No blame on Gabbidon - Toshack

13 August 2009 08:46
Wales boss John Toshack refused to be critical of West Ham`s Danny Gabbidon after he conceded a first-half penalty and was to blame for the second goal in a 2-1 defeat to Montenegro. Stevan Jovetic's spot-kick and Radomir Dalovic's turn and shot past Wayne Hennessey seconds from half-time put the hosts in full control. Sam Vokes pulled one back with a clever header after the break to make the final score 2-1. Toshack said: "I have no problem with Gabbidon. He has been out for almost two years with a succession of injuries, it was just good to see him back on the pitch for us. "I felt the penalty was a really soft one. I suppose that when you play away to Montenegro and they have a Serbian referee, you wonder what is going to happen. "But there may well have been an earlier penalty that was not given, so I have no real complaints. Danny was always going to stay on for the full 90 minutes, unless he said otherwise during the game. "He desperately needs game time after this long out, and we needed to let him have that if he is going to be in any position to play against Russia next month."

Source: Eurosport