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Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has criticized Benfica manager for his remarks connected the Vinicius Jr racism row.
The incidental happened successful past week’s Champions League play-off archetypal leg, aft Vinicius Jr accused Gianluca Prestianni of calling him a “monkey”.
After the game, Mourinho claimed the Brazilian winger incited the location fans with his extremity celebrations.
He besides pointed to Benfica’s fable Eusebio arsenic impervious that the Portuguese nine is not racist.
Mikel Obi, who played nether Mourinho successful his 2 spells arsenic Chelsea boss, said connected his Obi One Podcast: “What I expected to perceive from my aged boss, from my gaffer [was] “Yes it is nether investigation, but determination is not spot for racism there, determination is nary spot for specified thing, but let’s hold until it is concluded, determination is nary spot for that”.
“So for him to travel retired and accidental “Oh yeah, Vinicius Jr shouldn’t person celebrated the mode helium did”, that was a clumsy, clumsy remark from Jose Mourinho.
‘He volition beryllium the first, helium knows, helium volition beryllium the archetypal to cognize “I’ve f***ed up here”. He is simply a smart, astute guy, a precise astute guy, helium knows.”
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