Yep, it's amazing how different 2 calls can be. That was less a foul (if at all) then the one on Eboue for which HE was booked for against Milan.andrew057 said:Horrible penalty.
It's ok mate, I wouldn't expect you to understand that players are human too.ParraDude_Jay said:Your captain and main defender walked away from the penalty before it was even lined up, and sat down on the pitch, then started kicking sh*t around and wouldn't join his teammates in the dressing room, great captain there. What if Almunia saved it back into play and McFadden hit the rebound because Gallas was too busy crying to bother defending?
If Wenger doesn't punish him for that, he is f**king weak. Actually, nevermind, he is f**king weak and won't even look sideways at him about it.
Birmingham City central defender Martin Taylor has insisted there was 'no malicious intent' in his tackle which has left Arsenal striker Eduardo with a suspected broken leg.
Eduardo, who will be 25 on Monday, was stretchered off after Taylor's third-minute challenge in the 2-2 draw at St Andrews and was immediately taken to hospital.
Taylor was given a straight red card and now faces an automatic three-match suspension.
But Gunners manager Arsene Wenger claimed the former Blackburn player 'should not be allowed to play again' in a blistering attack on the player.
Birmingham have responded this evening by issuing a three paragraph statement in defence of Taylor who was left 'distraught' by the extent of Eduardo's injury according to manager Alex McLeish.
The statement reads: 'The club are saddened that such a fantastic game of football has been marred by a serious injury sustained to Arsenal player Eduardo.
'But Martin Taylor is adamant there was no malicious intent in the tackle and he is deeply upset by the extent of Eduardo's injury.
'Having reviewed the incident, this (no malicious intent) is clearly the case. The club and Martin Taylor would like to send their very best wishes to the player for a speedy recovery.'
Wenger claimed: 'The tackle was horrendous and this guy (Taylor) should never play football again. It goes along with this idea that to stop Arsenal you have to kick Arsenal.
'That kind of thing was waiting to happen because many people got away with too many bad tackles. We escaped a few times but it's just not acceptable. If that is football, we are better to stop it.
'I am hugely disappointed and you cannot accept that on a football pitch.'