AVB unhappy with the FA's decision not to punish Fernando Torres

Andre Villas Boas pictured during Tottenham’s clash with Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur boss Andre Villas Boas is displeased with the FA choosing not to punish Chelsea striker Fernando Torres for attacking Jan Vertonghen and has labelled the entire incident “a disgrace” Sky Sports reports.

Fernando Torres was shown a red card during the entertaining clash between the two sides but the referee failed to book him for scratching Vertonghen’s face.

The Spaniard is clearly shown clawing the defenders face in the television grabs but the FA says that they cannot take Torres to task even with the new disciplinary rules being imposed.

The new rules state that the officials can take action when they “are not in a position to fully assess a ‘coming together’ of players.”

The FA states that “one of the match officials saw the coming together of the two players, albeit not in its entirety.”

Andre Villas Boas was peeved with the verdict and said:  “It’s extremely difficult to know where to start.

“Obviously, it is almost a farcical decision. It doesn’t matter to me which player or club is involved.

“Neither do I want to with my words put into question Fernando’s integrity; neither their manager’s, in trying to defend what is our position.

“I think the FA has made a decision almost a joke. It looks incredible. How can you see the images, pretty clear, and come out without punishment, on something which overtakes all professional behaviour?

“I think the decision is a disgrace. If the committee can’t solve such clear images I don’t think it sets out a good first example.

“I think the FA has lost all opportunity to put some sense into the images everybody saw.”