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Javier Hernandez helps to fight crime and induce labour in native Mexico
Manchester United’s Javier Hernandez may be a hero at Old Trafford for his goalscoring exploits, but in his native Mexico the striker is loved by police for a very different reason - helping to fight crime.

According to Mexico City police, reported incidents drop when Hernandez is playing, helping to crack down on the number of people murdered by drug gangs in the country, which can reach up to 15,000 every year.

And the decline in crime rates is delighting the capital’s police chief Jorge Carlos Martinez: ‘Crimes like car-jacking, muggings and robberies go down,’ he said.

But local hospitals have less chance to put their feet up, as more pregnant women go into labour when Chicarito is on the pitch, as they get far too excited at the prospect of the 24-year-old hitting the back of the net.

‘It seems even the criminals want to take time off to see our hero play. Also the birth rates go up,’ Martinez added.

And with the packed festive fixture list meaning the likes of Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie will need time to rest their weary legs, Hernandez may get more opportunities to continue his crime busting adventures.

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/919692-javier-hernandez-helps-to-fight-crime-and-induce-labour-in-native-mexico#ixzz2E5IntpGv

I'm 90% sure I've read a story exactly like that before, but with some other South American footballer

Probably, like Mexico are hardly a footballing power house and I image similarly if not worse rated nations would have that effect too. Sanchez and Chile spring to mind.

aye i remember hearing something similar about Manny Pacquiao when he fights, like the whole country just stops whats it's doing

Just watched the game against Reading and have to say I'm terrified of what could happen against City this weekend. Our defending has been terrible this season and that's regardless of who is playing at the back the majority of the time, hopefully we'll do better this weekend.

same, petrified as to which defence will show up

Only tends to be crosses we can't defend and City don't play that way. If we can avoid giving away corners we'll be reet.

I knew it was good, but fuck me. How on earth does he save Silva's follow up there?

Luck

Nah, that would be the fact you weren't 3-0 down by that point.

How so?

He saved it 'cos Silva's a shit finisher.

It's bewildering how such an otherwise technically-gifted player can be quite so bad at shooting.

I had a genius idea the last day: Stick a ball boy behind the net, anytime Silva is near the box, get the ball boy to call for a pass.

OR:

Stick a little cut-out of a man in the top corner of the net

Because Young wasn't offside and this was the attack straight after that?

But nah, thats clearly freakishly good reflexes. You can see him move his hands towards the ball to make the save.

Wasn't Youngs 'goal' straight after Smalling handled it on the ground? Or was that the dodgy penalty decision?

Still a lot of luck, he moved his hands in hope/anticipation not in any form of response to where Silva shot it.

Penalty I think.

But I actually think the ref got both those right, It looks deliberate in slow motion but I thought in real time Smalling did it accidentally and the penalty whilst a foul and a free kick anywhere else was too soft to give as a penalty imo.

Ah right.

Aye, both decisions could easily have gone either way without much argument in all honesty. The offside goal is just justice for Ashley Young being a prick.

Brilliant save.

Not saying he knew much about it, but he does throw his shoulder at it.

There was a degree of luck to both saves from Silva but it's still fantastic goalkeeping.

to me his shot stopping ability alone is enough reason to keep him in ahead of Lindegaard. Can save points on his own, his last minute save against Chelsea last season springs to mind, but it has happened a lot.

Lindgaard is just average really.

De Gea is class, and he'll only get better with more games.

He's alright for a blind guy.

6 game ban for RVP for violent conduct.


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Similar to the incident where he elbowed Cabaye, came to nothing

Cabaye one was worse imo.

Toure is outright cheating by grabbing his shirt so he can't get forward, Cabaye did nothing.

Ashley, do you have any tips for a young footballer on how to beat full-backs?

AY: Just have confidence in yourself to go past the defender. You need to know what you're going to do with the ball when it comes to you. You can beat them with skill or just with pace, but you have to decide early on and then go for it.

How the FUCK can he give that advice with a straight face ffs?

Toure commits the foul. The fat bastard can't take his wife's pills and is holding on for dear life trying to keep up, RVP tries to shake him off but he's just too heavy so he trips him over without breaking stride. Pure briliiance.

6 of one, half-a-dozen of the other.