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    Mauricio Pochettino on the social abuse aimed at Conor Gallagher after an incident involved a mascot
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    Mauricio Pochettino on the social abuse aimed at Conor Gallagher after an incident involved a mascot



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    Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino, responds to social media abuse aimed at Conor Gallagher for not high-fiving a mascot pre-match.

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    4. @Darth-Boner on

      Look reason why his getting targeted by fans.

      Is because we are Chelsea and "HE" does nothing at all for the club other then running around like a headless chicken and get a few assists here and there, his had enough time to step up for me personally his not good enough, just like Sanchez, Cucurella, Disasi and Sterling has fallen of a cliff let's be honest.

    8. @mundiaify on

      Wow that was disgraceful of Conor whether he intentionally or unintentionally ignored the little boy! How can you not see the boy all that long! He acted ignorantly or with a spike of racism or hatred

    10. @chinenyeunanma1465 on

      That was bad from Gallagher. That black boy asked for a handshake like the white boy before him. Why did he shake the white boy and didn't the black boy? I understand he has the right to do so, but the fact that he shaked the first boy means he shd the second boy. And if the first time was a mistake, why didn't he take the boys hand after he insisted for 2 more times? What's racism? He pretended not to see him cos he is black. He will surely watch this clip stime later in life when that boy wd become someone he wished for.

    14. @wensleyphelpsthomas9418 on

      OMG that’s Cruel…Doing this to a child and idiots are defending this crap racist player. I thought England and Chelsea already pass that. What has made me furious the ones defending him

    15. @jonasm.muronga on

      How can you ask a coacj from a racist country. Argentina are racist research how they treat black community in Argentina, reason why theu don't have black player in their national team.
      To Conor Gallagher shame on you, with your racist, it was just a kid.

    26. @sc85photography75 on

      I don’t think it’s fair to accuse him of racism, but it was rather odd that he looked at the kid twice, and basically ignored him, yet responded to the kid behind him.
      Very strange situation and reaction.

    28. @lazarddiankson1400 on

      I know athletes have to get in the zone. But he had nothing to lose to acknowledge the young man.

      Seems mean at many levels in my opinion. Forget the fact the kid is black, as that shouldn't be up for consideration, but what else can people conclude from it?

    30. @FLJSF on

      BS! He clearly saw the kid and snubbed him. There are ramifications for your actions! Glad he's feeling the heat!

    31. @parlgkingston1012 on

      If we have noticed it why cant they notice it? Read the body language of the player and his eyes movement u will tell everything. Conor is such a young guys to think beyond his mental capabilities. He should have noticed that Baby. Defend him but i dont like it. We are trying to make the whole world a safer and welcome place for all races, you dont do that. 😢

    32. @user-dt7zs3lt2n on

      The Manager is talking utter BS , we can’t say with absolute certainty he intentionally ignored the black kid but the optics and Connors facial expression/ body language says something completely different 🤔, as for the manager making lame excuses he was getting in the zone blar blar blar surely you would think the amount they get paid he could multitask .

    40. @majestichorseyman on

      The world is so stupid these days like how can you make these stupid assumptions that Conor is actually racist by ignoring a mascot who is a different skin colour, LIKE SERIOUSLY A MASCOT. Everyone of these comments are just hating on Conor for no reason. How do you know if he is racist by just one action in a pitch tunnel and how do you know that Conor even has these kind of intentions like I swear people’s minds are just twisted these days. And what’s the use on the hate for Poch, he has done nothing wrong and he has spoke the truth. This is honestly an absurd and utter idiotic claim.

    41. @modous.kebbeh2376 on

      Yes is racist. For the first time I would have said he didn’t see him but the second time he acknowledged seeing him and gave him a pad on the shoulder. For some reasons he didn’t want to do the high five.

    42. @tinarjackson9844 on

      He completely ignored that child! He stood there with his hand up calling his name waiting for an easy High Five. He gave the young White child a good High Five, then he looked at that young black child, rolled his eyes, barely tapped his shoulder, then proceeded to go back and get the young White child, put his arm around him, and COMPLETELY DISSED THE black child! It was so sad to just watch the look on that little boys face! 🤬🤬🤬🤬Conor knew EXACTLY WHAT HE DID! STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIS RACIST ACT TOWARDS THE CHILD!!! 🤬🤬🤬🤬

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