Tottenham Hotspur captain, Michael Dawson, stating that Peter Crouch has apologized to his team-mates following the red card he received against Real Madrid in the first leg Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday (6 / 4) early morning hrs.
In the game, Peter Crouch should get out of the field after receiving a second yellow card in just 15 minutes. Advantages of Real Madrid players would be used to destroy the Spurs with a landslide score 4-0.
After the match, Crouch did not want to talk to the media. However, Dawson confirmed that the striker his team had apologized to the other team members. "He (Crouch) did destroy all," Dawson said as reported by Goal.com. "He has apologized to friends. However, our visit there to put everything we had and did not go as planned," he continued.
When asked whether Crouch deserved punishment, Dawson admitted he did not know because they do not see events that happened. However, he understood the disappointment of Crouch that must come out soon. "I do not see what happened, so I do not know if it rough. However, getting a red card so quickly when playing with teams like Real Madrid clearly disappointing," said the captain.
Spurs were not able to resist the Spanish giants after the release of Crouch, and Dawson acknowledges that it will always make a difficult team to compete. "Playing with 10 men to face Real Madrid is always going to be tough," said the Spurs defender. "After conceding the second goal, the match became an uphill battle and the last two goals they are resolved in a way world class," he added.
The 27-year-old defender was later dismissed the notion that says the Spurs have been desperate to get through the semis. Dawson stressed that the players will try to exert all they can at White Hart Lane to get through to the last four.
"We must awaken ourselves to the match on Saturday, and then we had to undergo a second leg at White Hart Lane," said Dawson. "There's still 90 minutes left. We will confront and exert all that we can," said Dawson.
Spurs will face Stoke City on Saturday (9 / 4) in the Premier League continued at White Hart Lane before the end they will play in the same place to entertain Los Blancos three days later.
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