Muscat called a disgrace by own fans
Roar Guru By Jayj95, 25 Jan 2011 The Crowd is a Roar Guru
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Kevin Muscat, Melbourne Victory’s captain since the start of the A-League in 2005, may have played his last game of professional football.
If he has, he will certainly leave football disgraced after two consecutive red cards, with his second in the Melbourne derby on Saturday a direct red for the crude tackle on Adrian Zahra, which has ended the youngster’s season.
And his remarkably stupid push during a successful free-kick by Carlos Hernandez could have seen him get a yellow card, which would have been sent off earlier.
People had a feeling Muscat’s hot head was about to explode again. Then in the 79th minute, Muscat exploded.
His tackle on Zahra was well away from the ball, and he unleashed a few words to the referee before and after his red card. He was jeered by the opposing Heart players, but he has been branded a disgrace by his own team’s fans.
His suspension will be longer than one week, and he’ll possibly be outed for the rest of the season. Some people have said he should be out for as long as Zahra, but that is unrealistic.
Anyway, Muscat will almost certainly retire at the end of this season. If he does, he will retire in disgrace. He will almost certainly be known more in the A-League as a player who ended his own career by nearly ending an opponent’s, rather than playing 600 professional games and captaining Victory to three grand finals, two premierships and two championships.
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January 25th 2011 @ 7:41am
Fussball ist unser leben said | January 25th 2011 @ 7:41am | Report comment
To all the “keyboard cowboys”, who have been attacking Kevin Muscat’s football record and who think Kev will only be remembered for his aggression on the park and not his football successes, here’s a little exercise for you …
…. in 12 months time, how about you visit Kevin Muscat’s house and have a look at his trophy cabinet; then, go back home and have a look at your trophy cabinet.
In sport, trophies are the ONLY evidence of football success since the assessment is objective and is not clouded by personal bigotry, bias, dislike and jealousy.
As an MVFC member, I’ve certainly been extremely disappointed by Kevin’s on-field behaviour on numerous occasions …. but, in Kev’s 121 game A-League career, I can categorically state there have been far more moments I’ve felt pride than disappointment or disgust.
January 25th 2011 @ 7:52am
Wotdoo said | January 25th 2011 @ 7:52am | Report comment
he didn’t nearly end an apponants career hes out for 6-8 weeks according to heart talk. These things happen in sport. What about grellas 2 foot studs up lunge in the game against New zealand that was about 10 times worse than this tackle.
I’m a victory supporter from the start and the biggest problem i have with the whole thing is the way he acted after the red card it was disgraceful. That tackle just proved as he said that the game has passed him by and he is not quick enough. In the end i hope he retires and doesn’t become the next melbourne victory manager.
In the end
Victory till i die
January 25th 2011 @ 8:07am
punter said | January 25th 2011 @ 8:07am | Report comment
He should have retired at the end of last year with that penalty kick miss, now that would have been fitting.
SFC forever.
January 25th 2011 @ 8:04am
Mahony said | January 25th 2011 @ 8:04am | Report comment
Could not agree more FIUL – I can’t wait until he takes the bench as gaffa either. I hope we dedicate our ACL campaign to giving Kevin the send off he deserves. The hyperbolic reaction to the tackle was extreme to say the least – nearly as “volcanic” as Muscat’s own reaction to the red! I hope the kid is OK, but our great club will march on into future success with Kevin at the centre. To those MVFC ‘fans’ who cannot separate his gifts from his burdens – shame on you is all I can say. Tackle was an absolute shocker and he will face up to the consequences with more grit than any of the post-apocalyptic keyboard nuts who want to string him up. Take a shower, calm down and trot off to heart where your mediocrity would be welcomed….. PS: I wonder if this derby thing will ever take off in Australia?
January 25th 2011 @ 8:54am
Art Sapphire said | January 25th 2011 @ 8:54am | Report comment
Mahony – Although, I can’t see the Muscat playing another A-League game.
He should be given a proper send off by the club with an appearance off the bench in one of the ACL games.
Regardless of what people think, he still deserves a dignified exit from the club he has served so well.
The challenge for Victory is to stop regressing. Victory fans know this.
A-League has gone ahead leaps and bound this season and Victory will be left behind unless changes are made.
Bring on the derby days – the 3 best days of the football calendar in Melbourne.
January 25th 2011 @ 9:13am
Fussball ist unser leben said | January 25th 2011 @ 9:13am | Report comment
Art … there is just NO evidence to validate the perception that “Victory is regressing”.
By all accounts, Brisbane is the benchmark this season.
Now the FACTS – not my opinion – suggests that MVFC is the only team that has come close to matching it with Brisbane – not in a one-off game – but over 3 matches.
And, it’s not just Brisbane that hold no fears for MVFC – none of the top teams bother us.
MVFC’s record against the top 4 teams in 2010/11:
Brisbane: 1W, 1L, 1D (and we know that, but for unsporting behaviour and blatant cheating by the Brisbane GK, MVFC would have won the drawn game)
AUFC: 1W, 1L
CCM: 1W, 1L, 1D
GCU: 1W, 1L
The problem for MVFC is NOT the top end of the table, it has been the bottom end of the table and we’ve dropped points against the 3 rubbish teams: Perth (1W, 2L); NQF (2D), Sydney (1W, 2D)
Only a month ago, Newcastle Jets gaffer, Branko Culina, simply stated:
“To me they are the yardstick, not Brisbane. Brisbane is a good side. If you said to me who is the team you fear most playing in a grand final if we are good enough to play in one – I would say Melbourne Victory any time”.
And, I have no doubt Ange, Rini, Arnie & Miron all agree.
January 25th 2011 @ 9:38am
Art Sapphire said | January 25th 2011 @ 9:38am | Report comment
Next time, I will qualify the statement. Victory fans know this, except Fuss
Branko is not going to make a GF and neither will Victory the way they are playing at the moment.
January 25th 2011 @ 8:48am
Roarchild said | January 25th 2011 @ 8:48am | Report comment
It’s pretty much the end of his career. People are getting their calculators out working when he could be back by but I can’t see him playing again in the A league if he gets 6 weeks. If Melbourne make and then win there first two games of the finals series (at least one of those finals will be away from home) I can’t see the sense in rushing back a guy who hasn’t played for 6 weeks and has two red cards from his last two starts (costing his team points both times) to disrupt a team that is obviously doing well.
If they don’t do well without Muscatt they won’t make the finals.
Then there is the ACL which Kevin isn’t a fan of anyway, because the squads are so small I would expect him to make a couple of cameo appearances in that competition and that will basically be a chance for the MV hard core (the most likely to be watching the ACL) to give him a send off.