Nagbe was stretchered off the field and needed a wheelchair to get to the dressing room after the game. But a De Jong suspension would be of little consolation to the Timbers. “Yeah, we’ll see”, De Jong said.
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Tagging the LA twitter, they asked if they had any “pithy” comments to make after they previously justified a red card for Liam Ridgewell of the Timbers by uploading a picture of a player’s bruise. It was a coincidence that had to sicken some American fans who never forgave De Jong’s role in Holden’s demise.
In a TV interview Sunday, Magee was asked about De Jong’s tackle.
Timbers forward Fanendo Adi meanwhile urged the MLS to sanction de Jong.
This was hardly the first such incident for de Jong. As bad as the challenge was, it only drew a yellow card, which had to bring back memories of his kick into Alonso’s chest, which also only earned a caution. It was a 50-50 ball.
He added: “I just [caught] up with him and said that it was my never my intention, it was a 50-50 and I went over the ball instead of on the ball”. “It was not my intention to hurt the kid”. Nigel and I actually had an opportunity [to talk] before the game, and full disclosure, he sought me out and made an apology for this challenge [from March 2010].
“Some of those referees are giving the reds right in the game, and we seem to get them after, which doesn’t help us”, said Portland Coach Caleb Porter, who saw the Galaxy tie the game on an own goal 11 minutes after Nagbe went out.
How will MLS respond to De Jong’s most recent major offense?
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Holden, the victim of de Jong’s leg-breaker six years ago, described the challenge as “horrific”. In my book, it’s no excuse for breaking legs. It remains unclear just how serious Nagbe’s injury is, but if he is forced to miss a significant amount of time, it could force MLS to hit De Jong with a multi-game ban. Because they didn’t send it today with some of the tackles that were in that game.
