Steve Sidwell on tackling

dcheather · Aug 23, 2013

http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/footbal ... 81694.html

Steve Sidwell hopes he will be treated fairly by Premier League referees despite his red cards in successive games at the end of last season.

The Fulham midfielder served a three-game ban after he was dismissed for a challenge on Queens Park Rangers’ Armand Traore and was then sent off for a late tackle on Mikel Arteta just 12 minutes into his return.

That red card against Arsenal, who he faces tomorrow, earned him another four-game suspension and ended his season. Arsene Wenger said the tackle could have broken Arteta’s leg but Sidwell has had a good disciplinary record throughout his career.

Before the QPR match, he had not been sent off since a UEFA Cup game for Aston Villa in 2008.

Sidwell, 30, who received eight yellow cards last season, will not change his tough-tackling approach and hopes those two incidents are not used against him by officials.

“Hopefully I will not get punished for it in this coming year now,” he said. “I am going to keep putting my foot in and be as committed as ever and hopefully referees do not see a late tackle and think about last season.

“The Arsenal one was a definite red card but I still think the QPR one was a bit harsh. It tarnished a really good season because I thought I played well on a consistent basis and the two red cards ruined it for me.”

Sidwell came through Fulham’s opening game of the season, the 1-0 win at Sunderland, without any dramas and admits he was “chomping at the bit to get back”. He said: “It was hard to watch the last few games [at the end of last season] but the gaffer [Martin Jol] knows the way I play.”
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Don't be silly Steve. I cringe every time you go to tackle someone, but with the additions to squad I doubt he sees much starting time.

SoCalJoe · Aug 23, 2013

Pretty good assessment from him, thought it was his best year by far in a Fulham kit until the horrific ending, which is all anyone can think recall.

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