Comments on: The Silly Little Men in Jemerie Aliadiere Saga http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/ Miscellaneous Ramblings on Soccer News Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:38:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: alex http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-254 alex Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:43:52 +0000 http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-254 Well said, John. It is below the belt and distasteful. What I meant to say is that that kind of trash talk happens all the time here in North America. It happened to me numerous times - worse in fact. But I'm not a pugilistic type so I tend to laugh at it. After all, the people who said it didn't know me. Well said, John. It is below the belt and distasteful. What I meant to say is that that kind of trash talk happens all the time here in North America. It happened to me numerous times - worse in fact. But I’m not a pugilistic type so I tend to laugh at it. After all, the people who said it didn’t know me.

]]> By: JohnST http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-243 JohnST Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:53:54 +0000 http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-243 @ Jermey - Lol... sure, both players should be penalized, though pink cards are not in vogue yet. Taylor has no intent to cripple Eduardo as far as I am concerned but if Aliaderie gets more punishment than Taylor, wouldn't be it be safer for players to plan for revenge in the form of a dangerous tackle later on than to give a light tap? The punishment meted out seems to be the same or even worse for pansies. @ Jermey -

Lol… sure, both players should be penalized, though pink cards are not in vogue yet.

Taylor has no intent to cripple Eduardo as far as I am concerned but if Aliaderie gets more punishment than Taylor, wouldn’t be it be safer for players to plan for revenge in the form of a dangerous tackle later on than to give a light tap? The punishment meted out seems to be the same or even worse for pansies.

]]> By: Jeremy Jacobs http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-241 Jeremy Jacobs Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:32:32 +0000 http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-241 Alladiere will receive more punishment than Birmingham's Taylor who broke Eduardo's leg last week. The Alladiere incident was pathetic. The ref should have given both players a pink card for being pansies! Alladiere will receive more punishment than Birmingham’s Taylor who broke Eduardo’s leg last week. The Alladiere incident was pathetic. The ref should have given both players a pink card for being pansies!

]]> By: JohnST http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-239 JohnST Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:58:09 +0000 http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-239 Alex, I feel launching tirades against a person and his family is hitting below the belt. The end justifies the means of course. The fact that it has achieved the desired result, may be as what you say, attributed to the kind of person Zidane is. Why does he have such a short fuse, even if he is repeatedly provoked? Laugh it off and walk away, after all, the onus is on Zidane to keep cool, while the instigator continues with his unsportsmanlike treatment. I agree that life is filled with people like Materrazi and Poulsen but I am not so sure when you say most people will not react like Zidane. When they have experienced the same situation and decided they can live with having their family honor tainted, then we can say for sure. You see, even in the eyes of law, there are some murder cases where the judgments are tempered when the motivation for manslaughter is established as provocation. We are not saints and in severe cases, it is human to react. That will not relieve the person who commit the act of any wrongdoing and I do not hope those who are provoked to start wielding a knife and do the worst. But it takes two hands to clap. Alex, I feel launching tirades against a person and his family is hitting below the belt. The end justifies the means of course. The fact that it has achieved the desired result, may be as what you say, attributed to the kind of person Zidane is.

Why does he have such a short fuse, even if he is repeatedly provoked? Laugh it off and walk away, after all, the onus is on Zidane to keep cool, while the instigator continues with his unsportsmanlike treatment.

I agree that life is filled with people like Materrazi and Poulsen but I am not so sure when you say most people will not react like Zidane. When they have experienced the same situation and decided they can live with having their family honor tainted, then we can say for sure.

You see, even in the eyes of law, there are some murder cases where the judgments are tempered when the motivation for manslaughter is established as provocation. We are not saints and in severe cases, it is human to react.

That will not relieve the person who commit the act of any wrongdoing and I do not hope those who are provoked to start wielding a knife and do the worst. But it takes two hands to clap.

]]> By: alex http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-237 alex Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:01:17 +0000 http://soccernetlive.com/2008/02/28/the-silly-little-men-in-jemerie-aliadiere-saga/#comment-237 Zidane got played. He knew who Materazzi was. Nor am I sure most people would react like Zidane to responses explicitly designed (by a master instigator)to get under a persons skin. Zidane had a history of irrational responses and I think the victim card was over played. I know I would laugh it off - but that's a character trait. Zidane cracked. Pure and simple I see your point but you know what? You ain't ever gonna get rid of this. Sure, where possible, send both off but sports are filled with yappers and the onus is still on you to keep cool - that's life. It's called accountability and Zidane had little of it. Put it to you another way: how many kids have we seen growing up have a mouth? What I'm trying to say is that life is filled with people like Materrazi and Poulsen for that matter. I know in pro sports here in North America there is not shortage of such characters. Zidane got played. He knew who Materazzi was. Nor am I sure most people would react like Zidane to responses explicitly designed (by a master instigator)to get under a persons skin. Zidane had a history of irrational responses and I think the victim card was over played. I know I would laugh it off - but that’s a character trait. Zidane cracked. Pure and simple

I see your point but you know what? You ain’t ever gonna get rid of this. Sure, where possible, send both off but sports are filled with yappers and the onus is still on you to keep cool - that’s life. It’s called accountability and Zidane had little of it.

Put it to you another way: how many kids have we seen growing up have a mouth? What I’m trying to say is that life is filled with people like Materrazi and Poulsen for that matter. I know in pro sports here in North America there is not shortage of such characters.

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