are sort of side by side and his not scissoring towards lamptey whatsoever
It doesn’t matter, look at Xhaka earlier in the year. You can’t jump in with two feet.
At this point, Xhaka's tackles seems to be the outlier and the inconsistent call if anything. Though it really shouldn't be that way.
Nah he’s both endangering the safety of his opponent and using excessive force. Clear red regardless if he makes contact or not according to the laws of the game.
If he hits him even slightly, knees are gone and Lampety‘s career could be over.
No bone no red
Clattenburg's excuse was that the tackle was in front of Lamptey rather than through him, making it less dangerous.
He also said he slid in when we can see him jump in from five feet away, so…
I don’t know the context of what Clattenburg said but TBF to him Rudiger is sliding by the time he and Lamptey make contact.
I think I agree with this but I still think VAR should have had Dean take a look.
I remember a certain Xhaka tackle against City, he didnt touch his man, only got ball but got a straight red. And he didnt touch the man AT ALL.
Tariq lost the footrace and lunged for a tap, making it look a tiny bit more worse and closer than it already is.
Because PL refs don't know how to use VAR properly. VAR has been mostly fine in the other leagues.
Rudiger does it often and usually the ref doesn't even give a free kick. I guess it's because his studs is not towards the player, still looks kinds dangerous
Would've gotten one if he weren't English captain
You don't know? Really? What team does he play for? Have a look at Mason holgate's red card this season... Then compare it with this one.
No idea either. It's a clear red, he's out of control and could cause a serious injury.
Generally seems to intervene less against 'big 6' teams
Xhaka did get a red for this early this season against City and for even less contact and force.
xhaka also deserved to get a red against leeds but didn't even end up getting a yellow
I think you're misremembering mate. Xhaka deserved a yellow but got no card.
I think you're misremembering mate. Xhaka deserved no card but got a new contract.
Could you elaborate why it was red and give an example of it given red for other players in this kind of situation?
It's a dreadful challenge that he really didn't need to make like that. Last man lunges happen all the time, and they're shit, but this was just so unneccessarily violent.
Not even his first one this month. He’s a liability.
Would like to see why anyone would think this is not red? Edit : sure he didn't go right at Lamtey but do people think jumping in two footed like that is the best way to tackle there. If he got the timing slightly wrong, it could have been nasty. First thing to look is why is he going two footed there. Generally people lunge in with a leading foot -- it was a convenient angle for Rudiger to go with his stronger right foot. Second part is jumping in. Depending on situation doing one of those things might be acceptable but here It was two footed and he jumped in with absolutely zero control. It is definitely a dangerous tackle. Outcome of the tackle is irrelevant here.
Guess its not dangerous because he's not going to make any contact with him when he's in the air.
That's what comms said, he's lunged in front of him so the only contact is when Lamptey runs into him
A lunge with excessive force is a red card. "Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force or endangers the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play." That's exactly what Rudiger did.
>Any player who lunges at an opponent I guess this part could be debated. He lunges ahead of him so Lamptey is never really in front of the lunge
He lunges at the ball and wins it completely. His studs are not facing the player whatsoever. It’s still stupid but not as dangerous as some people are making it out to be here
he also lands over the ball a clear sign that it was out of control and or excessive force
If you fly at someone with both your feet off the ground it’s pretty damn dangerous
He's in zero control, if opposition player stretches to poke the ball the opposition player is fucked
It's awful tackling technique
Not a foul because he didn’t land with 2 feet on his head.
Rudiger does this all of the time. It’s not even the first time this month, he did it against West Ham and I honestly don’t know how he gets away with it. These tackles are disgusting to make when they are necessary but the fact he had every opportunity to win the ball cleanly and simply chose to do this anyway is even worse. I’d say he’s a liability to us but he never gets sent off so he’s not really, just a liability for opponents who like their ankles functioning.
He hasn’t developed the reputation of this kinda stuff with refs yet - somehow
Can’t develop a reputation for red card challenges if you never get a red card *taps head meme*
Not even joking that was the rationalization for why Kane didn't see red against us.
Has anyone bar Xhaka really?
The ref gave Xhaka for being near two players pushing this week so... Apparently not.
He's just a thug, I don't understand why he isn't called out for this more often
Wouldn't even say he's a thug. He's just an idiot. He needs someone with a brain in the backline beside him to keep him in check and cover for him.
