Melbourne Victory aren't using the word ''revenge'' in public but the reigning champions are privately planning harsh retribution against Sydney FC on Thursday night after striker Robbie Kruse was left with a suspected broken leg following a horror tackle from Terry McFlynn at the weekend. McFlynn was last night cleared by the match review panel of any wrongdoing, although Ernie Merrick, the Melbourne coach, was enraged the incident wasn't dealt with immediately by the referee, Matthew Breeze, who deemed the offence worthy only of a yellow card.
Two comments here! One, I saw the tackle a number of times and all it deserved was a yellow card. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be from the reaction. The fact that Robbie got a broken leg out of it is tragic, something that NONE of us wanted to see. But let's face it, the tackle was run-of-the-mill, it just had a disastrous result. Second, a 'revenge' plan rarely works, and usually backfires badly on the team seeking it. Not good for anyone, team, country or football. Get well soon Robbie!
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