Ash: Ban’s just a Tad excessive
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The winger did not contest the charge but argued the suspension was excessive. That was rejected and now the 32-year-old will miss today’s Premier League match at Everton plus home games with Derby in the FA Cup and Stoke.
An FA spokesman said last night: “Ashley Young accepted a violent conduct charge following an off-theball incident during yesterday’s game against Southampton, but argued that the suspension was excessive. This was rejected by a Regulatory Commission.”
Saints star Tadic believed Young should have been sent off for the elbow.
Tadic said: “Yes, he elbowed me and I asked him ‘why did you do this?’
“It was really strange because I didn’t expect that from him.”
Asked if Young should have been sent off, Tadic said: “Yes, yes. He’s an experienced player and he cannot do that.
“I was surprised and then at the next corner I asked him, ‘Why did you do that?’ and he said ‘I didn’t do anything.’
“I said, ‘You didn’t do anything? You elbowed me in the stomach without reason’. OK, if you want to push, but an elbow is different.”