Peter Crouch was sent off for a wild challenge at Chelsea
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Liverpool's Peter Crouch has accused foreign stars of play-acting in the wake of his sending off for a horror tackle on Chelsea's Jon Mikel Obi.
The England striker was dismissed for a two-footed lunge in the Carling Cup quarter-final defeat at Stamford Bridge, but claimed Mikel overreacted.
He said: "Foreign players have brought a lot to our game, but that's something you don't want to see.
"I didn't catch Mikel but he has gone down like he's been shot."
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A lot was going their way and I think frustration got the better of me
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Crouch added: "What I'm thinking is if you go in on Frank Lampard or John Terry would they roll around like Obi Mikel did? I don't think they would have done.
"Would someone like Jamie Carragher have gone down like that? I think it's safe to say that he wouldn't."
The England striker will now serve a three-match ban over the holiday period in a season where he has struggled to earn a regular place in Liverpool's starting line-up.
And the red card from referee Martin Atkinson increased his frustration.
He said: "Mikel came in with his studs up and that was in the back of my mind. Then I thought there was another foul in there and obviously I've lost my head.
"There are no excuses for the tackle I made but if the referee had pulled the foul up when he should have done it wouldn't have happened.
"A lot was going their way and I think frustration got the better of me.
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