The pressure is always bound to be on for Premier League players. It’s an inevitability due to the blockbuster nature in which their every move is scrutinised all around the world.Dealing with such pressure is what makes the top stars so revered, though it is important to remember these men are human beings.No weekend in recent memory has indicated that so much than this particular one.All around the league, a multitude of silliness has seen some of the top stars given their marching orders for entirely preventable reasons.Francis Coquelin was the first culprit of that in the heated North London derby, who inexplicably felled Harry Kane when the Spurs marksman had very little options on where to go.The same level of rash decision making was guilty of Everton winger Kevin Mirallas later on that day, who was first booked for diving before a silly challenge when blocking a clearance led to his dismissal.
Not to be outdone, both Manchester United and Liverpool stars would get themselves an early bath in the most ridiculous of circumstances today.
James Milner received a second booking at Selhurst Park earlier when scything Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha down when deep into his own box.
He’s fast James, but he’s notÂthatÂfast.
However, perhaps the most baffling of dismissals was saved for the final Premier League game of the weekend.
Juan Mata, usually one of the most reserved stars in the league, petulantly blocked a free-kick within the first 20 minutes of United’s clash with West Bromwich Albion.
It was an act of time wasting you might expect to see towards the end of a fiercely contested cup final, not the opening stages of a Premier League match.
As if that wasn’t enough, the Spanish playmaker then went into fullÂRamboÂmode and kicked Darren Fletcher just three minutes later.
How anyone can ever be so angry as to kick the much loved Scot is truly baffling.
Perhaps the pressure just got too much for some of the top star’s in the league as the season enters its proverbial ‘business end’.
Either that, or there’s something in the water.
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