That is a disgusting, intentional foul on Szmodics that has been coming in football for too long.
Sees the guy in the air, sizes him up, never looks at the ball and hits him.
Aston. Villa. Football. Club.
Sammie would also have hit a penalty instead of either Browne or Azaz.
Couple of thoughts on this.
Mainly that if we're a trading nation who wants to build relationships outside of the US sphere, this looks terrible. Taoiseach had been due to meet Mark Carney and do a slate of events.
Absolutely insane that anyone is arguing against professional footballers practicing penalties ahead of knockout games.
I played kicker in the lowest level of American football imaginable, but I obsessively practiced so that when there was pressure, you had faith in your mechanics.
Taoiseach and Ministers cancel a trade mission to Canada due to fuel protests.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
5 for 5 on 4th quarter go ahead kicks, in case you were wondering. 😎
The problems with a protest like this from a tactical level are:
- With no clear structure or demands, the Government isn't going to meet a group of independent hauliers/farmers
- If your opening move is to block streets/fuel depots, you don't really have another move
Of course you can't replicate game pressure, but you can train for it. The point on praciticing them is to make the mechanical part of it as unconscious as possible.
Started in the Irish Examiner 6 years ago today. Glad the weekend followed that six-year trend of being calm and precedented.
