Tottenham Coach Defends Red Card, Praises Player's Reaction
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Tottenham Hotspur played Manchester United. The game ended 1-1.
During the match, Tottenham player Rodrigo Bentancur got a red card. This means he had to leave the game early.
The head coach of Tottenham is Roberto De Zerbi. He said the red card was the right decision.
But De Zerbi also said something good about Bentancur. He liked that Bentancur showed a strong reaction.
A reaction means how a player responds to a situation. De Zerbi wants his players to show this kind of attitude.
He said Tottenham needs more players with this strong attitude.
The game was part of the Premier League. This is the top football league in England.
De Zerbi's comments came after the match ended.
Vocabulary15 words
- red card
- a card a referee shows; it means a player must leave the game
- head coach
- the main person who leads a sports team
- reaction
- how someone responds to something
- attitude
- the way a person thinks or acts
- Premier League
- the top football league in England
- draw
- when a game ends with the same score for both teams
- decision
- a choice someone makes
- squad
- a group of players on a team
- match
- a game between two teams
- correct
- right; not wrong
- defend
- to say something is right or good
- sent off
- told to leave the game
- comment
- something someone says
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- score
- the number of points or goals in a game
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1. 1-1 2. Rodrigo Bentancur 3. False
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Tottenham Hotspur played Manchester United. The game ended _____.
During the match, Tottenham player Rodrigo Bentancur got a _____.
The head coach of Tottenham is Roberto De Zerbi. He said the red card was the right _____.
But De Zerbi also said something good about Bentancur. He liked that Bentancur showed a strong _____.
A reaction means how a player responds to a _____.
De Zerbi wants his players to show this kind of _____.
He said Tottenham needs more players with this strong attitude.
The game was part of the _____.
This is the top football _____ in England.
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