Aston Villa boss Martin
O'Neill accuses John Terry of trying to end James Milner's
career
FUMING ... Aston Villa boss Martin
O'Neill
Terry was booked after the break in Chelsea's 3-0 FA
Cup semi-final win when he caught England team-mate Milner on the
calf with a high tackle in the Villa half.
After treatment, Milner was able to continue, much to
O'Neill's relief after an incident that left a sour taste in the
Irishman's mouth.
The Villa chief blasted: "It was an horrendous
challenge on an England team-mate.
"James Milner is exceptionally lucky his career is
intact. It should have been a straight red card.
"It could have been very serious. James is lucky to
have got away with it. The fact his leg was in the air helped. I
have spoken to the doctor who says he's a very lucky boy."
Referee Howard Webb's decision not to send Blues
skipper Terry off left O'Neill fuming. He added: "Terry's 15 yards
outside the box and going away from goal.
"It was a pointless challenge but he made it and
therefore the consequences of it should have been a red card.
"It was an obvious decision. You didn't need four
replays to see it."
Penalty claim: Gabriel Agbonlahor went over under
the tackle of Mikel
And the Villa supremo also blasted Webb for
failing to award a penalty to his side when John Obi Mikel brought
down Gabriel Agbonlahor in the box in the first half.
"It is incontestable. Even the Chelsea players knew,
you could tell by their reaction it was a penalty.
"The referee has chosen to ignore it because of the
possible consequences.
"The referee bottled it against Manchester United and
we have had the same today."
