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Scotland chief defends Albion captain over "brutal" tackle claim [The Argus]



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Scotland boss Gordon Strachan has leapt to the defence of Albion captain Gordon Greer over claims he was guilty of a "brutal foul" on Poland's Robert Lewandowski.
Referee Alberto Mallenco ruled that a challenge by Greer on the Bayern Munich star in the early stages of Tuesday's 2-2 draw in Warsaw did not even warrant a free-kick.
Strachan told the Scottish Herald: "It wasn't a nasty game at all, I thought it was played in a great spirit. They had 14 tackles to our nine so it wasn't like we went out there to stop anyone.
"For me, there was good respect on both sides. That's just what happens in top-level football. Our striker Steven Fletcher took a similar sort of kick but there you go, that's life."
Lewandowski faces a scan to see if he has suffered any damage to his leg.
He said: "I was very surprised I didn't even get a free-kick. It was a brutal foul and I was in pain until the end of the game. I hope the injury is nothing serious, but I will get tests.
"With every step, I had to clench my teeth and hope my teammates would help me out, which they did. I have a huge hole in my shin pad and that speaks for itself.
"The tackle didn't just rip my sock - it broke my shin pad! You can hardly break a shin pad with a hammer and nails, so that shows how hard the tackle was! I dread to think what would have happened if I didn't have the shinpad on."
Strachan and his assistant, former Albion manager Mark McGhee, were full of praise for Greer's performance on his competitive debut in the Euro 2016 qualifier in place of the injured Grant Hanley.


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