GRAHAM HUNTER: 'Racism needs to be completely eradicated from football' | Benfica/Vinicius Jr. racism allegations | OTB Breakfast
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Graeme Hunter is with us. Graeme, obviously the most important thing to talk about here is the racism and Mourinho and the horrific reaction that Benfica have had to try and defend their player. But before we do that, I just want to actually talk about Vinicius Junior and his goal and the... absolute genius that this player is and how it's something that we should not take for granted and it's how it's actually the story from last night it should be the story from last night is that he is back in form and playing at a level now with Mbappe that they found a way to combine to thrill us because that's what football is supposed to be about
Yeah, Ger, I understand you're prioritising, because although I know on your show we will treat racism, we always have done, there's beauty to talk about, I agree. I suppose it's why, in general, racists target men or women like Vinicius, because they feel threatened. racists, cowards in general and I saw a lot of cowardly stuff and started to lose last night but the goal for those who haven't seen it is Vinicius in a Houdini space wriggling and twisting and still unleashing an effort of extraordinary power and direction which goes at an acute angle across Trubin up and over into the far corner and Had nothing subsequently happened to besmirch the match, which was a terrific match, really, really high quality and dramatic and full of intensity and invention and conviction and fun and backstories, apart from some of the disgraceful things that went on.
Had... It'd been a normal football match. We would have been doing exactly what you've gone straight to and saying, here's this fella who, whether you do or don't appreciate him and all that he brings with him, and I will come out and declare that I always have enjoyed Vinicius. I'm willing to pardon a lot of his extravagance. not moments where he crosses the line but his extravagance goes with performers in high level sport who we've seen since we were all born whereby it carries with them an extra piece of chutzpah an extra piece of showman an extra piece of eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, and for the most part, although not exclusively, I'm taking that as a swap that I'm willing to put up with. Sometimes I even enjoy the Vinicius show because he is extraordinary, absolutely extraordinary.
He's gifted, really gifted, a brilliant athlete that's rarely talked about. He's rarely injured. He takes a battering all the time. And one of the things that helps explain last night is that when Xabi Alonso was sacked in the morning after the Super Cup defeat to Barcelona, he was told by his employers florentino perez i've explained this on the show before and hallucination sanchez there's room for you to stay on that wasn't humiliating defeat but the one thing you must do is get rid of your fitness trainer and reinstate antonio pintus who's been with the club for years who has five champions league wins on his cv And he's on the staff, but he'd been put aside by Ancelotti the previous season and by Alonso.
What is the main topic of the episode regarding racism in football?
And Alonso said no, and he was sacked. Pintas came with Arbeloa. Pintas is a guy I first met in... in 95, 96, twice, when I once went over to study Juventus' training methods under Giampietro Ventoni, and once when I went with Tommy Burns, then the Celtic manager. We had access to the gym, we had access to the training, we had access to the fitness people and to Marcelo Lippi. And from that day to this, Bintis has become a way in which you can put players in a physical condition whereby... They are stronger and quicker during the season and some way or another, they have more reserves at the end of the season.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:12
2
What is the main topic of the episode regarding racism in football?
4:12–6:05
3
How does Vinicius Jr.'s performance relate to the racism allegations?
6:05–15:26
4
What are the reactions from Benfica regarding the allegations?
15:26–22:55
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