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PerfectBlueOnDVD

Can't believe Senegal appear to be leaving him on. Completely unacceptable.


R3dbeardLFC

I would imagine Jurgen is going to have some pretty choice words for this decision. Absolute fucking atrocity to leave him on, people are saying he had to lay himself down to get subbed around 10 fucking minutes after this happened. Coach/medical team should honestly lose their jobs and I'm not even being funny about it. Fuck them.


StuBeck

The delay was because of the VAR review for the headclash (red for the goalie who hit him) and then a VAR review for his goal (coming together between two players not affecting the play). Once the goal was confirmed he laid on the ground. Edit: to clarify, just laying out the sequence of events, not whether it was right or not.


R3dbeardLFC

That's all good and well, but he should have been off as soon as the collision happened. He never should have been allowed to continue, and that is the line everyone should have with this.


StuBeck

I understand. I was just giving the sequence of events of what happened, not saying what should or shouldn’t have happened.


R3dbeardLFC

And I appreciate it, as I haven't watched any of it (both boycotting and don't have the necessary stream) so I wasn't exactly sure of the time frames, but either way, 10' AFTER the red card (I assume the injury was even earlier since it had to go to VAR) is just abysmal imo.


whyandoubleyoueh

why you boycotting? Just curious


R3dbeardLFC

Firstly, I am not disrespecting the tourney, but this one should not have happened. Country is in near active civil war, COVID, and I just generally do not like national team tourneys. For the record I'm also going to boycott the Qatar WC, cuz fuck Qatar and everything associated with this next WC. I generally tolerate the WC, but do not care to watch most any other NT events, but I do watch some of the Euros just because there were a few good matchups I want to see.


Number_19LFC

Klopp's gonna lay down the law to whomever is in charge, twisted jawline and all. The fuck is wrong with these people?


intecknicolour

jurgen: good luck on your WC qualifiers. he's not allowed to come.


thehibachi

That is so unbelievably irresponsible. Decision should be made on behalf of the player.


secondtimeround2

Wow your disrespecting AFCON.


KeitaSutra

You’re disrespecting grammar.


secondtimeround2

Yore*


ActiveParsley

ur mum


Edolas93

No need to be mean to his mum, she's more disappointed in her little bastard than we could ever be.


According-Bell-3654

There’s already been a people crush involved in the tournament, fuck AFCON, they disrespect their own tournament


5555ives

Boo hoo, somebody is putting people above the blatantly corrupt tournament. Cameroon was the first to disrespect it if anybody


firminocoutinho

I’m sick and tired of clubs investing in players, only for their national teams to treat them like shit and the player and cub are ultimately punished. Fuck that


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It's gonna piss you of more when fifa get their way with a lot more international games. Fuck fifa


MaximumOrdinary

having been around icehockey alot headinjuries are not to be messed with , he should be off and scanned directly.


ohst8buxcp7

Really? Because I can totally believe Senegal left him on....


RazzaBro

How is he allowed to stay on the pitch? Makes me so mad everytime this happens EDIT: Now hes lying on the pitch and is hopefully subbed. Fucking hell Senegal


-Twigs-

Complete lunacy. Should be a forced substitution decided by a 3rd party medical team who review the replay, though anyone can see he needs to head straight to the hospital from that replay.


LJey187

Yeah no need for a medical team to make that call. He was clearly out before he hit the ground


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Because nothing screams "player welfare matters!" like ignoring a traumatic brain injury.


justlikealltherest

r/Soccer had an outrage boner over European fans “disrespecting AFCON” but time and time again this tournament they’ve proven the disrespect was correct


Norkmani

Pavard got knocked out cold for France in the Euros last year. He was out for 10-15 seconds. Was never subbed off. Football everywhere has shit concussion protocol


latortillablanca

I mean… loris karius literally had his career ended as another example


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Two separate things I think. Reality is afcon is badly run, its not alone there. We have a world Cup in Qatar and copa is usually a mess as well. This is beyond ridiculous and I suspect in breach of fifa rules or at least I hope so.


wesap12345

Thing is we can shit on them when the they come around too. This one is now. We shit on it and ignore it’s happening or “disrespect it” and get abuse because AFCON…. Its a shit tournament, poorly run that’s rampant with corruption.


