Aguero's horror tackle riles Luiz
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April 16, 2013, Tuesday
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CHELSEA defender David Luiz has called on Manchester City's Sergio Aguero to apologize for his horror tackle on the Brazilian during the FA Cup semifinal.
Aguero escaped without punishment from referee Chris Foy after the Argentine striker threw himself into a ferocious two-footed lunge on Luiz late in the second half at Wembley on Sunday.
Luiz was lying prone on the turf after tangling with Aguero moments earlier and the center-back appeared to take the full force of the challenge.
Somehow Foy and his assistants missed the foul but fortunately Luiz was able to finish the match, although City's 2-1 win added insult to the injury which left him with stud marks on his body.
City went 2-0 up through goals by Samir Nasri and Aguero, before Demba Ba pulled Chelsea back into the game with an acrobatic finish in the 66th.
Luiz was keen to point out that he didn't think Aguero was a malicious player who had meant to harm the center-back.
However, he believes Aguero should apologize to set a good example to fans across the world.
"I forgive everybody in my life but Aguero is a great player and he needs to be honest with himself and say I don't like to do bad tackles," Luiz said.
"If it was the opposite and I did the tackle, I would say 'sorry this is not me, this is not good for football'. Kids watch the game and need to see good things.
"We need to show football is beautiful. In games like this both teams want to win. Sometimes people can be angry and do things they don't want to do.
"I think it was that because I never saw Aguero doing bad tackles on other players. I didn't speak to him after the game. I have a good heart. I don't like to beat on people and talk in a bad way. I just like to play football."
Aguero's tackle, and the controversy over Foy's failure to award Chelsea a late penalty for Vincent Kompany's tug on Fernando Torres, left Luiz and his teammates with a bitter taste as they headed home from Wembley.
Aguero escaped without punishment from referee Chris Foy after the Argentine striker threw himself into a ferocious two-footed lunge on Luiz late in the second half at Wembley on Sunday.
Luiz was lying prone on the turf after tangling with Aguero moments earlier and the center-back appeared to take the full force of the challenge.
Somehow Foy and his assistants missed the foul but fortunately Luiz was able to finish the match, although City's 2-1 win added insult to the injury which left him with stud marks on his body.
City went 2-0 up through goals by Samir Nasri and Aguero, before Demba Ba pulled Chelsea back into the game with an acrobatic finish in the 66th.
Luiz was keen to point out that he didn't think Aguero was a malicious player who had meant to harm the center-back.
However, he believes Aguero should apologize to set a good example to fans across the world.
"I forgive everybody in my life but Aguero is a great player and he needs to be honest with himself and say I don't like to do bad tackles," Luiz said.
"If it was the opposite and I did the tackle, I would say 'sorry this is not me, this is not good for football'. Kids watch the game and need to see good things.
"We need to show football is beautiful. In games like this both teams want to win. Sometimes people can be angry and do things they don't want to do.
"I think it was that because I never saw Aguero doing bad tackles on other players. I didn't speak to him after the game. I have a good heart. I don't like to beat on people and talk in a bad way. I just like to play football."
Aguero's tackle, and the controversy over Foy's failure to award Chelsea a late penalty for Vincent Kompany's tug on Fernando Torres, left Luiz and his teammates with a bitter taste as they headed home from Wembley.
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