‘The most reckless challenge I’ve ever seen’: Steve Parish on Millwall red card

Barney Ronay - TheGuardian - 01/03
Jean-Philippe Mateta went to hospital with a bad gash behind his ear after a head-high tackle by goalkeeper Liam Roberts in Crystal Palace’s FA Cup win

Oliver Glasner described the challenge by the Millwall goalkeeper, Liam Roberts, that sent Jean-Philippe Mateta to hospital as “a very, very serious foul play”, but said he did not believe Roberts had intended to cause any injury.

“It was tough to see it,” Glasner, the Crystal Palace manager, said. “I don’t want to see it any more. Just imagine if he hits his face straight, with all this power and the studs, it could have been the end of JP’s career.

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