Carling Cup - Possebon leg not broken

Eurosport - Wed, 24 Sep 19:05:00 2008

Manchester United have confirmed that Rodrigo Possebon did not suffer a broken leg during their 3-1 Carling Cup win over Middlesbrough.

FOOTBALL 2008-2009 Carling Cup - Rodrigo Possebon, Manchester United - 0

The 19-year-old Brazilian needed oxygen on the pitch and was taken straight to hospital for further treatment following a tackle by Emanuel Pogatetz.

"He was kept in hospital overnight for observation and to assess whether there was any ligament damage to his knee," United announced on their official website.

Alex Ferguson said he hopes he never sees another tackle like it and even Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate admitted he had no complaints at the instant red card shown to Pogatetz during the second half of the match.

"You don't want to see things like that and I hope I never see anything like it again," said the United boss.

"It is such a pity for the boy and took the gloss off what was a really good performance.

"The thing that gets me about challenges like that is that the opponent always claims he has done nothing wrong.

"He [Pogatetz] should have just walked off the field. Then you get their bench screaming that it wasn't a sending off and there is nothing wrong with our player.

"At least Gareth Southgate was very good about it. He apologised and understood the gravity. It was an absolutely terrible tackle."

Southgate branded the challenge "poor" and admitted members of his bench had stepped out of line.

"A couple of lads on our bench did not have the same view as I did but that is dealt with now," he said.

"We can have no complaints about the decision. It is difficult to know why it happened.

"It was an unusual aberration for him because his discipline has improved in the last two years."

Boro never looked the same team after Pogatetz had gone off.

At that point, the Teessiders had levelled through Adam Johnson after Cristiano Ronaldo had marked his first start of the season with his first goal since the Champions League final win over Chelsea in Moscow.

And Ferguson feels the furore involving Real Madrid has is now well and truly behind the 23-year-old.

"I think Cristiano has come to accept that at this stage of his career, United is the place for him," he said.

"Southern Europeans want at some point to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona, so I understood what was going on in Cristiano's mind when he declared he wanted to join Real.

"But once we had talked he accepted it was a move for the future.

"I pointed out to him how much better it would be to leave like Eric Cantona, with the fans loving and appreciating him.

"The crowd still chant Cantona's name and I told Cristiano, 'Leave a hero like Eric' and one day he will. But not yet."

Without Pogatetz, the visitors lost their shape and Ryan Giggs took advantage of Gary O'Neil's slip 11 minutes from time before Nani sealed a place in the fourth round in stoppage time.

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  1. dont they teach these over paid pre madonna's how to tackle?are they scred to get dirty,whatever happend to the sliding tackle.its harder to do damage if your sliding in feet down.so many people are tackling half pulling out on the way not looking and leaving there feet in,players need to practice maybe on something like dummies ,like slide up to them ,while managers or fa officials make sure there not reckless.how man broken legs and possible careers are ruind before something is finally done

    From !, on Thu 25 Sep 10:23PM

  2. hang on done class manc as northerners up here boro sunderland darlo hartlepool ect and newcastle dont want them to be classed as northerners like us!!!!

    From darren m, on Thu 25 Sep 8:37AM

  3. This season in the Premiership we are seeing more and more HORROR TACKLES it's time the FA started handing out long term bans, but they seem to think it's right to book players for trivial things arguing with the ref etc and not to punish seriously dangerous tackles. Genuine football fans don't want thugs in their teams it's time to kick them out. Or does FA stand F ALL because thats they do beside line their pockets.

    From Ronsenglish, on Thu 25 Sep 2:01AM

  4. afc wasps thats what i thought what about roy keane he has a point!

    From chris, on Thu 25 Sep 12:31AM

  5. ferguson = @#$%, keane = @#$% but who cares. all you plastic mancs do is whinge when something goes against you and you accidently forget what youve done in the past for instance that @#$% ronaldo's dive on sunday when lampard got within two foot of him. in response to the tackle it might be bad but try playing sunday league every week, it happens yet you get up and carry on. we dont have physios and managers pampering us. and you northerners have the front to call us southern softies .

