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| Tottenham manager Jose Postecoglou was not interested in Son Heung-min. He was in a hurry to defend Bentancourt, who was severely punished for seven games for his racist remarks. For Postecoglou, Bentancur was the best man and player. |
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| Tottenham manager Jose Postecoglou was not interested in Son Heung-min. He was in a hurry to defend Bentancourt, who was severely punished for seven games for his racist remarks. For Postecoglou, Bentancur was the best man and player. |
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Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou was criticized for an interview defending only Rodrigo Bentancourt, who left racist remarks to captain Son Heung-min.
In an interview with Sky Sports in the U.K. on the 21st (Korea time), Postecoglou only took Bentancourt with 'the perpetrator'. "I'm disappointed because Bentancur has been doing well with us this year. He was one of the players who took his soccer skills to the next level"He seemed to regret the disciplinary action imposed on Bentancourt.
Bentancur is a player who made racist comments towards Tottenham captain Son Heung-min, whether intentionally or not. The racist remarks against Son disappointed countless Asian fans who have become fans of Tottenham while cheering for Son.
Of course, the disciplinary action was inevitable because it was a racist remark. There must be a reason for the biggest punishment given by the England Football Association for racist comments. Bentancur's remarks were shocking.
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| Tottenham manager Jose Postecoglou was not interested in Son Heung-min. He was in a hurry to defend Bentancourt, who was severely punished for seven games for his racist remarks. For Postecoglou, Bentancur was the best man and player. |
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| Tottenham manager Jose Postecoglou was not interested in Son Heung-min. He was in a hurry to defend Bentancourt, who was severely punished for seven games for his racist remarks. For Postecoglou, Bentancur was the best man and player. |
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Coach Postecoglou was completely on the club's side for Tottenham's decision to appeal, saying Bentancourt was an example and that the level of disciplinary action was too much. Postecoglou said "We knew there would be disciplinary action. Whatever the manner of punishment, I fully support the club's decision to appeal the seriousness of the disciplinary action this time around"The club's position that Bentancourt's disciplinary action is excessive and his opinion is the same."
Without any mention of the victim, Son Heung-min, Postecoglou continued "We will cooperate with Bentancourt through this. We'll make sure he gets all of our support in all the right ways within the disciplinary period so he can play when he can"I only took Bentancourt.
Coach Postecoglou did not seem to have any consideration for the victim Son Heung-min in his head. "I haven't spoken to Bentancourt since this disciplinary action came out. He left for Uruguay and has yet to return fully. I talked to Bentancourt before I went. As I said at the time, Bentancur knows he made a mistake. He is ready to accept any kind of disciplinary action. Our club will support him," he added.
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| Tottenham manager Jose Postecoglou was not interested in Son Heung-min. He was in a hurry to defend Bentancourt, who was severely punished for seven games for his racist remarks. For Postecoglou, Bentancur was the best man and player. |
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Beyond helping Bentancourt, Postecoglou said he highly values Bentancourt personally. He "One thing I can't deny because I know Bentancur is that he is an outstanding man. He's an incredibly good teammate. He is the best man to make mistakes. So when this happens, our role is to help Bentancourt in any way we can," he praised Bentancourt's personality.
Bentancourt's seven-game disciplinary action, a key player from Tottenham's point of view, is clearly a big loss. If Bentancourt is out, only Yves Bissouma remains in the defensive midfielder's position, so he is exposed to injury variables. I can even understand Postecoglou's remarks defending the player by making a hundred concessions because he really cares about Bentancourt.
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| Tottenham manager Jose Postecoglou was not interested in Son Heung-min. He was in a hurry to defend Bentancourt, who was severely punished for seven games for his racist remarks. For Postecoglou, Bentancur was the best man and player. |
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However, during this interview, Postecoglou never mentioned Son Heung-min. Tottenham also did not object to the conviction while proceeding with the appeal this time. The club also admitted there was a problem with Bentancourt's racist comments. In other words, Tottenham also knows that Son Heung-min was hurt by Bentancur's actions.
Before supporting and advocating Bentancourt, Postecoglou should have made remarks supporting Son Heung-min's heart first. Just listening to Postecoglou's remarks, it feels as if the player affected by the incident is Bentancourt. Just as the best player, both as a person and as a player, was punished unreasonably and was unable to play.
Is Bentancourt really a good-natured man, as Postecoglou supports him. Looking back on the disciplinary process, it doesn't even come that close. Postecoglou said Bentancourt was prepared to accept any disciplinary action, but looking inside after the indictment, Bentancourt did not even acknowledge the act of racism itself.
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| Tottenham manager Jose Postecoglou was not interested in Son Heung-min. He was in a hurry to defend Bentancourt, who was severely punished for seven games for his racist remarks. For Postecoglou, Bentancur was the best man and player. |
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According to the British The Athletic, an independent committee formed by the English Football Association gave Bentancourt an opportunity to call. Bentancur made his point in writing. The report said that it was intended to `delightfully and comically scold a journalist who made a completely inappropriate generalization statement.'
Bentancur explained that he intended to show that the journalist's remarks were wrong because the Uruguayan reporter who asked him questions, rather than making racist remarks, referred to Son Heung-min as a 'Korean'.
This explanation is unconvincing. Indeed, the independent committee did not accept Bentancur's explanation at all. Even in the eyes of a third party, Bentancur's remarks were racist, even if there was no aggressive intention.
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Bentancourt also sparked controversy in May for going into the bench and kicking a chair when Postecoglou replaced him in a match between Tottenham and Manchester City. Even though his colleague Brian Hill was sitting right next to him, he didn't stop kicking at the chair as if he was shooting. I tried to vent my anger to the point that my colleague felt threatened.
This is not the only one. In July, he was suspended for four games for throwing water bottles at the stands when players and spectators clashed against Uruguay and Colombia. Even if it was intended to protect his colleagues, he wielded violence against people. Can we say that such a player is a person with the best personality and a colleague.
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| Photo=The Athlete Capture |
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