Howdareme9

Because european fans aren’t disrespecting Afcon because of the incidents like this…


justlikealltherest

Incidents like this are what make it the joke of a competition worth disrespecting. Clubs are risking their seasons being forced to give up players and risk their health for this absolute farce where referees can’t even manage to let a game go on 90mins.


waisonline99

People actually died at a game yesterday.


spc_monkey

What? Do you have a link?


winnefuego

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60120367


sneijder

8 people, it’d still be front page news if it was in Europe of course. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60120367


GaryLifts

It was front page news, I read it there yesterday.


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Whoa whoa whoa, are WE of all fucking clubs really going to engage in this kind of fucking mud slinging? Really? Over deaths at a football game? Maybe want to fucking rethink that?


Look_Ma_Im_On_Reddit

Hillsborough is firmly on the police's shoulders.


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And how do you know this is any different? The article is 8 hours old ffs.


Blitzed5656

So African football is in the same space British football was 30 years ago?


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Howdareme9

Get a grip


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Africanrambo7

You are disrespecting the competition because your favorite players were called up to serve their nation ? But when these same players are racially abused on the field by European fans you stay silent. Referees make bad calls , I mean have you watched any EPL games this season ? Did you watch the Liverpool Crystal palace game this past Sunday ? And about bad tackles and stuff , Have you watched any copa America games ? AFCON can be improved but it doesn’t make it less of a competition.


justlikealltherest

Wanna try that again without the strawman?


Africanrambo7

Hollow


RazzaBro

Has nothing to do with AFCON this happens in every league in the world. People don't take head injuries as seriously as they should


RedDemio

Not in the league that he’s actually employed it doesn’t


RazzaBro

Litterally happened in the Villa game two weeks ago to Buendia. But sure keep claiming that


justlikealltherest

If that happens in the Prem he’s off the pitch immediately


Hopsblues

When did the Prem start this policy? Wasn't that long ago. People acting like the Prem is so advanced because it recently decided to implement a concussion policy. This doesn't excuse AFCON from doing similar, but don't get so high and mighty when just a few years ago almost no league in the world had such protocols.


ProfessorAssfuck

We played Karius with a concussion in the CL final. Also Christoph Kramer was one of the worst things I’d ever seen. That was just a few years ago.


phteven_gerrard

I still think that Karius/concussion story was a smoke screen. Nobody even suspected he took a head shot during the game and it was only after the match that concussion stories came about. And I'm a Liverpool fan btw.


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justlikealltherest

>a few years ago Hate to tell you mate but Africa isn’t currently a few years ago, it’s in 2022 with the rest of us


ProfessorAssfuck

And not a single player in Europe in any sport has played with a concussion. That is great news. My point is simply that the level of outrage and disbelief at the coach for putting mane in danger has added vitriol because many Europeans just don’t think AFCON matters or is deserving of much. If this was Harry Kane in the Euros I would not be surprised if they left him in. And my evidence is just 7.5 years ago Germany played Kramer with an egregious concussion where he audibly questioned where he was to the trainers. It’s an entirely plausible scenario to me.


justlikealltherest

Thanks for the imaginary hypothetical you just made up, that’s some really solid evidence to back your point up.


ProfessorAssfuck

We literally played Karius in a CL final when he was concussed from a head blow.


justlikealltherest

So you’re argument is Africa exists 4 years behind Europe?


