After Liam Roberts’ horror foul on Jean-Philippe Mateta, the keeper of FC Millwall itself becomes a target on the Internet. His club reacts.
After the horror foul on Jean-Philippe Mateta, the English second division club FC Millwall has defended itself against social media attacks on goalkeeper Liam Roberts. The club condemned the “disgusting” insults on the net, which were directed against Roberts on Saturday after the incident in the FA Cup. Millwall stated that the call murder is “unjustified”.
Crystal Palace professional Mateta was brutally hit the head in the London city duel after a failed rescue operation by the guest goalkeeper Roberts Roberts.
Liam Roberts hit Jean-Philippe Mateta with his foot on the head
The former Bundesliga player in the hospital was then sewn with 25 stitches on the left ear. According to FC Millwall, Roberts personally contacted Mateta in the evening, “with an apology that was immediately accepted”.
The foul had caused great excitement in England, Palace club boss Steve Parish suffered sharp criticism of Roberts.
“This is the most ruthless attack on a soccer field I’ve ever seen,” he told the BBC . The goalkeeper was initially only warned with the yellow card, in the view of the video images he received red.