Ben Davies makes an interesting comment about the FA’s Rodrigo Bentancur ban and reveals how the Tottenham squad reacted to the Uruguayan’s comments back in the summer.
Rodrigo Bentancur hit with a seven-match ban
The FA confirmed on Monday that an independent regulatory commission had handed Bentancur a seven-match ban and fined the midfielder £100,000 after his distasteful joke about Heung-min Son was found to have broken the FA’s Rule E3.1.
According to The Telegraph, the length of the suspension has left many clubs across the Premier League shocked, given the perceived inconsistencies in the FA’s ruling on other instances where racially insensitive comments have been made.
The report explained that the feeling among Tottenham‘s rivals is that Bentancur and Spurs have been made an example of, with the Lilywhites said to be considering whether to appeal the verdict or not.
Ben Davies reacts to Bentancur’s ban
Ben Davies was asked about the news while on international duty with Wales, and the Tottenham defender admitted that everyone at Hotspur Way had drawn a line under the incident and moved on.
However, the 31-year-old acknowledged that the issue deserved to be looked at with the kind of seriousness that it was by the FA.
When asked about Bentancur’s seven-match suspension, Davies told Football.London: “I read the news this morning, probably just like everyone else did. It’s something that it felt like at Spurs it’s been handled in-house and now it’s been handled outside as well.
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“I think that as a group, as a team at Tottenham, we’ve all put a line under it and moved on, but I think ultimately, it’s important that we realise that these kind of things need to be looked at with the seriousness that it has been. As far as I’m concerned and the team’s concerned, there’s a line under it now and we move on.”
Will Tottenham appeal the verdict?
Spurs face a difficult decision on whether or not to appeal the verdict, despite the reported sense of injustice felt at N17 due to the FA’s perceived inconsistency.
Appealing against a verdict which has been handed because of a racially insensitive comment would not be a good look for the club.