Quote (eppo @ 3 Feb 2015 17:57)
3 or 4 would be a travesty. This is just a despicable act, plain and simple. Him being frustrated or not should make no difference. Especially it should not be a mitigation.
If there ever was a "tackle" that resembles an intent to injure your fellow player, this one right here is just about as bad as it gets.
Headbutt, spitting, biting et cetera result in harsh punishments mainly because they're not a part of the game. This "tackle" right here is not a part of the game. Enjoy the outcome mr. Huntelaar.
Actually I would like to see a similar act on the pitch that was worse than this. Yea of course there are absolutely brutal tackles that broke bones and so on but at least you could make a point that they were going for the ball. That's not the case with this play.
Now that I think back, there's one play that is a close relative to this one. Daniele de Rossi elbowing Brian McBride in the 2006 WCup. 4 international games during the World Cup >>> 6 domestic games.
him being frustrated was not meant to be an excuse, it was the reason why i agree that it should result in a ban. still think 6 games is too much, that's almost a fifth of the season and when you consider that some players get away completely unpunished while smashing their elbows into their opponent's faces several times per game it's just not fair, that's all i'm saying.
again, i can totally live with it, i neither like schalke nor huntelaar...