Socceroos Legend Can See the Funny Side of A-League Red Card for Kicking Advertising Hoarding
- 5 months ago
The thunderous left boot of John Aloisi famously hoisted the Socceroos into the FIFA World Cup following the unforgettable 2005 penalty shootout against Uruguay.
Now the Western United coach has joked that fans were lucky he didn't break that big kick out again after receiving a red card for his behavior in the A-League clash against his brother on Friday.
John secured a tense 2-1 win over the Brisbane Roar who are coached by his brother Ross Aloisi and his emotions boiled over at times, receiving his first yellow card for kicking advertising hoarding on the sideline.
'By the way, it was with my right foot,' he said about kicking the advertising hoarding.
'If it had been my left foot then it would have been a real kick – it (the hoarding) would've ended up in the stands.'
It was a match full of drama as Western United snapped a six-game losing streak in a game that included two penalties, disallowed goals, and then a 91st-minute winner from skipper Josh Risdon.
But John had to watch the final 20 minutes from the stands after getting a red card for dissent after Daniel Penha’s disallowed goal and then kicking the advertising board.
But he was unapologetic for his actions, saying it was just passion for the sport.
'If I can't show passion in the game – we are trying to promote the game,' John Aloisi said.
'I'm not swearing at that stage. I've just run onto the field to celebrate a little bit and then I kicked the little advertising thing on the side and that's emotion, frustration.
'I didn't know the goal was disallowed. Mind you, I'm celebrating a little bit, in an angry face. Probably I could have gotten sent off before or during the game for some of my antics, but not (that).
'Anyway, I have to deal with it, have to accept it.
'But it's the emotion of the game, it's the emotion of what we've been through in the last six games. And you know what? I'm not going to apologize for showing emotion.
'Sometimes emotions do come out… I don't think that it should be a bad thing.'
Aloisi also spoke about the relief of snapping the six-game losing skid and the pressure that came saddled with the losing run. 'It was more a relief because the boys have deserved a lot more – that's the relief,' he said.
'I can handle people criticizing me because I've had it in the past and I'll have it in the future. That's going to happen. That's part of our game.
'My belief never strayed at all and the players' belief had never really gone. Again that showed tonight. It would have been easy for them to fold, 1-0 down, but they kept on going, kept on going and so I'm just pleased for them.'
Now the Western United coach has joked that fans were lucky he didn't break that big kick out again after receiving a red card for his behavior in the A-League clash against his brother on Friday.
John secured a tense 2-1 win over the Brisbane Roar who are coached by his brother Ross Aloisi and his emotions boiled over at times, receiving his first yellow card for kicking advertising hoarding on the sideline.
'By the way, it was with my right foot,' he said about kicking the advertising hoarding.
'If it had been my left foot then it would have been a real kick – it (the hoarding) would've ended up in the stands.'
It was a match full of drama as Western United snapped a six-game losing streak in a game that included two penalties, disallowed goals, and then a 91st-minute winner from skipper Josh Risdon.
But John had to watch the final 20 minutes from the stands after getting a red card for dissent after Daniel Penha’s disallowed goal and then kicking the advertising board.
But he was unapologetic for his actions, saying it was just passion for the sport.
'If I can't show passion in the game – we are trying to promote the game,' John Aloisi said.
'I'm not swearing at that stage. I've just run onto the field to celebrate a little bit and then I kicked the little advertising thing on the side and that's emotion, frustration.
'I didn't know the goal was disallowed. Mind you, I'm celebrating a little bit, in an angry face. Probably I could have gotten sent off before or during the game for some of my antics, but not (that).
'Anyway, I have to deal with it, have to accept it.
'But it's the emotion of the game, it's the emotion of what we've been through in the last six games. And you know what? I'm not going to apologize for showing emotion.
'Sometimes emotions do come out… I don't think that it should be a bad thing.'
Aloisi also spoke about the relief of snapping the six-game losing skid and the pressure that came saddled with the losing run. 'It was more a relief because the boys have deserved a lot more – that's the relief,' he said.
'I can handle people criticizing me because I've had it in the past and I'll have it in the future. That's going to happen. That's part of our game.
'My belief never strayed at all and the players' belief had never really gone. Again that showed tonight. It would have been easy for them to fold, 1-0 down, but they kept on going, kept on going and so I'm just pleased for them.'