Ange Postecogloucoach of Tottenhamgave a long interview to the microphones of Sky Sportsgoing back to talking about the 7-day disqualification inflicted on Rodrigo Bentancur for comments judged racist to Heung-Min Son: “It’s disappointing because this year has been fantastic for us, he’s one of those who has risen to the next level, but we understood that they were going to sanction him and everyone accepted it. Support fully the club’s decision to appeal the severity of the ban, but ultimately we don’t know how many games he will be out for. We will work with him during this period and make sure he has our support in the right ways, so that when he is available again he will be able to play and will be ready to do so. I haven’t spoken to him since he went to the national team and he hasn’t returned yet. As I said, he understands that he has made a mistake, he is ready to accept any type of sanction that is imposed on him and we are like that. club we will support him.”
Postecoglou he continues, “The one thing that’s undeniable to me, because I know him, is that he’s a great person. He’s an incredible teammate. He’s a person of excellent character who made a mistake. I think when that happens our role is to support him in any way possible.”
Finally he spoke about the conditions of Micky van de Ven: “He still has a couple of weeks, although he is training on the pitch. We hope that by mid-December he will be back on the pitch and able to play.”