Should Managers Take The Blame For Bad Tackles?

Nigel De Jong’s tackle on Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa has got the football community talking. Should managers take the blame for bad tackles?

Fulham midfielder Danny Murphy sat in front of the press yesterday and said teams such as Stoke, Wolves and Blackburn go out of their way to stick the boot in. Is he correct?

Danny Murphy



ESPN football commentators, Tommy Smyth and Shaka Hyslop discuss their take on the situation and then nearly come to blows themselves.