Birmingham furious at ‘cheat’ Ngog

Birmingham midfielder Lee Carsley has described the penalty won by Liverpool in the 2-2 draw at Anfield as an “embarrassing case of cheating”.

“I was absolutely nowhere near him,” Carsley told ESPN. “That is just an embarrassing case of cheating.

He told the Daily Telegraph: “I was absolutely nowhere near him.

“It is a joke. I knew I did not touch him and I told the referee to book me or send me off, because it would have made me feel better.

“I am sure [Ngog] has a family, and if I went home after doing that I would be embarrassed.

“You’re supposed to be setting children an example and that is just an embarrassing case of cheating. But he has taken a chance and got his team a point so I am sure they will be patting him on the back.”

Blues boss Alex McLeish said: “There is no real debate, Ngog has dived to win his team a penalty, it happens in the game and has done for years and years.

“The referee (Peter Walton) didn’t get that one right, and when he looks at it again I am sure he will agree.

“He’s an honest enough guy, but he will probably agree that their player dived, and it was a terrific dive. Lee Carsley never touched him.”

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Posted by Bilal Sulehri on Nov 11 2009. Filed under Football. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry