Saints legend sticks up for Rodriguez (From Daily Echo)
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Saints legend sticks up for Rodriguez over penalty
7:00am Tuesday 15th January 2013 in Saints News
By Simon Walter, Senior Sports Reporter
Jay Rodriguez goes flying and Villa concede a penalty.
SAINTS legend Jim Steele insists Jay Rodriguez should not be labelled a cheat following the controversial penalty at Villa Park.
The former Southampton centre-half, man of the match in the 1976 FA Cup final, believes Rodriguez has been harshly criticised for the tumble.
He said: “Rodriguez was only pulling out of the challenge he saw coming in, it would have been a penalty anyway and he could have got injured if he carried on.
“It was definitely a penalty, it’s only when you see the slow-motion replay that you can see there was no contact – but it was still the right decision.
“Rodriguez was travelling at high speed and got out of the way, but that doesn’t make it less of a foul.
“It’s the same with Gareth Bale, he’s getting a bad reputation but when he’s travelling so fast you can’t blame him for trying to avoid challenges that could seriously injure him.
“If it was Ashley Young it would be forgotten about by now. Young’s the worst culprit, he’s gone down like a sack of spuds two or three times this season.
“It’s unfair on Rodriguez to be compared to him.”
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Comments(7)
RedArmy1
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7:21am Tue 15 Jan 13
WE H8 POMPEY.
Come on JRod - impressed with your speed work are and intelligent positioning at Villa.
Now get that extra YARD of pace and become a HERO for SOUTHAMPTON.
Remember MILLWALL AWAY last Season.
WE HAVE MAGNIFICENT AWAY SUPPORT.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY
Littleton-Saint
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8:08am Tue 15 Jan 13
willygetaway
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8:10am Tue 15 Jan 13
J7junctionseven
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8:15am Tue 15 Jan 13
COYR
Nemesisaint
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8:17am Tue 15 Jan 13
willygetaway wrote:They do not make them like that anymore, he has always been high on my Saints hero list.
Jimmy Steele now there was a defender, one like that please Nigel
Alicesdad
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9:00am Tue 15 Jan 13
Anyway - the penalty was given , we scored and won. A thousand replays will not change that. EXCELLENT. Lets move on.
A more critical question today is if HMV ends up shutting down where will I be able to go to browse through CDs and DVDs. I already have more CDs than WH Smiths and the stuff in supermarkets is usually bulk buy dross.
Come on Echo - address the serious issues.
RedArmy1 says...
7:10am Tue 15 Jan 13
COYR
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY