Roeder Critical Of Careless Boumsong
By Matt Jones
March 22 2006
Jean-Alain Boumsong has been blasted by caretaker boss Glenn Roeder for his part in Liverpool's 3-1 victory over Newcastle United at St James' Park on Sunday.
Boumsong missed a clearance and then fouled Liverpool striker Peter Crouch, conceding a penalty (and getting himself sent off too!). Djibril Cisse converted netted from the spot.
Glenn Roeder: "He will be disappointed with that when he sees it again. The double whammy from that incident is he gives a penalty away and gets sent off.
"In general players, when they make a mistake like that, panic. You have to make a quick decision.
"He made a decision to try to rectify the error but ended up giving a penalty away.
"I would suggest it is harder to score in open play then from a penalty. I would probably have let him (Crouch) go.
"But he has to pick himself up, be a strong person and get on with it."
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