Wolves will submit an official grievance to UEFA after South Korea striker Hee Chan Hwang stated he was racially abused throughout Monday’s pleasant with Italian facet Como.
The incident occurred halfway by the second half of the sport staged at Wolves’ pre-season coaching base in Marbella with team-mate Daniel Podence sent-off within the ensuing melee.
Head coach Gary O’Neil spoke to Hwang and provided him the prospect to have the sport deserted however the participant opted to hold on.
O’Neil instructed the membership’s official web site: “Channy heard a racist comment which is admittedly disappointing. I spoke to Channy about it, checked whether or not he wished to take the workforce off or come off himself, however he was eager the workforce carried on and acquired the work they wanted. It’s actually disappointing that it occurred, that we now have to speak about it and that it impacted the sport – not best and issues like that shouldn’t be round.
“He’s actually disillusioned, after all, and understandably. I’m pleased with the truth that he wished to hold on and put his workforce first in a troublesome second for him. He knew it was a pre-season journey and he wished the lads to work and get their minutes, despite the fact that he’d suffered one thing massively offensive. Channy will probably be OK, he’ll get our full help and we’ll choose him up within the morning and ensure he’s OK.
Gary O’Neil addresses the incident that overshadowed our first pre-season coaching sport.
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“It’s a collectively group. After all, there’s methods to deal with that and we don’t wish to depart ourselves brief on the pitch, but it surely’s a collectively group. We’ve labored actually exhausting this week, had week, had some nice moments within the sport, but it surely’s an unlucky incident we now have to take care of and have to debate when, ideally, we’d be speaking concerning the sport. After all, when an incident like that occurs in a sport, it’s the very first thing we talk about.”
Wolves gained the sport 1-0 over the Serie A brand new-boys, full-back Matt Doherty scoring the one aim shortly after the hour mark, heading dwelling Rayat Ait-Nouri’s free-kick.
