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Portsmouth's Brown upset Gerrard wasn't punished

Fri 19th, March 2010

Portsmouth, England (Sports Network) - Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown is flabbergasted by the Football Association's failure to suspend Steven Gerrard following the Liverpool captain's off-the-ball challenge on him Monday.

Gerrard appeared to hit Brown on the back of the head with his right forearm but referee Stuart Attwell took no disciplinary action at the time and the FA has opted not to punish the Reds star retrospectively.

However, Brown cannot understand the FA's stance, saying:''It was pretty obvious he could have been given a three-match ban but it's not down to me to be charging Steven Gerrard.

"The FA have chosen not to charge him, which some people say is no surprise there. But what can you do? He's got away with it.

"I think it's pretty obvious that, if I'd done that, I'd have got a three- match ban, for sure. No question. I don't know why the FA chose to do that, I'm not sure.

"Perhaps it's because Rio (Ferdinand) could struggle so Gerrard could be England captain in the summer.

"It's obvious he's caught me. Yes he could have got punished but he didn't. Good luck to him. If the FA feels they don't need to punish him then fair play. Gerrard's a fantastic player and he's done what he's done."

(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)