Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou responds to Rodrigo Bentancur ban with clear message

Tottenham brag Ange Postecoglou said Rodrigo Bentancur had made a "mistake" for making a radical slur astir team-mate Son Heung-min but said helium was supporting club's entreaty against the magnitude of his seven-match ban

Tottenham brag Ange Postecoglou has called Rodrigo Bentancur "an outstanding person" aft his seven-match prohibition for comments astir team-mate Son Heung-min - and said the nine would enactment him done his suspension.

Bentancur volition miss a immense chunk of games for Spurs aft an interrogation with a Uruguayan TV presumption earlier this twelvemonth wherever helium was asked for Son's garment and replied: "Sonny's? It could beryllium Sonny's relative excessively arsenic they each look the same."

The midfielder has besides been fined £100,000, with Tottenham confirming they judge his blameworthy verdict but insisting they would lodge an entreaty against the severity of the ban.

Postecoglou said Bentancur had made a "mistake" but said helium was supporting Tottenham's appeal, adding that the subordinate and nine were bracing for a lengthy prohibition earlier the punishment was officially handed down.

"It's evidently disappointing due to the fact that he's been large for america this year," Postecoglou said. "He's 1 of the ones whose shot has gone up a level. But we understood that this was coming and determination was an acceptance that immoderate the penalties were, I afloat enactment the club's determination to entreaty the severity of the ban.

"Ultimately we cognize it's going to beryllium for X magnitude of games and we'll enactment with Rodrigo done that clip to marque definite helium has each our enactment truthful erstwhile he's disposable again he's acceptable to go."

Bentancur - who has apologised to Son for the slur - has been 1 of Tottenham's champion players this season, starting 7 Premier League games and scoring successful their past game, which was a 2-1 location decision to Ipswich, with his lack coming arsenic a immense stroke to the team.

Postecoglou defended Bentancur aft his comments, saying they were uncharacteristic for him and that helium was "a idiosyncratic of utmost character".

"I haven't spoken to him since it came retired due to the fact that he's been distant with Uruguay and he's not rather backmost yet," helium added. "I had spoken to him successful the pb up to it. He understands he's made a mistake and prepared to judge immoderate punishment that comes this way.

"We arsenic a nine are going to enactment him due to the fact that the 1 happening that's undeniable to maine - I cognize him, he's an outstanding idiosyncratic - he's an unbelievable team-mate, he's a idiosyncratic of the utmost quality that's made a mistake. I deliberation erstwhile that happens our relation is to enactment him successful immoderate mode we can."

The archetypal crippled Bentancur volition miss is Tottenham's travel to Manchester City this Saturday, followed by games against Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Southampton, Manchester United and Liverpool. He volition inactive beryllium disposable successful the Europa League.

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