{"id":8591,"date":"2025-09-25T00:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/arne-slot-had-no-choice-in-hugo-ekitike-after-the-really-stupid-liverpool-red-card\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T00:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T00:56:32","slug":"arne-slot-had-no-choice-in-hugo-ekitike-after-the-really-stupid-liverpool-red-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/arne-slot-had-no-choice-in-hugo-ekitike-after-the-really-stupid-liverpool-red-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Arne Slot had no choice in Hugo Ekitike after the really stupid Liverpool red card"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot didn’t pull the punch after seeing his striker score a red card and one match suspension to remove his shirt while he was already yellow<\/h2>\n
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\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/span>Hugo Ekitike celebrates after scoring a Liverpool goal before seeing the red card<\/span>(Image: Peter Byrne\/PA Wire)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
“You call it stupid. I call it stupid.”<\/p>\n
No running away from it: it was totally stupid! It’s no wonder Liverpool boss Arne Slot is not satisfied with Hugo Echicchique’s red card after sending out with Southampton.<\/p>\n
It was one of the funniest things you could ever see. The Liverpool striker, who already booked, took his shirt with him to celebrate the winner’s tap-in – and was officially sent.<\/p>\n
I watch on TV and think, “I’m sure he’s booked before.” And I’m sure some of the people in the press box are thinking: when will this suspension start? And did he forget that he was booked?<\/p>\n
Answering both questions, he is paused for a Premier League match – a tricky match with that against Crystal Palace – and no one actually came to his defense.<\/p>\n
read more: After Liverpool Star’s “Silly” Red Card, Arneslot doubles Hugo Ekitique<\/span><\/span>read more: Hugo Echickey issues with Alexander Isaac’s transfer have appeared – “Arne slots smoke”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
You can’t blame them either. Andy Robertson was a really great player, a very big guy, and he was vice captain, so he led the team in the evening.<\/p>\n
He was great in the post-match interview with Skye’s Juliet Ferrington and there was no defense – just a case: well, he doesn’t do it again.<\/p>\n
You must not do that. Slot was equally cruel with his presser. He basically said that if it’s an epic goal, then he can pretty much understand that.<\/p>\n
But Federico Chiesa did something tough, and as Slott said rather eloquently, it wasn’t about Ekitique.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/span>Slot issued a terrible reaction after Ekitike’s red card<\/span>(Image: PA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
“I’m not playing at this level, but I scored a few goals. If I had scored goals like this, in this situation I walked towards Federico Chiesa and said, “This goal is about you. This isn’t about me.” \u201d<\/p>\n
“So, yeah, wise, not clever. You call it stupid. I called it stupid, by the way.”<\/p>\n
The slots are here. He was always trying to protect his players, and he made it official – to some extent. He called the first one unnecessary and pointed out how difficult it was – because he knows himself well – to control his emotions. However, there was no second defense. Well, well, it was stupid.<\/p>\n
Let’s be clear here… I love watching players celebrate. I hate the “scrunchy” celebration. Who are you telling me to be quiet? I scream from the rooftop.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/span>Alexander Isaac is due to start this weekend at Crystal Palace<\/span>(Image: Liverpool FC\/Liverpool FC Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
And I really like ekitike. By the way, he’s doing a difficult job right now. Big signature and lots of pressure. And Alexander Isaac is an even bigger signature. And Isaac blows breath into his neck.<\/p>\n
Now, Isaac travels to the palace on Saturday, and Ekitique is in the stands.<\/p>\n
So I love watching players show their emotions, celebrate and do crazy things. After all, we’re part of the entertainment business. But sometimes, like Anfield on a Tuesday night, you can’t protect them!<\/p>\n
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