Djamel Belmadi has spoken out after his altercation with West Ham United star Said Benrahma during Algeria’s international clash with Egypt earlier this week.
West Ham winger Said Benrahma incurred the wrath of the Algeria manager Djamel Belmadi midway through the match.
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Belmadi really let himself down with the manner in which he reacted to the Hammers man walking straight past him.
That said, football is an emotionally driven sport and sometimes those emotions boil over into anger and frustration…
Algeria manager Djamel Belmadi responds when asked why he grabbed Said Benrahma
Belmadi was visibly angry with the Hammers star earlier this week. However, that doesn’t justify his over the top reaction.
And the 47-year-old responded when asked why he reacted in that way, as quoted by Algerian media outlet Le Score:
“These things happen in football. He was not happy, neither was I. We should not make a big deal of it.”
Being caught up in the heat of the moment is no excuse, and I would like to think that he apologised privately to the West Ham winger after the match.
The 28-year-old has had some rough treatment from David Moyes during his time at the London Stadium, but that’s just child’s play compared to what happened on Monday.
Djamel Belmadi’s treatment of Said Benrahma was completely wrong as far as I’m concerned. The former Brentford man really didn’t deserve it.
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