Kai Havertz abuse has terrible consequences – Mikel Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says online abuse by forward Kai Havertz and his wife has had “horrible consequences” and needs to be “eradicated from the game”.
Havertz was criticized for his performance in Sunday’s FA Cup defeat to Manchester United, missing a great chance to win the game in normal time before having his penalty saved in the shootout to help United win Won 5-3 in a 1-1 match. painting.
German wife Sophia shares Screenshots of the “shocking” abuse she received on social media during the game, Including threatening the couple’s unborn child.
Arsenal have reported the abuse to police and are working with a specialist data firm to identify the perpetrators, but Arteta, speaking ahead of Wednesday’s north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur, said more must be done Take more action.
“Honestly, it’s unbelievable,” he said. “We really have to do something about this because accepting this and hiding this has dire consequences.
“That’s something we have to take away from the game because it’s so cynical and relies on the results of actions.
“There’s no other industry like this. When we played Ipswich Town on December 27, we won 1-0 and Kai Havertz scored. Afterwards the whole stadium was singing ‘Waka, Waka’ (he slogan). That was 20 days ago.” Where is the perspective?
“We all have a responsibility. This is a very serious issue. It affects me. It affects him and everyone in this industry.
“We can accept it and say ‘this is our job’, but there are certain limits and lines have to be drawn. We are very focused on technology and what’s next for football.”
“The next step in football is that this should be banned. It can’t happen. That’s it.”
Meta, the owner of Instagram, removed content that violated its policies.
