Payet was extremely frustrated yesterday when he was substituted. He came on in the first half and was replaced in the second half, which made him explode with rage.
Entered in the first period then left on the hour mark during the meeting between Vasco da Gama and Botafogo (1-1), in a Brazilian championship match. Dimitri Payet exploded with rage at the choice of his trainer. The former Marseille player who is struggling at the start of the season, very regularly injured. The 37-year-old, however, did not hesitate to send a very violent kick into the bench as shown in the video.
The coach then justified himself in a post-match press conferenceFirst of all ” happy to see this discontent from a very competitive player“, he then explained his choice. ” We gradually increase the training load, day by day I try to condition it. We will try to increase his volume of play by bringing him in during the match. I replaced it to avoid taking any risks.“, declared coach Rafael Paiva before continuing: “ We didn’t expect Estrella’s injury (in the 14th minute), we wanted to bring Payet on much later. We were forced to bring him back so early” explains the coach.
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