I’m busier today than a barkeep on $1 beer night.
Eric Wynalda speaks on the Thierry Henry kerfuffle
I'm running down a few rabbit holes and prepping to go chat up New England Revolution-FC Dallas peeps tonight out at
(No matter how long it takes me to drive from Daily Soccer Fix central in the gritty city out to the friendly Frisco ‘burbs, I promise not to tweet about it! Hell, I might even lie about it. I took a pretty good beating last week for that one. But the truth hurts – especially when it means she’ll never buy me another round. That super hurts.)
So, given this ugly degree of business, I’ll just leave you with this today:
Eric Wynalda, who can text message faster than a 14-year-old girl, provided me with an interesting take today on the latest Thierry Henry kerfuffle.
(Like I say sometimes on these matters: When you talk about the Thierry Henry kerfuffle, you'd better damn well say which one!)
"It’s like running a red light," the former U.S. international said via texting magic. "You know you’re doing it and you know it’s stupid. Sometimes you get away with it. But if you hit somebody you’re breaking the law.
(MORE from Wynalda after the break ...)
”If a cop pulls you over, the first thing you say is, ‘Sorry, I know that was stupid.’ But if you injure somebody, ‘sorry’ just doesn’t cut it.
"There should be consequences."
He went on to add that he felt badly for Hartman, who was having an outstanding season.
I told Eric that if he was looking for an argument, he'd have to move along. I completely agree.
For the record, I’ve said the same thing. I understand that Henry didn’t intend to injure Hartman.
And so what? Lots of yellow (and even red) card offenses aren’t intentional. But they are still offenses worthy of a caution or ejection. The mistake was more on referee Hilario Grajeda, who didn’t have the guts to issue a second yellow card to the league’s poster boy of the moment. (In truth, I don't think it had much to do with Henry's stature. I just think MLS referees are generally too lenient on this kind of foolishness.)
Subsequently, the league should have issued a suspension. It doesn’t matter that Henry won’t play Friday due to injury. MLS looks bad on this one.
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