Bolton Boss Fumes Over Gallas' Vicious Tackle
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January 22, 2010, Friday
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ARSENAL defender William Gallas should have been sent off for a tackle that left Bolton Wanderers midfielder Mark Davies on crutches, Bolton's new manager Owen Coyle said.
Gallas left Davies in a heap on the ground in the build-up to Arsenal's 52nd minute equalizer, which levelled the scores at 2-2.
Davies was forced to leave the field at the Emirates Stadium and Coyle, whose two matches in charge of Bolton have both ended in defeats to Arsenal, was left fuming.
"I think it was closer to an assault than a tackle, and for a foul not to be given ... I felt he went over the ball," Coyle said. "He (Gallas) certainly hasn't touched the ball, and my lad has got suspected serious ankle damage.
"There is no doubt it was a free-kick and I would suggest it was closer to a sending off as far as I am concerned. Having said that I recognize we can defend better than what we did late on, but that was the big turning point of the game."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was apologetic.
"If the tackle was a bad one then I apologize," Wenger told reporters, adding his players did not kick the ball out of play because they did not realize Davies was so badly injured.
Wenger had, however, earlier defended the tackle.
"They can complain, but it didn't look to me from outside that it was very bad," he told Sky Sports. "I can show you some tackles if you want.
"Put them all together from the two games - their tackles and our tackles and then we can compare."
Gallas left Davies in a heap on the ground in the build-up to Arsenal's 52nd minute equalizer, which levelled the scores at 2-2.
Davies was forced to leave the field at the Emirates Stadium and Coyle, whose two matches in charge of Bolton have both ended in defeats to Arsenal, was left fuming.
"I think it was closer to an assault than a tackle, and for a foul not to be given ... I felt he went over the ball," Coyle said. "He (Gallas) certainly hasn't touched the ball, and my lad has got suspected serious ankle damage.
"There is no doubt it was a free-kick and I would suggest it was closer to a sending off as far as I am concerned. Having said that I recognize we can defend better than what we did late on, but that was the big turning point of the game."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was apologetic.
"If the tackle was a bad one then I apologize," Wenger told reporters, adding his players did not kick the ball out of play because they did not realize Davies was so badly injured.
Wenger had, however, earlier defended the tackle.
"They can complain, but it didn't look to me from outside that it was very bad," he told Sky Sports. "I can show you some tackles if you want.
"Put them all together from the two games - their tackles and our tackles and then we can compare."
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