Sanchez's antics last night.
Ah *******s I've already done it
Last edited by Pat Vegas; 04-27-2017 at 08:13 AM.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
I don't get it, there are a couple of points to be clarified:
1. The ball clearly hits him in the mouth after deflecting off his shoulder. Why was this not mentioned on the commentary?
2. Is it an offence to stand in front of the thrower like that? I was unaware that it was. If it's not an offence, surely the thrower should be charged with a) time wasting by not throwing the ball back into play b) hurling the ball at a player with intent to harm.
A couple of clarification points here.
1. Sanchez was booked for stopping the throw in being taken (perfectly fine) after a warning, not for any kind of simulation.
2. The cut lip from Twitter was not from this, it happened earlier.
None of it takes away from the fact that he was hit in the face and the Spud loving media choose to present it differently.