Foot - ANG - Taylor: "It was an accident

Guilty of a violent tackle on Arsenal striker Eduardo, alienating the international Croatian land for at least nine months, Martin Taylor has finally emerged from his silence. The defender from Birmingham, conspué by Arsene Wenger in the English press after the fact, back on the incident last Saturday and emphasized that he had never intended to hurt the player of Brazilian origin.

"It was an accident, but the way in which people reacted affected me a lot," says Taylor in the daily The Independent. He also regretted the first comments from Wenger about it. "It's one of the most renowned coaches in football and people listen to what he says. People have interpreted the incident differently after he's views. "

Wenger was particularly stated after the meeting that the tackle Taylor was "ugly" and that they should "never play football", before their position on the evening of Saturday, explaining that his reaction had been "excessive" and expressed 'hot'.

The Blues defender went to the hospital Sunday for getting news of Eduardo and apologize in person. Despite the language barrier, Taylor was able to apologize to him and wish him good luck in his recovery, an approach that did not leave indifferent Gunners of the attacker: "He did take and I am glad ' being able to communicate with him. This is obviously a very strong man and I look forward to the day when it will regain the path Nets with Arsenal. "

The defender, aged 28, was sentenced to 3 match suspension for his tackle and will not be part of the face Tottenham on Saturday afternoon.