Chelsea men v Tottenham men is a man’s game. For the last however many seasons we’ve seen play acting, rolling around, buying free kicks, simulation, most physical contact removed from the game bt over protective laws and referees. It seems that this season we are moving away from all that softening of the game into a more robust game that is allowed to flow more and be a bit more physical. Analysts like GS and others have bemoaned the way the game has gone previously and he is obviously pleased to see it reverting to a more physical game. Therefore, in the context of that and todays game being Chelsea men v Tottenham men, what is the problem with him saying what he said? Answer: nothing. If he’d have been commenting on a woman’s game then he’d be on the wrong. The fact Carney pulls a face (if it rankles that much pull him up and ask him to explain his comments!) and people like Eni Aluko etc are incapable of grasping context isn’t his fault.
The lack of ability to be anything other than horrified and offended by anything and everything is, frankly, pathetic and does far more harm to causes than it does good. I expect Sky will overreact and he’ll be suspended pending investigation or some other such pious nonesense.
Todays game on which he commented was a man’s professional football game.
The world is a contextual place ffs.