ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 3

[Euan Henderson]

RAT.

No place for that kind of behaviour in sport, enough bad injuries without idiots doing it on purpose.

 

[Jimishorts]

Lawrenson not predicting a RS win on bbc sport.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Spitting Image of lego teeth .
The irony of ironies.

 

[PhilM]

Former Liverpool youth player admits intentionally injuring team-mate Dan Cleary
Updated / Friday, 16 Oct 2020 14:08

Daniel Cleary (centre) was deliberately injury by his team-mate while at Liverpool

Former Liverpool youth team player Tom Brewitt has admitted intentionally injuring his then team-mate Dan Cleary in order to ensure he wouldn't be in contention to compete with him a place in a Liverpool FA Cup tie.

Cleary, who is now with Dundalk, and Brewitt were both part of the Liverpool reserve squad during the 2015/16 season.

A series of injuries to the centre-backs in Jurgen Klopp's first team meant that the two young defenders were both in the running for a call-up for an FA Cup tie against Exeter.

Speaking on the Football Journeys Podcast, Brewittt admitted to deliberately targeting Cleary in the days building up to the cup tie, before finally going over the top and leaving the Irishman on crutches.

Brewitt explained: "Running up to the back end of December, it was me or Dan Cleary in my head, who was going to make their debut for Liverpool's first-team in this game."

"Me and Dan always got on to be honest, but I think I ended this relationship. I took the decision, it was me or him, so I went after him in training.

"Before Christmas and the time between Christmas and New Year, I put myself next to him in possession games, put myself next to him in games and I just kicked him.

"I wasn't trying to hurt him badly but I was trying to hurt him enough so he was out the way and I would play.

"It was about a week before the Exeter game and I took a bit of a heavy touch in a seven-a-side and he came in to tackle me.

"I waited a split second too long and absolutely topped him, went over the ball, it was a bad tackle - I knew it was a bad tackle, I did it on purpose and I'm not incredibly proud of it.

"There was a bit of a scuffle after it and I think he got sent in for his reaction, rightly so as his reaction was probably bang on, and I finished off the session.

"He was on crutches for the next two weeks, so it was sort of like, not mission accomplished because I think that's a bit harsh as I didn't want to hurt him, I just needed him out the way for this game."

Despite deliberately injury Cleary to keep him out of the running for a first-team call-up, Brewittt would not feature in the FA Cup tie as he picked up an eye injury and concussion in the week of the game.

Cleary, who is preparing for a Europa League campaign with Dundalk, responded to the revelation on twitter. He tweeted: "Karma always works it's way back in football. Blowing out someone else's candle doesn't make yours shine any brighter comes to mind.

"'Mission Accomplished' [I was] lucky to walk away from that tackle with my leg in one piece."

Brewitt is currently without a club after being released by Morecombe at the end of last season.

Why the fluff would you actually tell a reporter this? Reeks of a faux hard man routine, and someone who himself needs volleying into next week.

 

[arch stanton]

I know this may sound like heresy, but... it's very hard to hate Klopp. If Carlo wasn't our manager then I'd want Klopp in charge, and that would be true even if he hadn't won the CL or PL for his current employers. He's a breath of fresh air and always shows respect for other clubs.

but worth the effort

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

They are absolute dangers arnt they, the state of this

 

[Kurt.]

 

[rylojr]

The one that sticks out in my mind was him in the pub celebrating arm in arm with the fans only hours after they had LOST the CL final in 2017. It was very clear how much he had ingrained himself at the club. You may not like it, but not no other managers would have reached out to the fans in such a way.

Have you been sniffing glue?

 

[Dario Terracotta]

you only look for his nice guy persona then, take a peek when things don't go his way and you'll see a different character (take our ballboy incident as one example til he clocked on the cameras would be on him). He's a perfect match for that club,

Yep,mr nice guy when they win,rather a bitter barsteward when they don't lol

 

[Groucho]

They are absolute dangers arnt they, the state of this

Let’s be fair here, he’s on a wind up the night before a derby, and he isn’t defacing a statue or spraying graffiti.

Let’s not blow things out of proportion.

He’s some sort of oddball, like.

 

[LostLegend]

They are absolute dangers arnt they, the state of this

Oddest fan base in world football. No one even comes close.

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

Let’s be fair here, he’s on a wind up the night before a derby, and he isn’t defacing a statue or spraying graffiti.

Let’s not blow things out of proportion.

He’s some sort of oddball, like.

He's bouncing round in a batman costume that he just happened to have, probably folded up neatly next to his life sized Klopp cardboard cutout and PL winner medal lollollol

Absolute DANGERS

 

[Groucho]

He's bouncing round in a batman costume that he just happened to have probably folded up neatly next to his life sized Klopp cardboard cutout and PL winner medal lollollol

Absolute DANGERS

You mean it isn’t Batman?

 

[SpongeBob brown shoes]

You mean it isn’t Batman?

Everyone knows Batman is a blue lol

 

[blueconverse]

They are absolute dangers arnt they, the state of this

Tbf good to see they are not putting graffiti or descrating a memorial. Maybe they are evolving