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”Toure’s Escape Is Recipe For Anarchy On The Pitch” Mourinho

 

 

Norwich City striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel has welcomed the Football Association’s decision not to charge Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure with violent conduct.

Toure appeared to kick out at Van Wolfswinkel in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Carrow Road.

Van Wolfswinkel tweeted:”Players like him belong on the pitch!

“Things happen on the pitch. But we all enjoy watching him play. So get on with it and enjoy the football. That’s what it’s all about.” He said.

The FA have is listened to the recommendations of the three former elite referees who reviewed the footage.

The same panel of referees are used for each incident that is reviewed and all three must answer ‘yes’ for the player to be charged.

The system is designed to promote consistency but some may argue that on this occasion it has fallen short.

Referee Jon Moss did not see the incident during the Premier League match at Carrow Road.

But under a pilot scheme introduced this season, the FA can take retrospective action on the basis of video evidence if an incident has not been seen by the match officials.

The FA asks a three-man panel of former elite referees to review the incident and advise what, if any action, they believe the match referee should have taken had it been witnessed at the time.

”For an FA charge to follow, all three panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence,” said an FA statement.

“In this instance, the panel were not of the unanimous decision that it was an act of violent conduct.”

Meanwhile, Mourinho has presdicted off-the-ball anarchy following FA’s decision not to ban the Manchester City midfielder.

Speaking on the verdict, Mourinho warned Toure escaping a ban would be taken as a message that players could get away with anything on the pitch if it was not seen by officials.

The message is clear: the players can do what they want if the referee doesn’t see. The message is normally that, if the FA defends football, he’d have to be suspended.

If he is not, it has to be the same for everyone: if the referee doesn’t see, a player can do whatever he wants.

“It doesn’t matter about cameras or others seeing, I can do whatever I want. If they make the rule that action can be taken if a referee has missed something, they have to apply that rule.”

The decision also means Toure will be free to face Chelsea in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday