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2019/20 Andre Gomes

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AndyC said:
I think mate, that if you look at times when other clubs managers/officials have spoken out, and not only in football but other sports too, when they've been wronged, that there is evidence to support that a well-honed public statement or two, not tirades, has worked in preventing further wrong doings.
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Is it just me ? I see nothing wrong in fighting your corner and standing up for yourself and your team, especially when you have been wronged as many times as we have.
What would some people on here prefer us to be, a doormat ?
 
Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
I'm conflicted on this if I'm honest. I personally think Son and Spurs should have just accepted the ban, but if the roles were reversed I'd want Everton to try and get the important player back as soon as possible, especially as Son's challenge on its own wasn't a red card challenge IMO and it was only due to unfortunate circumstances that Gomes got hurt

I think we all remember how West Ham had the knives out for Jimmy Mac after he injured one of their players, and we backed our player, so it shouldn't really shock us that Spurs are doing the same
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I don’t honestly think the 3 game ban was the issue (especially for Son), it was more having a red card offence which led to a player breaking his leg against his name. If I committed a yellow card offence (which many, myself included, feel it was) and a player broke his leg in freakishly unlucky circumstances, I wouldn’t want a red card on my CV next to that.
The ref had the yellow card out and only changed it when he saw the injury. Understandable he was moved by this as everyone else was but it really shouldn’t have influenced his original decision.

I thought initially they wouldn’t appeal the ban as it could look in bad taste given that Gomes is out for six months plus so what’s 3 games, but having a red card next to the incident I can see why he appealed it. Cliche, but Son is not that type of player. He has also been very apologetic about it since and comes across as sincere.
 

Disgruntledgoat said:
I mean Spurs constant releasing every detail of everything Son Heung Min thinks, does or feels in relation to Andre Gomes breaking his ankle. Why do we need to know about this? Why can't he just do something nice in private?

Spurs media team are inducing huge levels of cringe in me this week. The bad blerts.
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And if they hadn't have then people would be having a go at them for being quiet about it all.
 

Keiran said:
Yep, damned if they do, damned if they don't.

Same with Son. He made an apology after his goal last night and in his post-match interview.

Many called it insincere. If he hadn't done that, he'd have been labelled uncaring.

Can't win.
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In my eyes they could easily win by having him say "This isn't about me, there's a player who isn't going to play for a long time and it would be wrong to take attention away from that"

I have no ill will towards the lad at all, but this little pity party the football media are having for him is weird.
 
Disgruntledgoat said:
In my eyes they could easily win by having him say "This isn't about me, there's a player who isn't going to play for a long time and it would be wrong to take attention away from that"

I have no ill will towards the lad at all, but this little pity party the football media are having for him is weird.
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That's fair enough, that's how he 'wins' in your eyes and comes out of the situation looking as well as he possibly can do.

For others, the expectations are slightly different. I suppose my point is that he can't please everyone and what's done is done.

As for the media reporting, perhaps it's a slow news week. Son isn't just a very good player, he's a Premier League poster boy as he's adored in the Far East, any stories involving him will probably be given extra prominence. There's possibly an argument that if it had been Eriksen, not Son, going in for that tackle, we may not have heard as much.
 

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