Feyenoord Coach Robin van Persie was Furious After the Match Against FC Groningen (0-1) on Sunday. After a Heated Exchange With His Groningen Colleague Dick Lukkien About Alleged Unsportsmanlike Behavior, He Expressed Regret. “Injustice is My Pitfall.”
Already Duration the Final Phase of the Match in Groningen, Van Persie was Quite Upset About the Six Minutes of Injury Time, which was Extended by Another Minute. “I Didn’t Understand Much of That.”
When the Groningen players refused to kick the ball out after feyenoord defender tsuyoshi watanabe was kured on the ground, from persie exploded with anger. “And I’m not proud of that.”
In His Coaching Box, Van Persie Addressed the Technical Staff of FC Groningen. His Assistant John de Wolf Made A Hand Gesture Towards The Groningen Bench That They Should Stop Talking.
Afterwards, Van Persie Expressed His Dissatisfaction to FC Groningen Coach Lukkien. It was a short and heated exchange. “I Told Dick That I Thought Groningen’s Behavior was Unsportsmanlike, But He Thought Differently,” Van Persie Said at his Press Conference, Now with a Smile.
Van Persie Got Into An ‘Angry Emotion’
He immediately regretted it, from Persie Admitted. “Dick is a friendly man and an excellent trainer. But I got into an angry emotion and i usualy try to stay away from that. I should do this. Injustice is my pitfall and i felt that my team was be wronged.”
“FIRST Groningen Keeper Etienne Vaessen Could Have kicked the ball out. We give the ball back, I always players that too. In case of an injury, you Neatly Return the ball to the opponent, Regardless’s Footsball was in the match. Violated Twice by Groningen. “
Lukkien had understanding for the dissatisfaction at van Persie. “I Spoke to Robin, His Reaction in Front of the Camera was very Neat,” He Told ESPN. “We should have kicked the ball out indeed, I think we forgot.
“In the heat of the battle you try to pull the match Towards you. I also Understand that my players then make the choice to continue, eSpecany because many players were lying on the ground at feyenoord. But we should have the ball back.”
Guiltily, from Persie Stated that the Commotion surrounding kicking the ball out should not be excuse to get into an ‘angry emotion’. “I am going to work on myself.”
Whether van Persie is now going to therapy to better regulate his emotions? “No, no,” he says laughing. “I am well aware of my core values and pitfalls. If those pitfalls are tampered with, things can go wrong. And that shouldnn’t happen to me.”