by Ian Royal »
11 Dec 2011 20:21
Stranded Just to add something else to this - but I was sat right behind the incident in the East. Prior to the sock pulling up, Kebe had actually gestured to Cummings not to pass him the ball - he did, then the incident happened which caused the furore. It's possible that this wasn't actually a pi$$ take but that Kebe did actually just want to sort his sock out.
I'd add to that that he may have felt a twinge and wanted to stretch it, given he doesn't go straight for the sock and you don't have to bend over fully for that. Looked like he was stretching his calves a bit. Or maybe I've been watching it in slow mo too much.
Not that I really believe he wasn't just killing time and being typically casual for the lols.
Snowball - it's pretty basic biology and physics. The Tibia and Fibula are thicker at the top and therefore harder to break there. Most breaks I've seen happen at ankle to mid-calf when the foot is grounded with weight on it (not in the air like Kebe's) and the challenge comes from the side, and when the challenge is directed through the leg, not down it.