Tuesday, 11th February, 2014
Roberto Martinez has reiterated his views against retrospective action, even in the face of Jose Mourinho claiming the FA had set a dangerous precedent in the recent Yaya Toure case.
Mourinho yesterday said the FA risked allowing players free rein over bad tackles after not punishing Toure for a kick-out at Norwich City's Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
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The FA did not deem Toure's action as meriting retrospective action, a case similar to when Tottenham Hotspur's Roberto Soldado was let off despite striking Everton's Phil Jagielka.
Martinez had taken the FA's inaction on the chin back then, while he today told a press conference: "I'm not a big believer in going back to every single game and every incident.
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"It would be impossible to keep track of every single action. It's important the players don't get away with wrong behaviour, but that should be spotted on the day.
"It's better if we can spot incidents in the match. I'm not a big believer in going back.
"We can look into every single aspect so as to help referees as much as possible. It's one of the hardest jobs. But we shouldn't take things out of context."
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