The manager is furious, the chairman returns for 2 years → 10 minutes, and the leader of SON's best friend Ali's tearful Como...I know your hunger
Mar 19, 2025
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Britain's Football London' reported on the 19th (Korean time) that Chairman Mirwan Suwarso Komo defended Ali despite his nightmarish debut and supported him to succeed in Italy.
The fate of Son Heung-min (Tottenham)'s best friend Ali was disastrously harsh. He was substituted for Luca da Cunha in the 36th minute of the second half in the 29th round of Italy's Serie A 2024-2025 season against AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meacha in Milan, Italy on the 16th.
It was Ali's excitement when he last stepped on the ground on February 4, 2023, during the Turkiye Besiktas. However, the joy was only for a moment. Ali cried at the misfortune of being sent off with a red card 10 minutes after being replaced.
In the 46th minute of extra time in the second half, he stepped on his left foot with his right foot while blocking a dribble from Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek. The referee took out the yellow card, but corrected it with a red card after VAR (video reading) on-field review.
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Fabregas was furious. "It was a moment where Sergi Roberto had to play, but I thought it would be better to give him two more weeks to train for the match against Empoli"Ali is a player who can score goals." But he didn't deserve the chance to play because he's only been with us for two weeks. There were many things to improve."
And he raged, "'It's a serious mistake, a mistake that shouldn't come out for a player with a lot of experience.'" Fabregas was also an obvious red card, and there is nothing to say about it. He reduced the team to 10 at the crucial moment when we had to make it 2-2. That is the most negative thing, but we must move on," he stressed.
On the other hand, Chairman Suwarso Como said on his SNS that `Ali returned to the battlefield after nearly two years. It takes courage to come back to compete at the highest level again' Some people will talk about red cards. Let's just put it aside. We saw something else. We saw hunger. We have seen resilience. We saw a moment of brilliance,' he revealed.
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At the moment of Ali's exit, there was also Kyle Walker, a former Tottenham teammate who was loaned to AC Milan through the winter transfer market. He made headlines when he was seen begging the referee not to let him leave.
Ali spent his prime at Tottenham, forming a 'DESK (desk)' line with Son Heung-min, Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane. But he was branded a 'lazy genius' and lost his place.
He moved to Everton in January 2022, but played only 13 games, including one start. In the 2022-2023 season, he was loaned to Besiktas. But the wandering continued. He scored three goals in 15 games.
Ali made an early return in April 2023 due to injury. He was put on the operating table with a hip injury. He was also addicted to alcohol and sleeping pills. For mental health, he entered a rehabilitation clinic and received treatment. Early last year, he had groin surgery and his return was delayed further, and that was it.
Ali's contract with Everton expired in June last year and was released as a free agent (FA). Spanish legend Fabregas, who is from Arsenal and Chelsea, held Ali's hand.
But Ali's time has yet to come.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
