Scott Parker
TOTTENHAM Hotspur midfielder, Scott Parker says he would live to remember his confrontation with John Obi Mikel during Sunday’s FA Cup semi-finals 5-1 defeat to Chelsea at Wembley.
Parker said he saw red after his clash with the Nigeria midfielder, an incident he can only liken to David Beckham’s infamous lashing out at Argentina’s Diego Simeone at the 1998 World Cup, which led the former England skipper being sent off.
”That was the only thing that riled me up a little bit,” said Parker, who had to be restrained by Chelsea players after Mikel caught him and ended up with a caution by centre referee Martin Atkinson.
The 24-year-old Mikel can be tough with his tackles, but certainly not renowned for dishing out malicious types described by Parker.
For a player handed a deep midfield role, Mikel often finds himself doing the dirty of a gatekeeper, whose role is to mop up pressure in front of Chelsea backline.
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