Wednesday, 22 September 2010

‘appy ‘arry blasts Arsenal star for diving

(23-09-2010) Harry Redknapp has launched a scathing attack on Arsenal winger Samir Nasri, accusing the Frenchman of diving. Nasri won the Gunners a penalty after going down in the box as Spurs succumbed 4-1 to bitter foes Arsenal after extra time in the Carling Cup on Tuesday. He went down under pressure from Sebastien Bassong but picked himself up to convert from 12 yards on 92 minutes, before notching his second spot-kick four minutes later after Steven Caulker tugged back Marouane Chamakh. "I thought the first penalty was harsh. He fell over. Really, I think he dived for the first penalty,” ranted Redknapp afterwards. "The second was blatant." A goal from Russian star Andrey Arshavin sealed the score line after the teams were locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes.