Redknapp unhappy with Webb

20 September 2009 18:57
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Harry Redknapp was left baffled by a refereeing decision from Howard Webb following Tottenham's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea.[LNB] Spurs were trailing 1-0 when Robbie Keane appealed for a penalty early in the second half following a challenge by Ricardo Carvalho.[LNB]Replays showed that Carvalho appeared to clip the Irishman's heels before he stumbled and fell, but Webb did not award a penalty.[LNB]The official did not show Keane a yellow card for simulation either but Redknapp believes a spot-kick would have been given had his player gone to ground more easily.[LNB]"He (Carvalho) has caught him (Keane) and what Robbie's done is try to stay on his feet, and that is what happens," Redknapp told Sky Sports.[LNB]"If he had gone done when he had lost his balance it is a nailed-on penalty but he tried to stay up and it is a difficult one.[LNB]"If he felt he had dived then why didn't he give him a card, it is either a penalty or a card.[LNB]"We had him (Webb) at Old Trafford last season and he cost us the game with a diabolical penalty decision that he apologised for after."[LNB]King blowTottenham lost Ledley King to injury at a similar period in the game and could not recover as Chelsea rammed home their advantage.[LNB]Redknapp added: "Losing Ledley was a key moment for us. We are short at the back without him and suddenly (Didier) Drogba was a big problem for us with his power. [LNB]"For the first 30 minutes we were the better team but I thought the key points went against us and we didn't defend well enough for the second goal."[LNB]"But we are not that far away from being a very good side and I think we will get there eventually."[LNB]King's centre-back partner Sebastien Bassong also had to be substituted after landing awkwardly and suffering a nasty injury that required lengthy attention.[LNB]With Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Dawson still sidelined, Redknapp hopes both men can recover quickly.[LNB]"Ledley has done a hamstring, which is always a problem when you don't train," explained Redknapp.[LNB]"Bassong is not in a very good way at all but we will have to see how he is."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports