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Atouba denies violent conduct (01.04.2005)
football365.com
Tottenham`s Thimothee Atouba has denied a charge of violent conduct arising out of an incident with Manchester City`s Joey Barton and the defender`s case will be heard by the Football Association.
The Cameroon international was captured by television cameras appearing to throw an elbow at the City midfielder in the match at White Hart Lane on March 19.
He was subsequently charged by the FA two days later but was granted an extension until 5pm today to respond as he was away on international duty and he left it late before informing the FA of his denial.
The outcome of Friday`s hearing will have a bearing on Spurs coach Martin Jol`s team selection for the trip to Birmingham on Saturday.
Jol, however, concentrated on in-form Michael Carrick when he urged England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson to take another look at the midfielder.
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Spurs boss insists the former West Ham star is one of the best holding players in the country and says he should be on the fringe of a call-up after an impressive season.
"I thought that Michael Carrick would be one of the fringe candidates. But I know that it is very difficult," said Jol.
"Carrick is more of a playmaker, while Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard go forward more. You can`t compare him with them. But you can maybe compare him with Nicky Butt - a holding midfielder who can play.
"He is fairly young and I think in that respect Sven is a bit different. He`s waiting, like he`s done with Andrew Johnson, for them to play well regularly and then pick them.
"I thought he would be in the frame for the national team after a couple of months and when you see him in training and games, he pulls all the strings. He is one of the best holding midfielders in the country."
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