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Gus Poyet calls for overseas players to be educated when they move to England in wake of Luis Suarez racism row
The Brighton manager is pleased that his compatriot apologised for not shaking Patrice Evra's hand on Saturday but says those who join English football should be helped more
14 Feb 2012 08:07:00
By Daniel Cross
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Gus Poyet has called for players to be educated by the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) when they move to English football from abroad.
Poyet was speaking in the wake of controversy at Saturday’s clash between Manchester United and Liverpool in the Premier League, when Luis Suarez refused to shake Patrice Evra’s hand prior to kick-off.
Suarez was starting his first game since being banned for racially abusing Evra in the reverse fixture at Anfield, in October, and Poyet has welcomed the subsequent apology from his fellow Uruguayan.
“It was great the way he [Suarez] reacted and apologised – Liverpool and Manchester United as well,” Poyet told the Daily Mail.
“You have to give great credit to them [Man Utd] for accepting it straight away. Everyone should draw a line under it. It’s finished. It was going too far.”
The Brighton manager, who has spent 15 years in English football since joining Chelsea in 1997, believes that overseas imports need to be educated on the etiquette of English football.
Poyet says he was lucky, his Real Zaragoza teammate, Nayim, who had played in England with Tottenham Hotspur, advised him on the ways of football in this country.
Poyet added: “Nayim didn’t stop telling me. ‘Don’t do this. Don’t do that. Don’t go with your hand. Don’t try to go down in the box if it’s not a penalty. They’ll kill you. It’s not acceptable in England.’
“The Professional Football Association should look at it. They are responsible for the players – good and bad.”
The 44-year-old has since embraced England and its football and his son, Diego, has even been capped by England’s under-16 side.
The Uruguayan has also had success in management, in England, winning promotion to the Championship in his second season at Brighton.
He takes his Brighton side to Anfield in the FA Cup on Sunday, and hopes his team can recreate their famous victory over Liverpool from the 1983 semi-final saying, “It would be nice.”
Poyet was speaking in the wake of controversy at Saturday’s clash between Manchester United and Liverpool in the Premier League, when Luis Suarez refused to shake Patrice Evra’s hand prior to kick-off.
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Suarez was starting his first game since being banned for racially abusing Evra in the reverse fixture at Anfield, in October, and Poyet has welcomed the subsequent apology from his fellow Uruguayan.
“It was great the way he [Suarez] reacted and apologised – Liverpool and Manchester United as well,” Poyet told the Daily Mail.
“You have to give great credit to them [Man Utd] for accepting it straight away. Everyone should draw a line under it. It’s finished. It was going too far.”
The Brighton manager, who has spent 15 years in English football since joining Chelsea in 1997, believes that overseas imports need to be educated on the etiquette of English football.
Poyet says he was lucky, his Real Zaragoza teammate, Nayim, who had played in England with Tottenham Hotspur, advised him on the ways of football in this country.
Poyet added: “Nayim didn’t stop telling me. ‘Don’t do this. Don’t do that. Don’t go with your hand. Don’t try to go down in the box if it’s not a penalty. They’ll kill you. It’s not acceptable in England.’
“The Professional Football Association should look at it. They are responsible for the players – good and bad.”
The 44-year-old has since embraced England and its football and his son, Diego, has even been capped by England’s under-16 side.
The Uruguayan has also had success in management, in England, winning promotion to the Championship in his second season at Brighton.
He takes his Brighton side to Anfield in the FA Cup on Sunday, and hopes his team can recreate their famous victory over Liverpool from the 1983 semi-final saying, “It would be nice.”
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