Shortly before the Christmas holidays, Toulouse snatched its qualification for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France on penalties against the Hauts Lyonnais club (Nationale 3). Author of the victorious shot, Aron Donnum did not hold back to excite the opposing public.
Toulouse is not having an easy season but has nevertheless done what is necessary to be alive in Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France. Just before the winter break, Téfécé qualified for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France after a more than tough match against the modest Hauts Lyonnais team. Aron Donnum was the hero on the Toulouse side, scoring the winning shot. Subsequently, the Norwegian celebrated by putting his hands behind his ears to provoke the Rhone public. Obviously something to talk about given the difference in level (on paper) between the two teams. In these last hours in front of the press, Donnum returned to his behavior, which he does not regret at all in view of the insults he suffered that day.
Donnum regrets nothing and warns
Solid on his feet, the native of Eidsvoll (Norway) indeed said: « Why did I do this? And why not? We played on the worst pitch I have seen in my entire career, against a team that showed a lot of aggression, even if it is also true that the tackle on Niklas Schmidt should not have taken place. They played very harshly, it wasn't clean, we didn't feel safe, and the fans booed and called us names throughout the match, as usual, but in this small stadium , we heard them more than in the big stadiums. I scored, I did that to tell them, “You want to talk now, after having it all game?” “.
Supporters can say what they want, it has become normal to insult players, we receive a lot of negative things, and we can't say anything. We can see it clearly, as soon as I celebrated, it was highlighted, I was criticized for it. I find it very strange basically, we can never express ourselves, and yet in this case I didn't even say a word. When we are insulted, we cannot respond, even if we want to, that's the rule. So I at least wanted to celebrate in my own way.”
This is clear and should not calm down if certain behaviors in the stands do not change very quickly. In any case, Donnum and his teammates will have to continue their momentum. An XXL trip awaits them this Sunday on the pitch at RC Lens in Ligue 1.
