So no attempt to understand the reason can be made, or its defending it? Nobody has said he was right to do it because Pedersen wound him up. It's still wrong. Anyone that has said Pedersen deserves it said it because they don't like him, same as if it happened to Gary Neville.
"And, who gets punched in the chest and falls over? If it hurts you'd double up, butnot roll around like a fanny. Barton got a lot of plaudits for failing to rise to the assault of Karl Henry, but personally I honestly don't expect him to do that every game. Oh, and they are shithouse tactics. Just like diving to get a player sent off in my opinion. Yeah you pick on weaknesses to win, but to intentionally get a player sent off is out of order."
If you honestly don't think that is defending him then fair enough, I apologise.