McLeish wants FA action

by Setanta Staff , 30 January 2012 McLeish wants FA action

Alex McLeish has called on the FA to take retrospective action against Arsenal captain Robin van Persie for elbowing Carlos Cuellar.


The Aston Villa manager, who watched his side crash out of the FA Cup after throwing away a 2-0 half time lead against the Gunners, was left frustrated that no action was taken by the referee when Van Persie appeared to catch Cuellar as they jumped for a high ball in the 64th minute at the Emirates.

And, he called on the bosses at the Football Association to take another look at the incident with a view to punishing the Dutchman, whose two penalties added to Theo Walcott's goal in Arsenal's second half comeback.

"I thought it was a clear elbow, but the referee did not seem to think there was anything in it," he said.

"Would I like the FA to look at it? Yes, if it was an elbow in the face - look at my nose, it is a result of elbows all my career.

"It is something which is dangerous. I never mentioned it to the referee. I saw it in real time.

"I don't like to point the finger at players, but it has happened to mine enough times."

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Man City
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28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
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Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
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Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
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QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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