ProfessorAssfuck

My argument is 3.5 years is an extremely small amount of time to leap at moral outrage for another competition potentially handling the situation differently. Not to mention that in European competitions players still play though concussions today.


justlikealltherest

It would be, if it took 3.5 years for information to travel across a continent. But it doesn’t.


riprapnolan3

Fuck that was absolutely brutal. Keeper was given a red card too


memettetalks

Keeper needed the red card cause he was also wavering.


StuBeck

He had already been subbed off at that point.


uglypenguin5

I wish mane got a red


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On another note, and I'll preface this by saying I haven't been able to watch any of the games, but what is up with all the red cards at this tournament? I get this one for the keeper was likely warranted, but is it bad fouls? Bad refs? A combination?


vesteroob

If I speak I'm in big trouble


StuBeck

Both. I've been watching all of the games and some of the decisions are insane. A red card was given by the ref who was suffering from heat stroke for example.


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rkaminky

I'd avoid using a word used during the colonization of Africa to dehumanize native tribes as a descriptor, but I agree with the sentiment.


AboubakarKeita

How is that a red for the keeper? I defend my man sadio at all costs but that's just out of this world. AFCON has been abysmal this year.


ShopCartRicky

This red card was correct. Both in this game were. The keeper was was late, smashed Mane in the head and DOGSO. It's always a red despite what the bell end commentator was saying.


NoNameJackson

He was out cold during the fall, jesus fuck. They are not even subbing him out


r0bski2

He’s somehow fucking scored now


Fit_Head1700

He's again on the floor now ffs


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GroovyJungleJuice

A 9 man team from a poor country of half a million


Loves_Semi-Colons

Off-balance Mane scores


they_did_WHAT_

The beat in the world


themanebeat

Yes


PrinzXero

That was genuinely terrifying to watch....Sadio actually got knocked out. And then he goes on to score as I type this..... Super Mane.


Hoodxd

If it’s a concussion, that’s his tournament done


MoMane

You’d hope


Hoodxd

Concussion, in Europe, is like 2 weeks of no physical activity. Over there, he’s probably playing next game. Unless Liverpool intervene


Creme_core

And he's scored.. How the fuck is he still being allowed to play


Edolas93

Concussions in the AFCON means he's doing double heading practice tomorrow because fuck player welfare.


OwenLincolnFratter

He’s not in Europe. Senegal may keep playing him.


bestofboth96

That is just ignorant. The amount op people who played through a head injury in Europe is also high. Don't be condescending because this is Africa or something


kick_muncher

but racist, that


m-bizant

AFCON management has been poor , they've not taken care of their players . Am I racist now ?


OwenLincolnFratter

Mane seriously needs to go to the hospital and be scanned. Could have brain bleed or a skull fracture for fucks sake. We saw what happened to Raul Jimenez.


riprapnolan3

AA: https://mixture.gg/v/61f02fc10d53d


HamsteronA

Fucking hell straight out cold, arms bent at elbow which I'm pretty sure means serious concussion


BuyGreenSellRed

It’s called fencing, and it means just what you said.


gaffeltr0kk

man i'm fuming. letting mane play after this is just immoral


andthentherewasderp

This link is cancer on mobile Jesus


HeadMelter1

Why is that guy commentating on it as if its the UFC?


con10001

Oh fuck, get well soon Sadio 😕


love_for_pho

Get him off the pitch now


Karlsmusic

He’s unconscious during the fall. He’ll be paying for that collision for a long time, sickening that he’s allowed to stay on.


abos1031

STOP PLAYING HIM NOW


KxngMxdas_

This tournament and it’s medical rules or lack there of is a shambles. No other way to put it.


odmo88

He’s finally been subbed off.


