Thursday, 7th November, 2013
Roberto Martinez is not a firm believer in "re-refereeing a game" despite no retrospective action being taken on Tottenham Hotspur's Roberto Soldado for his elbow strike on Everton's Phil Jagielka.
Jagielka needed treatment after the incident, which was missed by the officials, but Soldado has escaped any retrospective action since Sunday's goalless draw.
With Fulham's Sascha Riether receiving a three-match ban for a stamp on Adnan Januzaj, many had expected a similar fate for Soldado.
However, when asked if he was in favour of the FA's policies, Everton boss Martinez told a press conference: "I don't think [the action] will give anything to Everton. If it takes away the point that's something you can comment on.
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"I'm more about the referee making the decisions in the game. I'm not too keen on retrospective punishment unless it goes against the values of the competition.
"I think there are certain aspects of the game that are probably the difference between the Barclays Premier League and other leagues around the world.
"There are certain values and to keep those values is important. I don't think it's healthy to look back and try to re-referee the game. I'm not up for that at all.
"But there's always the odd situation that, once every 10-15 games, where maybe a clear statement needs to be made to make sure the values of the competition remain and I'm not against that."
The FA are currently using retrospective action to punish players for incidents that were missed by the officials.
However, from 22nd November that remit will extend to incidents that were witnessed by referees, but were not deemed worthy of action.
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