OK, deliberate foul when denying a clear goalscoring opportunity is a red, whether in or out of the box.
He gives a foul, he has to give a red, simple as that in the end. The foul may have been soft but it looked a foul on the replay.
All our short passes out of defence really play into Spurs' hands. I'd be tempted to get Long on and look for something on the break.
I just know it's going to get heated on here later so for clarity, if you don't make a genuine attempt for the ball and you foul someone in the box, it's a red card.
Come on Velcro!! That is the language of a six year old!! It isn't nice losing to anyone but be mature about it for Gawd's sake. what example is that to youngsters who will only copy and ape this kind of behaviour. Did you for example exhibit the same attitude when Lallana was a Saint and reknowned for taking a tumble (allegedly)