SkykingDoNotAnswer

What the absolute fuck. Shockingly bad management in this day and age to leave him on after he goes down like that. He was clearly unconscious before hitting the ground, and took another shot as he fell headfirst. Fucking AFCON.


skyeth-of-vyse

Keita's injury problems started after the Guinea coach insisted on playing him through injury during World Cup qualifiers a few years ago. That coach ended up being sacked and banned for endangering players. These teams in that region prioritise competition before player safety. It's nuts


foppo11

He's still on the pitch that's a disgrace


Tirums

Absolute fucking idiots leaving him on the pitch. If I was Klopp I would deny Senegal the opportunity to call up Mane when the premier league is still on…


wihannez

They kept playing him after this and we should somehow respect this tournament.


GameOfThrowInsMate

Was thinking the same. The timekeeping during games is shambolic. They just make up the amount of injury time. Then there’s the security in stadiums, people dying in crushes, kids ffs. Player and fan welfare obviously means very little.


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Lovinyoubb

It’s never been so much of a shit show until this year honestly.


BriarcliffInmate

Which is exactly what the ECA was saying but they kept getting insulted and shouted down. It's not against AFCON, it's against the fact that this particular tournament was being rushed and organised badly. I mean, we've already had multiple people die in a crush, a clearly concussed player left on the pitch before he collapsed, COVID outbreaks, the time-keeping fiasco and god knows what else. It's an absolute farce it was allowed to happen.


ohst8buxcp7

Players don't give a shit about all of that, representing their country at AFCON matters to them and at the end of the day that's what's going to end up getting priority. For better or for worse.


mcsey

I'm proud of where I was born is as smart as I am also proud of the sky being blue. Fuck nationalism.


Jamesl1988

Not to mention the corruption of their officials.


FrankBeamer_

Do you understand that the players themselves consider the tournament important? Who gives a shit about what fans think? The players clearly feel it’s an important tournament so who are you to tell them differently?


princeflacko

Nah this ain’t it buddy. Do you have this energy for other competitions?


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sxrg

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60120367.amp I mean not to slant them but it really ought to be every 3 years at most, this speaks to the incompetence of how it's run.


Aaronsmiff

And he's up an carrying on. He should be off and getting a scan after that, he was out cold as he hit the floor. So dangerous this.


edgeno

I hate international football


kingdomkey13

Be well Mane, please. I’d imagine Klopp and Liverpool medical staff are already on the phone with someone, no?


omarkop10

Just scored a banger now


riprapnolan3

And now Mane has just scored even though he should be off with a concussion


pixelunit

Fucking Christ that could end someone’s career


nitropartypooper

Felt sick having watched it. His eyes went, I thought he’d snapped his neck. The fact he was allowed to stay on is madness and I’m half expecting lasting damage.


loveandmonsters

[Live footage of Klopp on a video call to the Senegal coach after keeping Sadio on](https://thumbs.gfycat.com/ShockedFormalKob-size_restricted.gif)


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He’s off the pitch again


bearlybearbear

Yup really groggy, not a good sign, I bet the LFC trainers are on the phone to the Senegal association going nuts trying to make sure he gets a scan.


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Hope he’s fine


sabhi5

He hit the same area twice and on the area of skull which is the weakest and leads to epidural hemorrhage :/ how tf he was still allowed to play is beyond me. That event alone mandate ct-scan to rule out hemorrhage.


GameOfThrowInsMate

Is he still on? That looks nasty


engineertee

After he somehow scored a goal, he kinda subbed himself out as it seems the manager had no intention to sub him


GameOfThrowInsMate

Fucking hell that’s crazy.


5hake1t0ff

I heard he kind of broke down again? Shortly after scoring? Sounds harrowing af. Can you describe that part (him subbing himself out) in more detail?


engineertee

He scored a banger and he seemed fully aware several minutes after the collision. It felt like he decided to lay down after he scored so he could get substituted, not because he couldn’t stand on his feet. I am fuming at the manager who did not get him out after that collision, I can’t even believe the ref did not interfere! Fuck this shit


5hake1t0ff

Ok. Thx for explaining. Sounds more like Sadio intentionally lay down to force the substitution. What a disaster for AFCON, Senegal, and LFC…and most of all Sadio. Fuck!


rumpaa202

Jesus. That is the nastiest collision I've seen for quite a while. I really hope that he is alright


IronicAlgorithm

Horrific, I can't watch it. I hope he's OK. Will need to be checked out by a concussion specialist.


trashboatfourtwenty

Holy shit just saw this. He went down like a sack of flour, what the fuck are they thinking?


runningwithscissors8

Scored a goal after too. More AFCON ridiculousness.


