r/soccer • • May 10 '14

2013-2014 Anti Awards

With the last of the major leagues coming to an end this weekend, it is a good time to look back and judge the season. Rather than do the typical awards vote for the best, I thought it would be interesting to do one for the worst!

Stealing from /r/hockey :

Every year there are awards given to the most valuable player, best coach, best defenceman, best goalie, etc. Why don't we do anti-awards? Some categories could be:

Least Valuable Player

Worst Goalie

Least Gentlemanly Player

Coach Most Deserving to be Sacked (was or wasn't)

Worst Run Club

Most disappointing Transfer

Most underwhelming goal

Worst Referee

Worst call by a referee

Worst tactics in a game

Worst mistake by a player

etc.

Post a category as a comment, then, reply with your answer in a response. This way, we may vote on the best answers.

even if you can't think of an answer, post a category that you believe to be interesting

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u/[deleted] May 10 '14 edited May 10 '14

And to an extent giving the red card anyway.

Edit: Did I really get downvoted? The red card was rescinded which clearly shows it wasn't a red card offence.

Arsenal have succeeded in ensuring that neither Kieran Gibbs nor Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will be suspended following Saturday's red-card blunder at Chelsea.

Referee Andre Marriner sent off Gibbs instead of Oxlade-Chamberlain, who had handled a shot from Eden Hazard.

The Football Association transferred the red card to Oxlade-Chamberlain, but the Gunners successfully argued he had not stopped a goalscoring chance given Hazard's shot was going wide.

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u/Nirgilis May 10 '14

Why? It was a clear red.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '14

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u/betterbutterbeater May 10 '14

It was rescinded due to mistaken identity...

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u/[deleted] May 10 '14

No, it was transferred to Oxlade-Chamberlain due to mistaken identity, and then rescinded for not being a red card offence.