Pepe slammed after stomping on Messi's hand
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January 20, 2012, Friday
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MADRID-BASED sports papers rounded on Pepe yesterday after the Real Madrid defender's stamp on Lionel Messi's hand during Wednesday's Copa del Rey quarterfinal first leg defeat by Barcelona.
The behavior of Portuguese international, who was playing in an unfamiliar central midfield role, was "shameful" and "intolerable", Marca opined, while As columnist Luis Nieto said he deserved "general condemnation" and should be punished.
Pepe deliberately trod on Messi's hand during Barca's 2-1 comeback win at the Bernabeu. His theatrical reaction after tangling with Cesc Fabregas earlier in the second half, when he rolled around clutching his face, also drew criticism.
"Violent, with excessive aggression, play-acting and a long way from what the behavior of a footballer in a high-level match should be," Marca wrote. "What's more, his problem is that he is a repeat offender." At the end of the 2008-09 season Pepe kicked Francisco Casquero while the Getafe player was on the ground.
The behavior of Portuguese international, who was playing in an unfamiliar central midfield role, was "shameful" and "intolerable", Marca opined, while As columnist Luis Nieto said he deserved "general condemnation" and should be punished.
Pepe deliberately trod on Messi's hand during Barca's 2-1 comeback win at the Bernabeu. His theatrical reaction after tangling with Cesc Fabregas earlier in the second half, when he rolled around clutching his face, also drew criticism.
"Violent, with excessive aggression, play-acting and a long way from what the behavior of a footballer in a high-level match should be," Marca wrote. "What's more, his problem is that he is a repeat offender." At the end of the 2008-09 season Pepe kicked Francisco Casquero while the Getafe player was on the ground.
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