If you watch the play he turns away at the last moment. I'm not saying it's not a bad tackle, or that he shouldn't get a long ban, but I believe he didn't go out to injure the player.
We should be aiming for quality not competence I would love to see Bentley sign. If we had Bily, Pienaar or Bentley sitting on the bench that could only be a positive thing
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport-news/everton-fc/2009/08/25/diniyar-bilyaletdinov-passes-medical-as-10million-move-to-everton-fc-draws-near-55578-24521404/
Apparently he's passed a medical and agreed a 5 year deal