Arne Slot says Hugo Ekitike has apologised to his team-mates following his red card against Southampton.The striker received two yellow cards after coming on as a substitute, first for punching the ba...
Arne Slot says Hugo Ekitike has apologised to his team-mates following his red card against Southampton.
The striker received two yellow cards after coming on as a substitute, first for punching the ball away in frustration before taking his shirt off in celebration of his winner.
Slot slammed Ekitike as “stupid” following the game but says he has since apologised and has not been punished any more.
“If discipline means that I spoke to him then it’s discipline but I don’t think it is,” he said.
“Discipline means a fine and he didn’t get that.
“It wasn’t very smart what he did. He recognised that himself immediately straight away so he said sorry straight away to his team-mates.
“He’s young. Players of all ages do make mistakes and that’s what he did in this situation but we all make mistakes and you’re allowed, at this club, to make a mistake without immediately getting fined or these kind of things.
“He’s a fantastic human being. I think if you asked all the staff the top three of the warmest people and the most polite, he’s in every staff member’s top three.
“Even if he wasn’t a person like this, he’s able to make a mistake but it wasn’t smart. It didn’t hurt us Tuesday evening, it might hurt us a bit more tomorrow.
“The positive thing is Federico Chiesa is showing himself at the moment so it’s also a chance for him.”
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