Post by Admin on Apr 21, 2016 7:35:19 GMT
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy should not have been sent off for diving during his side's 2-2 draw with West Ham, says England boss Roy Hodgson.
Vardy was shown a second yellow card on Sunday when referee Jon Moss ruled he had dived in the Hammers box.
The 29-year-old, capped six times by Hodgson, has a one-match ban that could be extended following an improper conduct charge for his reaction.
"I will go out on a limb. I don't see that as a dive," said Hodgson.
"I think he was unbalanced. I don't think it was a penalty either. I think he was unbalanced, running at that speed.
"I think there was a very slight contact with the defender [West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna], who was trying to cover.
"But of course all the pundits I hear say he was trying to dive, look how he dived. I don't see it. I wouldn't blame him for that. I sympathise with him. I think he was very, very unlucky."
Vardy, who has scored 22 goals for the league leaders this campaign, angrily berated Moss following the decision to send him off, but Hodgson felt the striker's reaction was understandable.
"He has reacted like human beings sometimes react," added Hodgson. "He hasn't just said to the ref, 'that is all right, I understand' and shake hands and have a good game. He has called him a few names. But he is a human being and that can happen."
Vardy will now miss Leicester's Premier League game at Swansea as the Foxes look to move another step closer to their first Premier League title.
But City defender Christian Fuchs insists Leicester can cope without their top-scorer.
"It's a new situation for us because Jamie hasn't missed a game yet but I think we can cope," Fuchs told BBC World Service Sport.
"We have this confidence, we have the quality. Every time Leonardo Ulloa comes off the bench he has done well and he's a big part of the team. I think we can definitely compete."
Rest of the story here -: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36095979
Vardy was shown a second yellow card on Sunday when referee Jon Moss ruled he had dived in the Hammers box.
The 29-year-old, capped six times by Hodgson, has a one-match ban that could be extended following an improper conduct charge for his reaction.
"I will go out on a limb. I don't see that as a dive," said Hodgson.
"I think he was unbalanced. I don't think it was a penalty either. I think he was unbalanced, running at that speed.
"I think there was a very slight contact with the defender [West Ham's Angelo Ogbonna], who was trying to cover.
"But of course all the pundits I hear say he was trying to dive, look how he dived. I don't see it. I wouldn't blame him for that. I sympathise with him. I think he was very, very unlucky."
Vardy, who has scored 22 goals for the league leaders this campaign, angrily berated Moss following the decision to send him off, but Hodgson felt the striker's reaction was understandable.
"He has reacted like human beings sometimes react," added Hodgson. "He hasn't just said to the ref, 'that is all right, I understand' and shake hands and have a good game. He has called him a few names. But he is a human being and that can happen."
Vardy will now miss Leicester's Premier League game at Swansea as the Foxes look to move another step closer to their first Premier League title.
But City defender Christian Fuchs insists Leicester can cope without their top-scorer.
"It's a new situation for us because Jamie hasn't missed a game yet but I think we can cope," Fuchs told BBC World Service Sport.
"We have this confidence, we have the quality. Every time Leonardo Ulloa comes off the bench he has done well and he's a big part of the team. I think we can definitely compete."
Rest of the story here -: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36095979