    From afcwasps@..., on Wed 24 Sep 7:19PM

  6. why would you love to see me in that tackle i would have done what pogy done done !!!!!!WON THE BALL

    From darren m, on Wed 24 Sep 4:39PM

  7. pogs is a dirty little @#$% anyway... we all know that. With his discipline record in mind the FA should come down @#$% him. There's no place for stuff like that in football. Someone said 'well it isn't bad because he didn't break his leg'... that's rubbish mate... it could of easily wrecked the lad possebon's career. Fortunately he got lucky but pogs should pay a hefty price and not get let off so easy. Same thing applies to that dirty weasle Guthrie.

    From afcwasps@..., on Wed 24 Sep 2:53PM

  8. darren m... would of loved to see you in that tackle. @#$%.

    From afcwasps@..., on Wed 24 Sep 2:48PM

  9. tackle was ok see them every sunday up north love a godd tackle like that that win the ball!!!! as long as you get the ball first Possebon AHOULD HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY !!!!HE KNEW HE WASNT GOING TO WIN IT!!!

    From darren m, on Wed 24 Sep 2:05PM

  10. To all the little bitter blues out there, Haalands career was ended by a knee injury, but oops, it wasn't the knee that Keane inhured,i t was the other one

    From kevinutid, on Wed 24 Sep 12:40PM

  11. Roy B
    "I see the old fox Ferguson has lost none of his guile, whatever the truth about the incident(I didn't see it) Ferguson always milks these incidents to get the only thing he is concerned about.... a result. Gareth Southgate demonstrated what a little boy he is trying to fill a managers shoes by falling for Ferguson's antics. Never give Ferguson any credability or he will empty you pockets."

    You're some Muppet how can you make such a ridiculous statement when you have not even seen the challenge why don't you F^*K OFF and look at the challenge and the come back and make an apology.Idiots like you should be banned from this site. CLOWN

    From JosephB, on Wed 24 Sep 12:36PM

  12. I think the red card was warranted after seeing the replay over and over again. I'd prefer the whole thing didn't happen and the match ended with 11 with 11. Yes it was a bad challenge. I'm a United fan but I don't think he needs further punishment than the three match ban.

    There wasn't serious intent just like the Eduaurdo incident there wasn't any intent. Both players were really unlucky and Eduardo coming worse off. I Thought Anderson should have been yellow carded for pushing Downing off the ball. Does anybody agree with me?

    From Dark.Soul, on Wed 24 Sep 12:07PM

  13. WHY ARE ALL YOU IDIOTS BRINGING KEANE INTO THIS, KEANE WAS PURE QUALITY, SO ALL OF YOU, SHUT IT, REDS RULE

    From LYNDSAY, on Wed 24 Sep 11:38AM

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    From go to www.premiership.altervista.org, on Wed 24 Sep 11:28AM

  15. michael.hardy11 keane was one of the best players ever in the premiership. he dominated almost every game for 5 years after 1998. i agree the haaland tackle was ridiculous. But he was pure class. whatever he lacked in skill he more than made up for with determination.

    From Rob K, on Wed 24 Sep 11:16AM

  16. I see the old fox Ferguson has lost none of his guile, whatever the truth about the incident(I didn't see it) Ferguson always milks these incidents to get the only thing he is concerned about.... a result. Gareth Southgate demonstrated what a little boy he is trying to fill a managers shoes by falling for Ferguson's antics. Never give Ferguson any credability or he will empty you pockets.

    From Roy, on Wed 24 Sep 11:08AM

  17. WASNT POGOTEZ KNOCKED UNCONCIEOUS 2 SEASONS AGO BY AN ELBOW FROM SUM CITY PLAYER, ID SAY HE CUD DO WITH ANOTHER 1!

    From MACA, on Wed 24 Sep 11:01AM

  18. pogatetz wasnt trying to hurt the player he went for the ball albeit a bit high but nothing is broke and no real harm done , its only because the opponent is aman united player that such a fuss is being made , how come fergie and everyone else who is now complaining , didnt make the same fuss when that idiot keane made the same type of tackles and worse weekly

    From juli s, on Wed 24 Sep 11:00AM

  19. at least passebon leg not broken. in eduardo case, with his leg broken like that, still there are birmingham people said its not red card offence. maybe he croatian and help knocked england out from euro so english people happy to see him like that. maybe they wish, why not break his leg earlier?

    From gun rosses, on Wed 24 Sep 10:50AM

  20. I can't believe Fergie mentioned Ronaldo's name in the same breath as Eric Cantona.

    From Asdfaf A, on Wed 24 Sep 10:48AM
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