They had hoped to cut their losses and allow him to leave them as he has failed to live up to expectations. Adds to the already long list that includes Khedira, Higuain, Costa, and of course Ronaldo. Probably missing several others on that list.
Martin U. We have sadly become victims of such bollocks, spouted around the media to our supposedly meek approach, giving opposition managers and players the freedom to almost get away with such acts. And the funny thing is, 99 times out of we end up winning such contests, out-battling whichever thugs we're up against and quite handsomely too.
And save for the poor start at the Britannia on Saturday, the Stoke players would have known they were in for a real physical battle right from the off. Coupled with our players' vastly superior skill and frightening attacks at speed, this frustrated the home side, leading the likes of Whitehead, Whelan, Huth, and of course, Shawcross, the main villain of the piece to do what they do best in such situations — countering genius with a callous sadism.
I don't care if this wasn't deliberate. The fact of the matter is, Shawcross and co. Manslaughter is not deliberate, and yet it is justifiably punished. And here, we all know that a mere three-match ban awaits Shawcross following his red card.
If the footballing authorities are perfectly honest in their ambition to impose fair play which apparently they have been for years on end, without much success , much more of a stand is required if we are to wipe these shambles from the game, particularly against skilled players who are left horribly unprotected.
A longer, more severe ban as is the case in Spain and Germany for such offences, as well as a significant fine for violent conduct, are suitable deterrents, forcing these sorts of players and their coaches to think twice about how to approach their "game" against the likes of Arsenal.
This is the only thing that will guarantee the Premier League's credibility in refusing to accept broadcasting such incidents live on television sets all over the world. If not, wipe it out from the game completely. Wales lost their opening game of the World Cup qualifying campaign away against Group E top seeds Belgium, but responded with a home win over the Czech Republic.
Realistically, Robert Page's side will need to beat both Belarus and Estonia to keep alive their hopes of qualifying automatically for a first World Cup since by winning their group. Page had expressed the hope that Ramsey and Real Madrid's Gareth Bale will be reunited for those games with both having featured for their clubs this season. Ramsey started Juventus' opening Serie A match of the season, Sunday's draw at Udinese, and Wales hope that is a sign of things to come after an injury-interrupted first two seasons in Italy for the former Arsenal player.
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