In the video above: the recording of Moti Avanir’s words towards Idan Vared
Moti Avner was at the center of an unusual incident in the national match on Tuesday. The Nof HaGilil coach teased Idan Vared (“Gay. You did nothing for 4 years, and suddenly the owner plays her”), and now provided his version of the events and expressed regret for the statements.
“I went on the air to apologize. Things were out of place,” Avanir said, “These were minutes of nerves on the field, a lot of curses from the Hapoel Petah Tikva fans behind me. The things were not supposed to be said, Idan Vared was my player, his father is my friend, I Close to the family. Sometimes you black out in a game and you don’t know what you’re saying. It happens to me too.”
“Any normal criticism that is said is acceptable to me. I apologize to Idan, I apologize to his family. Any football fan or anyone else who was hurt. Of course I have nothing against the gay community,” Ivanir continued, “In a moment of nerves there is trash talk and dirt. I passed the It’s also as a player. As a coach it’s different, I have to know how to conduct myself differently. It’s an inappropriate conduct that I regret.”
Later, Avner recounts the events that led to the incident: “I knew that the Hapoel Petah Tikva fans would curse me, and I prepared myself two days before the game that I would not respond to them or turn back, and then in that moment of nerves, I think it was already 2 or 3 zero, and Idan ran Kind of crazy to the referee for a foul that was whistled in our favor. It turned me on, you’re leading, what are you running to the referee? Everything blew up in my head. I’m already calmer than before. I also didn’t say what I said to Idan by the way, I said it to the person next to me. This is something that needs to be worked on Be aware of him and I really usually manage to hold back. Even when you are cursed there are red lines. I know fans cross them. I did not react and will not react to fans.”
“I even forgot it happened. If they hadn’t brought it up today, I didn’t even remember saying it. Idan Vared didn’t hear what I said, he doesn’t know. If I thought that during the game he heard, I would have gone to him in the dressing room to apologize, But I knew he didn’t hear, so it passed for me. Now it’s a little different.”
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