Football: Ancelotti Defends 'ticking Time-bomb' Ribery
Faizan Hashmi Published August 24, 2016 | 11:22 PM
BERLIN, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th August, 2016) : Bayern Munich's new coach Carlo Ancelotti has defended veteran winger Franck Ribery, who has been dubbed 'a ticking time-bomb' in the German media after a string of on-field tussles. Bayern start the new Bundesliga season on Friday at home to Werder Bremen and Ancelotti says people are getting carried away in their criticism of Ribery. "People are currently exaggerating a little in terms of Ribery," the Italian told broadcaster Sport1. "History has shown us that he has always been a correct (well-behaved) player." But Ribery has been involved in a series of scuffles during recent matches. The 33-year-old shoved his elbow in the face of Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Passlack during a challenge in Bayern's 2-0 German Super Cup win a fortnight ago.
Then at minnows Carl Zeiss Jena last Friday, the Frenchman struck a Jena defender on the head while vying for the ball in a 5-0 romp in the first-round of the German Cup. He also pushed over Inter Milan's Felipe Melo during a match on Bayern's pre-season tour of the USA in July. Ribery, whose contract expires in June, was not sent off for any of the fouls, only booked for the incidents with Melo and Passlack. Ex-Bundesliga referee Thorsten Kinhofer described Ribery as a "ticking time-bomb". "Sure, he gets fouled a lot, but he is also easily irritated," Kinhofer added in German daily Bild.
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