Grant hits back at Crouch
Crouch was dismissed in the second half in the League Cup quarter final
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Friday, 21, Dec 2007 09:27
Chelsea boss Avram Grant has blasted Peter Crouch after the Liverpool striker's comments following his sending off against the Blues.
Crouch was furious with Mikel John Obi's reaction to his two-footed challenge in the Carling Cup quarter-final defeat on Wednesday.
The Reds striker claimed foreign players are more guilty of feigning injury, which is ruining the English game.
Grant insisted the Nigerian midfielder was injured and urged Crouch to look at his own behaviour before judging others.
"I think first if Peter Crouch didn't do what he did, which everybody saw, then Mikel John Obi would not be in that position," Grant said.
"The one thing I know is that Mikel could not continue and if you remember I subbed him five minutes later.
"It was a bad injury. I heard that Peter Crouch is a nice guy so he needs to look at himself and see what is wrong and look forward. Not to find any other excuse. Mikel trained today but he is not 100 per cent.
"The only thing I can think about is that [Crouch] spoke about the players who play in his team. He knows the foreigners in his team very closely. I don't think he knows much about other foreigners."
Crouch will be suspended for three matches after his straight red in the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
The two sides clash again in the Premier League at the Bridge on February 10th.