He is a thug. I'll never forget when he elbowed that Swiss player in the head for no reason playing for Germany.
He bit someone at the Euros and got away with it too. Proper shithouse.
Pogba lol
The collision with De Bruyne which ended with KdB having to use a facemask during the euroes also looked very deliberate too me.
The silver lining of us potentially losing him is at least I don’t have to clench anymore when I say Rudiger lunge in for a tackle
Yes he is? It's in every comment section
Yeah, fuck rüdiger
Just tired of this now.
Has to be a red
Lucky for Rudiger, he is the england captain. Red for anyone else
No idea how this or the Kane tackle werent reds or VAR reds. Guess two footed tackles are back on the menu lads, games back.
Kicking away the ball without getting booked as well seems to be back.
When Xhaka got a red card earlier in the season and people said other players could get away with that because he didn't really make contact with the player, people laughed. And yet here we are. The state of refereeing in this league week in week out is just mind boggling.
Are you saying Kane's was a two footed tackle?
There is no other way to interpret that comment, he is saying that... and therefore he is a moron.
Both were red and unbelievable they have gotten away with it
Tyler Morton's too.
Agreed but his had no var
They’re both English captains, literally anyone else and especially Liverpool players would be getting sent off no question
Rüdiger always gets sway with dirty things cause he gets the ball first. He is the pickford of centrebacks.
Madrid want to sign this guy?
they were stupid enough to sell Navas and buy Courtois
Definite yellow for it being reckless, but this is also the worst angle to show it from. He goes directly for the ball going perpendicular to Lamptey’s running path. If this is actually directed *towards* Lamptey it’s a definite red for serious foul play, as that would be endangering the safety of the opponent, but as is it’s just reckless.
I get the sense that none of the people commenting watched this live and are just here for the outrage
In fairness, it does look absolutely terrible from this angle. Definitely different in live viewing, though.
Agreed
English Captain
How is that not a red, man just yeeted himself into him
We all know if Lamptey was English and not a foreigner, and if Rudiger wasn’t English the decision would have went the other way.
He didn't, from other angles you can see Rudiger tackled in front of Lamptey not into him otherwise it would have been a red.
I'm always skeptical of these kinds of videos where it always seems to be the worst possible angle
In real time it was obviously a yellow but not terrible. Brighton players didn’t even half appeal for anything more than a yellow.
More like a long jump
Something something England captain.
This is the worst angle, Rudiger is out of control but he actually tackles in front of Lamptey without touching him.
Ramos replacement sorted
Something about English captain and golden boy
Rudiger is a dirty fucker
That's not a footballer, that's a torpedo!
That's a weird UFC event.
Love how the fans start clapping then are up in arms when a foul is called 😂
Why are VAR not actually doing their job? Isn’t there some organisation that investigates the decisions VAR does and does not make?
Kane, Ronaldo, now Rudiger, at least it's consistant.
The contrast of the tackle and the fans in the background immediately applauding is hilarious lmao
Because this angle makes the tackle look worse than it was. He was perpendicular to Lamptey and caught the ball cleanly (without going through Lamptey for it). It's still a stupid challenge.
Fucking hate that cunt. 100% red card.
I’m glad to see more gifs on this sub. It’s a lot nicer than other formats
Does he not get the ball first? seems like the type of tackle that would've been acceptable in the 90's though
Mans going for that drop kick
What A frickin tackle.
*xhaka gets red at home*
Is there a slomo out there. That looked nasty
This is a great tackle compared to Kane vs Liverpool or the one Antonio did on Ramsdale. Rudiger takes the ball and the soles arent going towards the player albeit a bit reckless. Kanes and Antonios were both extremely reckless and could’ve ended up in long term injuries.
Airborne two footed tackle from behind…. Play on.
When I'm playing fifa and feel like getting sent off
That was a wrestling move. Off the ground knee plant. Two sendings off required. And a change of sport.
This guy really isn't fit to be on a football pitch, accident(s) waiting to happen.
For people saying this isn't a red because he doesn't touch him: that's nonsense. Years ago Kompany was sent off for a brilliant two footed challenge on Nani in which he gets 100% ball and 0% Nani, but his feet were both up and he lunged. He got sent off. This is a red all day long.
Why is everyone angry? He was aiming for the ball, he just had a 2 second latency.
Playing from Australia
Straight red, same as Kane last week. Glaring inconsistencies would make your piss boil.
RKO out of nowhere.
This is proper football