But Davidson denied that and said Smith's exit was down to performances on the pitch.
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"We had attacking players on the pitch but we were not controlling the ball, " he said.
"I'm really sorry, " Carrasco said, explaining that he slipped on the pitch that drilled Youkilis.
"It's going to be a difficult game, their crowd are virtually on the pitch, " he said.
Rooney's absence will be felt not only on the pitch but in the dressing room.
Some visitors smirked at the long grass on the pitch in one opening match.
Not surprisingly, their goalkeeper Jean-Jacques Tizie was by far the busiest player on the pitch.
And there is more to the fierce competition than what we see on the pitch.
The atmosphere was great and the side on the pitch didn't let them down.
He is arriving on time and trains - he is not walking on the pitch.
I'm hoping we will now have action on the pitch rather than off it.
The infantile and lewd insults routinely exchanged on the pitch were luridly aired in court.
There were no Millwall fans on the pitch, they stayed where they were supposed to.
"His voice around the dressing room and on the pitch helps the team, " he explained.
Fans now link poor performance on the pitch with dodgy dealings in the boardroom.
It was not easy out there on the pitch with the weather so hot.
On the pitch, Leeds are in contract discussions with Angolan international defender Rui Marques, whose contract expires this summer.
At 35, there are not too many years left for him on the pitch.
Nonetheless, a relationship clearly exists between money spent by the club and success on the pitch.
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N'Zogbia continued to look the most skilful player on the pitch, troubling Stoke with several pacy runs.
There is a good infrastructure, it just needs the team to start winning games on the pitch.
Secondly, nobody other than Mr Terry gave any evidence about what was actually said on the pitch.
On the pitch for just three minutes, Drogba climbed above Ryan Nelsen to head home Malouda's cross.
I'm responsible for the behaviour of my team on the pitch and the way we play football.
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"The real problem was on the pitch and that's what we have to talk about, " he said.
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Now I know how to deal with situations on the pitch, the coach won't have any problems.
The 32-year-old Lockyer provides the quiet, experienced head, both on the pitch and in the team hotel.
McGeady's tireless work on the pitch for Celtic earned him the Young Player of the Year award.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was unhappy about the incident, which came as Chelsea celebrated their win on the pitch afterwards.
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The replay shows Mitchell cut his fingers across the ball, biting on the pitch and dissecting Gambhir's defence.
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