'I don't know what he's thinking' - Jermaine Jenas baffled by Emerson Royal's ‘shocking’ red card offence

Emerson Royal has been criticised for a moment of madness which saw him receive a straight red card in Tottenham’s defeat to Arsenal on Saturday. The Tottenham defender was shown his marching orders by referee Anthony Taylor for a “poor” challenge on Gabriel Martinelli in the second half when the score was 2-1 to Mikel Arteta’s side. Ad The visitors’ misery was compounded just five minutes later when Granit Xhaka scored Arsenal’s third to put the game out of reach, with BT Sport pundit Peter Crouch describing the red card as a «huge factor» in the final result.

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We had to change totally then. It was the referee’s decision and I don’t want to comment.» Darren Fletcher, on BT Sport commentary, described it as a «crazy challenge to make in the circumstances». Martin Keown agreed: «This is a stamping motion.

His left foot comes right down the shin and onto his foot. Looks really poor and I don’t think the referee has much choice but to send him off.” Jermaine Jenas said he didn’t “know what he was thinking”, adding: “You’ve got Martinelli running back towards his own byline and you’ve gone in with your studs, down the side of his ankle, his Achilles. Rio Ferdinand 'tired' of racism in football, calls on tougher sanctions after Richarlison incident Harry Kane scores 44th goal in a London Derby, breaking record set by Thierry Henry “It’s high, it’s dangerous.

It’s a red card in today’s game. It’s a shocking, ridiculous decision. “It was a concern for me at the start