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Yes he led with his arse. In fact that angle shows Andone's leg was already on its trajectory prior to Valery stretching out a leg into Andone's path. I'm not saying Andone did not deserve to go, nor that it was Valery's own fault. I'm just pointing out that it was reckless not malicious.

Have you actually seen the challenge in realtime? Or are you making your assumption from the stills that make it look far worse than it actually was? He hardly caught him on the leg, thankfully. He led with his arse, trying to barge Valery off the ball by backing into him. There was only a...

He was fine, and the substitution was tactical. A fullback for a winger.

Behave. Football is entertainment, like Panto. And to say Andone tried to snap his leg is utter bollocks. He was robust, careless and deserved a red card, but he wasn't trying to do Valery. Watch the challenge again and you can see he caught the player accidentally. It was hardly a Knockaert...