Spurs news today 04/11/13

Quotes

Here are some quotes from headway charity regarding the Hugo Lloris concussion incident in the goal less draw with Everton yesterday.

"By continuing to play, the player may have caused greater damage to his brain.
"He should have been removed from the game immediately and taken to hospital for thorough tests and observation

What happened you may ask?

Hugo Lloris was injured in a collision with Romelu Lukaku that left him prone and apparently unconscious.
With his team-mates clearly disturbed, Tottenham’s medical staff rushed to the goalkeeper and decided that he was not fit to continue.
After receiving nine minutes of treatment, however, Lloris defied club doctor Shabaaz Mughal and captain Michael Dawson, both of whom pleaded with him to leave the field, and stayed on.
The French international was praised after the game by manager Andre Villas-Boas for his attitude, but the decision was described as "irresponsible" by brain injury charity Headway.
A spokesman for the charity said: "We are hugely concerned that a professional football club should take such an irresponsible and cavalier attitude to a player's health.

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