Furious Gordon Strachan kicks TV crew out of Celtic training over Nakamura slap row

[MomoSylla?]

GORDON STRACHAN booted a Setanta TV crew out of Lennoxtown yesterday and accused the media of covering up an assault on playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura.
The Celtic boss is livid that Kilmarnock defender Frazer Wright has not been condemned for slapping Nakamura during Sunday's live clash between the two sides at Rugby Park.


Furious Gordon Strachan kicks TV crew out of Celtic training over Nakamura slap row - The Daily Record

[McNaka]

Classic shit-stirring.

[Leetabix]

Nakamura earned a penalty in Sunday's win over Kilmarnock
Gordon Strachan says midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura did well not to react to a "slap on the head" during Sunday's 3-1 win against Kilmarnock.
Nakamura and defender Frazer Wright clashed after the Japanese playmaker earned a penalty at Rugby Park.
"To be provoked like that and turn away from it is fantastic," said Strachan.
Meanwhile, the Celtic manager and defender Mark Wilson believe the current squad is the strongest in Strachan's three years at the club.
Celtic were awarded a penalty late in the game when Nakamura went down under a challenge from Craig Bryson.

To be provoked like that and turn away from it is fantastic
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan
Kilmarnock goalkeeper Allan Combe suggested Nakamura went down too easily for the spot-kick.
The Japanese midfielder was confronted by Wright after referee Mike McCurry pointed to the spot and Strachan praised his midfielder for showing restraint.
"Now, trust me, if that had been a Celtic or Rangers player, it might even have made the front page of some of the tabloids," said Strachan.
"Imagine if it had been Neil Lennon in his heyday? But it was kind of swept under the carpet.
"In any other business, if you get a smack on the head, you say something about it."
Turning his attention to Sunday's performance, Strachan said he was delighted with the depth of his squad this season.
"When I look at the bench we had against Aalborg you think 'that's a decent squad'," said the Celtic boss, who surprised many by leaving out winger Aiden McGeady in recent matches.
"In this one, I think you can see in my choices that I've got more confidence in all the squad."

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What do you think of the Nakamura penalty decision?
Wilson echoed his manager's views on the current crop of players at Celtic Park and said none of the players could take a first-team place for granted.
"This is definitely the best Celtic squad since I came here, without a doubt," the former Dundee United right-back said.
"There was a time when you thought that maybe you were guaranteed to play two games in a row, but the squad is being been rotated and it's quite difficult to hold down a place.
"But it's better this way than being down to the bare bones and people playing out of position like we had in the last few years."

[Spaghetti]

Furious, Kicks, Slap Row. That's going to sell a few papers isn't it!

[CellicBhoy08]

Wasnt a penalty but Wright should have got at least a telling off for the slap

[Airdrie Onion]

What about 'SCATHING HOT LAVA FURY BERSERKER ENRAGED MAN SLAP FROM HE-MAN STRACHAN TO INNOCENT JOURNAILISTS'?

oH, sorry, hadn't realised the Rectum had already used that headline.

[Spaghetti]

Loving the sig Onion

[Airdrie Onion]

Originally Posted by Spaghetti

Loving the sig Onion

You're sure it doesn't make my bum look big?

[GuitarBhoy]

[Hammer]

Said it at the time, they edited the footage so not to show the slap.

He's right in saying if that were a Celtic of rangers player it would have been condemned and he'd have probably been up at the high court on an assault charge.

[celticdaftdan]

Originally Posted by McNaka

Classic shit-stirring.

Exactly.

[Airdrie Onion]

I agree.

[Daver]

Originally Posted by Hammer

Said it at the time, they edited the footage so not to show the slap.

He's right in saying if that were a Celtic of rangers player it would have been condemned and he'd have probably been up at the high court on an assault charge.

Would have undoubtedly made front page on some drivellous little non-entity (Sun) with a certain Monsignor Leckie railing about the slipping standards of gentlemen's football (while at the same time hoping that one of the Hoops would have been hung from the castle walls).

No consistency whatsoever.

[chrometta]

I wouldn't say Strachan was furious, If you listen to the interview on BBC he was quite calm when he was talking about the situation and making a good point.

Frazer Wright is a dick, did you see him getting involved after the clash of heads? Hartley had to sort him out :P

[joshua767]

Im pretty sure it wasnt a foul, and sure it wasnt a dive. Was Nakamura not sliding to try poke the ball home? I thought that was obvious but maybe im wrong, the guy's hardly goin to complain after he gets a penalty for it anyway is he?