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Old 09-29-2013, 06:03 PM   #489
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf View Post
Torres deserved a red for scratching Vertonghen so if the 2nd yellow was a make up call so to speak I am fine with that

Jose complaining about Vertonghen needing to be suspended is fantastic though, it's like he forgets he managed Didier "I go down like a sniper hit me twice a game" Drogba


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Chelsea's fury over Fernando Torres' White Hart Lane red card is set to explode when they learn the striker is facing a FOUR match ban.Blues manager Jose Mourinho accused Tottenham's Jan Vertonghen of conning ref Mike Dean by staying down and implying he had been elbowed by Torres in an aerial challenge that saw Dean show the Spaniard his second yellow card.
But Torres is now poised to fall foul of FA beaks over his initial spat with Vertonghen during Saturday's 1-1 draw, in which he appeared to scratch and scrape at the defender's face.
Despite the video evidence showing there was no contact with the Belgian's face in the incident that sparked his dismissal, Torres has no right of appeal under FA rules.
However, he now faces a further disciplinary charge and becoming the first player judged by the Premier League and FA's new video panel of former referees over the first flashpoint.
Wembley chiefs will contact Dean on Monday to ask him to explain Torres' first yellow card.
The whsitler is understood to be ready to report that he booked Torres for a trip on Vertonghen, and not for the altercation which followed, which he will insist he did not see.
If that is so, the FA will refer the incident to the video panel, and if all three ex-referees agree that it represented violent conduct, Torres will receive an automatic extra three games.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...ch-ban-2320095
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