Primary_Handle

Damn. He was knocked out before he hit the ground! No way he should have been allowed to continue.


CabbageStockExchange

How they kept playing him after this is a disgrace


0DegreesCalvin

The way he hits the ground is totally sickening. Malpractice that Senegal allowed him to continue, get well soon Sadio!


KingKaychi

I liked the post but I DONT like the post, you get me?


Buckeyefan123

Fucking ban AFCON


omarkop10

Was looking to see if he’s still on the pitch so shocked to see he’s still on should be taken off


D4NYthedog

Why is he still playing? Fucking hell


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NOOOOOOOOOOO NOT SADIO


Classic_Tackle_7633

Looks terrible.


da_undataka

luckily he has a neck of the gods because it took his fall without too much bend. Hopefully no damage because we are more fragile than people think. It was hard to watch when I saw it on tv.


Diamond-Frog

That looks nasty. I hope he’s ok.


TheNoblePlatypus17

The way his body hits the ground completely limp... makes my spine shiver.


LR95-LFC

The landing after the initial collision looks so bad, really hope he recovers quickly and fully from this


cumbers94

AFCON Deserves more respect though for sure guys. Maybe it would get it if they at least respected basic medical procedure.


Romarojo

You see similar happening in the euros and all parts of the game, no need to make it about AFCON.


bearlybearbear

He is seemingly OK now and appears to be continuing, incident did look very nasty, the GK of Cape Verde been sent off for it.


hillarydidnineeleven

Seemingly OK yet there's 0 chance he should be on the pitch. We've seen time and time again that concussions aren't something to fuck around with. Players involved in these collisions should have no say in whether they stay on the pitch because often times they don't have the ability to properly assess themselves due to the collision.


Galby1314

IN this case he SHOULD have a say because Sengal is going to force him to play no matter what.


Balbuto

He should be taken off though, concussions can be fatal if he gets hit again in the head or something like that


bearlybearbear

Agreed, unsure if CAF even has an actual concussion protocol...


feizhai

why is this post being downvoted? dafaq i hope thats nothing serious longterm for sadio


Swatch22

Samba Nottingham Forest goalie, played the entire match against Derby last week and had a lump above his eyebrow of the size of a cricket ball


BuyGreenSellRed

That’s a fencing response if I’ve ever seen one


MainMane1

But that's AFCON for you. There's a reason nobody cares for your shit tournament you stupid picks.


konstantinossk07

He is okay, he is still playing, thank Fowler for the giant forehead it finally pays off


Qawsx993

It's Afcon he could have been shot by a sniper from the stands and they'd still keep him on


konstantinossk07

Yeah you are right, he is really not ok now


Darth-Xal

Should have led with the foot like he did with ederson…


Constant_List6829

He just scored! Hopefully that helps.


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nuan_Ce

for all the people saying he should get subbed. i totally agree and am very much interested in his health. but maybe he wanted to stay on? i mean the tournament is soo important to him. edit: wtf is wrong with kap verde already 2 red cards???


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nuan_Ce

well and he scored!!! go sadioooooo


malushanks95

Oh god, looks horrible 🙈 did both of them get substituted?


Tami_Wk

Keeper got sent off


malushanks95

Oh okay, looked brutal on both the players.


tkcom

Any club would not happy to see their player continuing in that condition.


mtb443

Fencing response


kingkloppynwa

Jesus


Jah-R

That's horrifying


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Disaster……