Binya Not Happy with Treatment

November 21, 2007

Augustin Binya understands that what he did was wrong, but that doesn’t mean he’s happy with the treatment he’s received from fans as of late. The Benfica player took a bad angle and made a bad tackle on Celtic star Scott Brown in a play that could have easily led to serious injury.

Luckily for everyone involved, Brown was able to get away without any serious injury, but the play that happened during a Champions League game wasn’t pretty. UEFA took strong and evasive action in reprimanding Binya, as they instructed him to sit out six games.

Binya didn’t have any problem serving out that suspension, but he does have a problem with how he’s been treated since then. He feels that he’s not being allowed to play his game because of the event.

Though Binya knows that his tackle wasn’t the best move he’s ever made, he’s tired of being treated like a dirty criminal because of it. He indicated to local media that some people have been saying awful things to him, including an assertion that he’s as bad as a murderer.

Brown contended at the time that Binya had clearly aimed to hurt him, but the ex-Hibs youngster recovered from the incident quickly.

Brown hasn’t helped matters much, as his statements indicated that he felt Binya’s intention was to injure him. Still, Binya wanted to make it quite clear that he’s no animal and he doesn’t intend to stand pat while people run down his good name.

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