Swansea City skipper, Ashley Williams, has revealed that he inadvertently hit the ball at Robin Van Persie’s head, and played down the suggestion that his action was driven by a malicious intent.
The Red Devils striker fell to the ground after being tripped just at the edge of the box, with the fall ball falling at the feet of the Welsh footballer. Out of sheer frustration, he kicked the ball which hit Van Persie’s head. The accident triggered a
violent response from the Dutchman who launched himself at Williams, chastising him for his stunt.
After the match, the United boss http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson hit out at the defender, calling on the FA to slap a long term ban on the Swans skipper. The veteran Scott claimed that Williams could have ‘killed’ Van Persie with his blow.
Nonetheless, the 28-year old has unearthed that he meant no harm towards Van Persie when he kicked the ball.
He said that his action was triggered by the frustration caused by seeing his side concede a free-kick in a dangerous position, and that he even tried to apologize to the striker after the incident.
The match, which was otherwise played in good spirit, ended in a 1-1 draw after an early http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrice-Evra-c29231 goal was cancelled out by Michu.
“I understand why Van Persie was angry but I've kicked the ball away in frustration, I wasn't trying to hit him in the head,” he told the reporters.
“I tried to say sorry but he wasn't having it. I haven't spoken to him since the game and I didn't shake hands afterwards, but only because I didn't see him. As far as I'm concerned, it's no big deal.”
“If I had tried to hit him on the head deliberately, I would have missed! It's not like I'm going to shoot and hit him square in the head like that.”
The stalemate allowed the Swans to grab the 11th spot in the table, while enabling Manchester City to close the gap on the Red Devils to four points. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini’s men grinded out a 1-0 win over Reading on Saturday.
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