DEFOE 'BITE' Mascherano
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Tottenham head coach Martin Jol played down suggestions that England striker Jermain Defoe had bitten Javier Mascherano after a first-half goal from Mido left West Ham in a deepening crisis near the foot of the Barclays Premiership table.
Mascherano hauled down Defoe towards the end of the first half and the Spurs striker reacted by appearing to bite the West Ham midfielder on the arm.
But Jol claimed it was nothing more than "nibbling" on Defoe's behalf and said his actions would have left no marks on the Argentinian.
Jol said: "He was nibbling his arm - there will be no mark. Ask Mascherano if he has got a mark.
"It is part of the game. They kicked him three times from behind in 10 minutes and he wanted to show his frustration in a nice, comical way."
West Ham boss Alan Pardew claimed he had not seen Defoe bite Mascherano but admitted that the former West Ham player was lucky to have remained on the pitch if that was the case.
lolz... what was Defoe thinking... bite people...
Jol even funnier "He was nibbling his arm, It is part of the game"