"You have to raise your elbows to jump"

[john@staustell]

Imagine the twist in the commentary if it was a City player that had raised their Elbow. Would have been 200 replays saying how disgusting it was and how they should be banned for 5 years.

We were lucky neither of them got seriously hurt.

I always apply the "what of it was ballotelli" benchmark, and if the decision would have been different then you know the whole thing is a fucking farce. So, what if it was ballotelli who'd made contact with his elbow, twice? I'd argue he'd not have done it twice as he'd have been sent of for the first.

Completely right of course but I'd go so far as to say what if it was Otamendi or MDM?

[Hutch's Shoulder]

Every time I see this thread, I think it says 'You have to raise your eyebrows to jump'.

[Tokyo Blue]

It is not quite the same thing but there is some jumping going on here and plenty of arms out, particularly left arms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t3z4Erwabw

[bigblue]

Imagine the twist in the commentary if it was a City player that had raised their Elbow. Would have been 200 replays saying how disgusting it was and how they should be banned for 5 years.

We were lucky neither of them got seriously hurt.

I always apply the "what of it was ballotelli" benchmark, and if the decision would have been different then you know the whole thing is a fucking farce. So, what if it was ballotelli who'd made contact with his elbow, twice? I'd argue he'd not have done it twice as he'd have been sent of for the first.

If it was Mario, the pundits would all be calling for criminal charges saying, "As a top-level striker you know where the defender is and to strike him with your elbow like that must be intentional." Case closed, lock him away and throw away the key.