Villas-Boas: Booing Rio was wrong

Published on February 6, 2012 by mod1 · No Comments

Andre Villas-Boas was disappointed that Chelsea supporters booed Rio Ferdinand throughout Sunday’s match against Manchester United.

Ferdinand was barracked with every touch of the ball at Stamford Bridge for comments made about John Terry in relation the Chelsea defender’s impending court case over an alleged racially aggravated public order offence involving his brother, Anton. Patrice Evra was also a target for the jeers.

Blues boss Andre Villas-Boas said: “You have to condemn it when there is discriminatory, aggressive behaviour but you don’t expect opposing fans to cheer your players.

“This is a normal situation in the Premier League. We know the situations. We know we have to play a part.

“If we want to push on this sequence of events to extend in the future, it’s up to us. It’s up to me and it’s up to you in the press.

“If you want to give importance to situations like this, if you let people take responsibility, assume responsibility and the fans and the knowledge that maybe what they were doing makes no sense, it’s better but to try to prevaricate isn’t right.”

Ferdinand shrugged off the booing on Twitter: “I got booed by the cfc fans today,….well done guys thanks for inspiring me & the lads! That’s like fuel to me!”

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