Ac milan vice president defend gattuso madness.
AC Milan vice-president
Adriano Galliani sprung to the
defence of veteran midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso after Uefa
charged him with gross
unsporting conduct over his
behaviour in Tuesday's
Champions League match.
Gattuso cut a frustrated
figure during Milan's 1-0
defeat to Tottenham at the
San Siro and regularly
squared up to beanpole
striker Peter Crouch after
challenges between the pair.
He also argued with Spurs'
assistant manager Joe
Jordan on the touchline
before pushing the former
Milan player in the neck. And
after the game he ran over
to confront Jordan again
before head-butting the 59-
year-old.
Gattuso came out afterwards
to apologise but he is
expected to receive a
minimum three-game ban,
possibly more.
However, Galliani says
everyone has been too quick
to condemn the club vice-
captain.
"What Rino (Gattuso) did is a
regrettable incident which
isn't right but he was
seriously provoked," said
Galliani.
"Of course he shouldn't react
in this way but don't
stigmatise everything.
"Gattuso has played 104
matches in Europe and was
only sent off once in 2003
after hitting (Zlatan)
Ibrahimovic, hence a clash
between two future team-
mates.
"We'll present our defence
tomorrow (Friday) and ask
(Uefa) to take into account
Gattuso's behaviour in 104
matches, then we'll see what
to do after the sentence."
Gattuso would have been
suspended for the second
leg in London anyway after
picking up a booking for a
poor challenge on Steven
Pienaar.
"I lost my head and I'm taking
responsibility because I did
something I shouldn't have
done," said the fiery
midfielder, a former Rangers
player, after the game.
"Jordan was breaking my
balls throughout the second
half but that doesn't justify
my reaction.
"I was annoyed about the
words I'd exchanged with
Jordan. We were both
speaking Scottish given that
I played in his country in
Glasgow but I'm not going to
say what was said.
"I made a mistake doing what
I did to an older person, and
that's it.
"I'll wait and see what (Uefa)
decides."
Milan coach Massimiliano
Allegri admitted he was
disappointed with his player.
"I didn't like this episode, it's
not nice to see, of course it
will be looked at (by Uefa),
there was certainly a reason
that he behaved this way but
you can't excuse it," he said.
Tottenham boss Harry
Redknapp was unperturbed,
though, and even joked that
Gattuso had bitten off more
than he could chew in
challenging former midfield
hardman Jordan.
"I know who I'd pick between
Joe Jordan and Gennaro
Gattuso anyway … Joe all
night long. All night long,"
said Redknapp.
Adriano Galliani sprung to the
defence of veteran midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso after Uefa
charged him with gross
unsporting conduct over his
behaviour in Tuesday's
Champions League match.
Gattuso cut a frustrated
figure during Milan's 1-0
defeat to Tottenham at the
San Siro and regularly
squared up to beanpole
striker Peter Crouch after
challenges between the pair.
He also argued with Spurs'
assistant manager Joe
Jordan on the touchline
before pushing the former
Milan player in the neck. And
after the game he ran over
to confront Jordan again
before head-butting the 59-
year-old.
Gattuso came out afterwards
to apologise but he is
expected to receive a
minimum three-game ban,
possibly more.
However, Galliani says
everyone has been too quick
to condemn the club vice-
captain.
"What Rino (Gattuso) did is a
regrettable incident which
isn't right but he was
seriously provoked," said
Galliani.
"Of course he shouldn't react
in this way but don't
stigmatise everything.
"Gattuso has played 104
matches in Europe and was
only sent off once in 2003
after hitting (Zlatan)
Ibrahimovic, hence a clash
between two future team-
mates.
"We'll present our defence
tomorrow (Friday) and ask
(Uefa) to take into account
Gattuso's behaviour in 104
matches, then we'll see what
to do after the sentence."
Gattuso would have been
suspended for the second
leg in London anyway after
picking up a booking for a
poor challenge on Steven
Pienaar.
"I lost my head and I'm taking
responsibility because I did
something I shouldn't have
done," said the fiery
midfielder, a former Rangers
player, after the game.
"Jordan was breaking my
balls throughout the second
half but that doesn't justify
my reaction.
"I was annoyed about the
words I'd exchanged with
Jordan. We were both
speaking Scottish given that
I played in his country in
Glasgow but I'm not going to
say what was said.
"I made a mistake doing what
I did to an older person, and
that's it.
"I'll wait and see what (Uefa)
decides."
Milan coach Massimiliano
Allegri admitted he was
disappointed with his player.
"I didn't like this episode, it's
not nice to see, of course it
will be looked at (by Uefa),
there was certainly a reason
that he behaved this way but
you can't excuse it," he said.
Tottenham boss Harry
Redknapp was unperturbed,
though, and even joked that
Gattuso had bitten off more
than he could chew in
challenging former midfield
hardman Jordan.
"I know who I'd pick between
Joe Jordan and Gennaro
Gattuso anyway … Joe all
night long. All night long,"
said Redknapp.
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