Former Aston Villa striker Saunders lambasted the assault in Aston Villa’s match at Birmingham as a part of an inherent drawback in British society
Ex-Aston Villa participant Dean Saunders has launched an impassioned tirade in opposition to the Birmingham Metropolis supporter who punched Jack Grealish through the sides’ derby on Sunday.
The incident in query happened within the tenth minute of the sport.
The attacker was rapidly wrestled to the bottom by gamers and stewards and has since been arrested by police.
In a dramatic accident, Grealish then went on to score the winning goal later within the recreation.
Saunders, who performed for Villa between 1992 and 1995, branded the attacker a “coward” and had lots to say on the matter: “I’ve performed soccer all my life, and I’ve by no means been so shocked.
“That’s completely scandalous.”
Following calls within the public for the aggressor to face legal costs Saunders added: “He’s obtained to get jailed. Give him 5 years.”
The previous Wales worldwide had grave predictions for the results of the incident: “He’s let Birmingham down, he’s let soccer down, he’s let the nation down. Take into consideration the implications to your kids and my kids.
“You’re going to finish up placing fences again spherical the bottom the place folks can’t watch the video games correctly.
“What he’s achieved as we speak has ruined not simply soccer in England, this may go around the world, it offers idiots concepts”.
Saunders additionally believes that the incident is indicative of wider issues in society: “You’ve obtained Tavernier’s (referring to Rangers captain, James Tavernier, who was confronted by a Hibernian supporter through the sides’ match on Friday this week); Brendan Rodgers’ home will get burgled; you’ve obtained knife crime in England life you’ve by no means seen earlier than; you’ve obtained folks throwing glass bottles on the pitch (referring to the incident final Saturday by which Celtic’s Scott Sinclair was nearly hit with a glass bottle at Hibs).
“No one’s obtained any respect for anyone anymore, it’s not simply soccer, this (incident) simply brings all of it to a head.
“They’ve obtained to start out stamping on people who find themselves making different folks’s lives tough.”
Saunders emphasised that in his opinion, there is no such thing as a restrict to how severely the incident must be punished “Even in case you mentioned we’re going to relegate Birmingham for it.”
All this, and he claimed that he was holding again what he actually needed to say.
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