Considering that the rule itself is pretty ridiculous, why not counter argument with the fact that if non-foreign players are favoured it could be seeb as a forn of racism...
I think he just got nervous after he lost that ball to the bloke coming from behind. Looked as if he hadn't realised yet that when you've got the ball as a defender and your supporters start shouting you should get rid of that ball asap
As much as I hate to admit this, but in games like this we really rely to much on Gerrard and Torres. Its so easy to take our whole team out by just double marking those two. And on the other hand I'm starting to get the feeling that Torres is never going to be like he was in his first season *cry*