Grant Slams Piquionne's Red Card As 'Joke'
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January 24, 2011, Monday
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WEST Ham manager Avram Grant described Frederic Piquionne's red card as "a joke" after the striker was sent off for celebrating his goal against Everton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Piquionne's header put West Ham 2-1 up against Everton after 84 minutes at Goodison Park and appeared to have secured only its second away win of the season to lift it out of the relegation zone. He ran to celebrate with the travelling fans but was shown a second yellow, then a red, by referee Peter Walton who has shown eight red cards in 18 matches this season.
The 10-man Hammers were then forced to settle for a 2-2 draw after Marouane Fellaini's last-ditch equalizer for the home side.
Grant was angry afterwards as his side remained bottom.
"It's a joke," he said.
"What is football all about? It's all about emotion. We are not computers. Freddie did the right thing, he went to celebrate with the fans. I need to check who created this law. I don't like it.
"Emotion is part of the game and we should encourage it," he told reporters.
Piquionne's header put West Ham 2-1 up against Everton after 84 minutes at Goodison Park and appeared to have secured only its second away win of the season to lift it out of the relegation zone. He ran to celebrate with the travelling fans but was shown a second yellow, then a red, by referee Peter Walton who has shown eight red cards in 18 matches this season.
The 10-man Hammers were then forced to settle for a 2-2 draw after Marouane Fellaini's last-ditch equalizer for the home side.
Grant was angry afterwards as his side remained bottom.
"It's a joke," he said.
"What is football all about? It's all about emotion. We are not computers. Freddie did the right thing, he went to celebrate with the fans. I need to check who created this law. I don't like it.
"Emotion is part of the game and we should encourage it," he told reporters.
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