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Wigan chairman Dave Whelan believes ChelseaŐs Michael Essien should be suspended for ten games following his horror tackle on Dietmar Hamann in TuesdayŐs 0-0 Champions League draw with Liverpool.
The GhanaianŐs lunge went unpunished by referee Herbert Fandel but UEFAŐs disciplinary committee have charged the player with gross unsporting conduct after reviewing video evidence.
"It was diabolical, and I just canŐt understand how the referee can allow anything like that without taking some sort of action," said Whelan, who suffered a broken leg in the 1960 FA Cup final for Blackburn against Wolves after a challenge by Norman Deeley,
"Essien should be out of the game for 10 games. You cannot go in over the ball like that.
"It was exactly the same sort of tackle that broke my leg and finished my career.
"There is no place in the game for that sort of thing. It was the worst tackle I have seen in a long, long time.
"You should get a minimum six to 10-game ban. It was very dangerous. How the guy didnŐt break his leg I donŐt know."
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