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Ghaly accuses Spurs of double standards
News | admin | September 27, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Former Tottenham midfielder Hossam Ghaly has accused the club of double standards.
The Egyptian midfielder threw his Spurs shirt to the ground following his substitution at White Hart Lane in a Premier League fixture against Blackburn in May 2007.
He was brought on in the first half after an injury to Steed Malbranque but lasted just 31 minutes before Robbie Keane replaced him as Spurs chased an equaliser.
“I still regret throwing my shirt to the ground,” Ghaly said.
“But other players, like Robbie Keane, still play for the club after making the same mistake.”
What do you make of Ghaly’s comments?
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AND – there’s another difference. Keano’s not utter sheit
Ghaly provided a decent option on the right when Lennon was injured due to his delivery and he could be played in a variety of positions across Midfield, which in my opinion means he was a damned site better than Bentley. He also lost his front teeth for Spurs which shows his determination in the challenge and always gave his all when called upon, never lazy.
However he was considered petulant by many Spurs fans and his tactical ignorance in not understanding the reasons Jol, made the change in the first place, unfortunately he was one of those players that didn’t endear himself to the Yid army.
Chimbonda did something similar in the CC final, yet he came out celebrating like he scored the winning goal at the end, again one of those players that just didn’t & doesn’t endear himself to any fans.
Whilst Keeno’s dissent in 2005 under Jol against Birmingham because he wasn’t used, cost him £10k and £120k under Ramos against Man City when he was taken off.
Sometimes we tend to understand the British based players a little better when they show signs of frustration and passion, whilst we look at foreign players like they are petulant when displaying the same emotions.
Ghaly never endeared himself to the fans or the coaching staff, in the same way a Keeno would have, so Ghaly’s statement is correct in a sense but it shows he doesn’t really understand the mentality and attitude in English football particularly with fans.
We can accept a Robbie Keene throwing his toys out of his pram because he’s been player of the season for us for several seasons and scored numerous goals for us, entertained and given us so much joy although there are some who don’t like his betrayal for going to Liverpool?
Ghaly however never draws out the same type of enthusiasm from the crowd. No one really cares or remembers those through passes, the crosses he used to deliver or the challenges he made, they just tend to remember that one incident where he threw his shirt like a plonker.
He became a victim of his own success.He put on weight and obviously,thinking himself as a “prima donna” he did not train.
His performances on the field declined and because of his temperament he self-destructed.
The whole affair is a minor tragedy.
You are not a good/class player, therefore the behaviour is unacceptable. Dare say you would not have been given many chances had you you not thrown the shirt at any rate.
And by the way, when did Robbie ever throw his shirt???
Some of you muppets are so proud it’s pathetic, the team would be embarrassed to hear you comments, the manager would be embarrassed to hear you comments and the club would be embarrassed to hear you comments too.
Get over it and learn to forgive, it might help you in life a bit too !
And fellow Spurs fans, when the hell are you going to get off Robbie’s back? He spent years with Spurs before the L’pool move and wore his heart on his sleeve EVERY match. He did not create any problems in the transfer unlike that bloody sook Berbatov. He struggled when he came back last year, but every game I have seen him play this year with the exception when he was played out of position has been full of class. Great work rate and great distribution and fires up his tema-mates. These comments stand regardless of his 4 goals on the weekend, so give him a break and get behind him!!!
So before you go mouthing off about muppets, learn to take the time to correctly inteprete the comments of others!
I was there when he did this, on the day and now i firmly believe that he should NEVER be allowed to pull on the shirt ever again. He then compounded his mistake by saying he did not want to play for us again. So be it!
Stop moaning you blew your chance to be a part of a proud history and a proud club.
probably the only time jol made a change that paid off!
He did make an awful lot of assists for Keane and Berbatov – notably the ‘goal of the season’ contenders – that usually came from pin point deliveries from the right foot of Ghaly.
Lennon’s crossing at that time left a lot to be desired if you think back.
He just seems jealous that Keane is back there scoring for fun, and he is not.
I hope he finds his feet again somewhere else, as he does have a lot of ability – just needs to keep his head more and stop whingeing about everything. The past is gone, leave it.
He wasn’t the best player we ever had but he wasn’t that shit and he always gave his all
Ghaly was awful that day. Every touch of the ball gave away possession. It got so bad that at some point he was being booed by the majority of the vocal crowd when he received the ball. When his number came up to get substituted a big old cheer went across the entire stadium.
Now I’m not saying what he did was right, but put yourself in his shoes at his age. He was wound up; probably by his own display, by being substituted and by the way the fans treated him. And, yes he made a disgraceful mistake.
Are you all such perfect human beings that you’ve never made a big mistake? Get off your fictitious little high horses for once, be the bigger person and let it go.