Maybe but Crouch gave him no option really. He was never going to win either tackle. Real have been putting pressure on him all game although to be fair he's had a decentish game.
First one he flew in from a mile away and was never going to get it, second wasn't so bad but still a yellow and he deserved it for his sheer stupidity. If it makes you feel better Spurs weren't much better with 11 men.