Source: Daily_Mail
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp admits Tom Huddlestone was 'lucky' not to see red
In the spotlight: Spurs midfielder Tom Huddlestone[LNB]Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admits Tom Huddlestone was 'lucky' not to be hit with a FA ban after kicking out at Johan Elmander in the 4-2 defeat at Bolton last weekend.[LNB]The Spurs midfielder escaped without even a booking when he clashed with Elmander but Redknapp says he expected the player to be sent off after watching the replays. [LNB]Redknapp now plans to speak to Huddlestone about his future conduct as he says it is the second time he has 'got away with it'.[LNB]Redknapp wrote in The Sun: 'I have to admit he [Tom Huddlestone] was a very lucky boy not to get punished by the FA this week.[LNB]'When I saw the replay of him kicking out at Bolton's Johan Elmander I really thought he was going to be banned.[LNB]'Tom is not an aggressive player by any stretch of the imagination butthat's the second time he's got away with a challenge like that and Iwill have a word with him about it.'[LNB]Redknapp also compared Lee Cattermole's tackle on Spurs' Luka Modric to the one Ryan Shawcross made on Aaron Ramsey that saw him break the Arsenal teenager's last season.[LNB]'I've not seen a worse challenge than the one Lee Cattermole put in on Luka Modric in Tottenham's game against Sunderland on Tuesday,' wrote Redknapp.[LNB] Caught in the act: Huddlestone stamps on Elmander suring the defeat at Bolton[LNB]'There is no doubt that Luka could have been very seriously hurt. Fortunately he saw it coming and just managed to ride it. Stoke's Ryan Shawcross got a straight red card for an identical challenge on Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey last season.The only difference is that Ramsey broke his leg. Because Modric picked himself up and played on, Cattermole only got a yellow card.I've got nothing against Cattermole. He's a decent player and Sunderland are not the same team when he's missing. But he has already been sent off twice this season and he could easily have been off a couple more times than that.'[LNB] Gary Cahill is yours for £15m! Bolton put Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham on alert as debts near £100m Everton 1 Bolton 1: Jermaine Beckford hits last-gasp equaliser as Toffees dig themselves out of sticky situation TOTTENHAM FC
