Amiri hits out at Hamburg bench: "They were gesticulating so much" | OneFootball

FSV Mainz 05 and HSV engaged in a heated duel. Nadiem Amiri was not pleased with the behavior of the guests.

However, the Mainz captain was not referring to the athletic performance, but rather to the behavior of the opposing bench. He celebrated his spectacular volley goal to make it 1-0 right in front of the Hanseatic team, twice placing his right hand in front of his mouth to make the “Mimimi” gesture. “I didn’t like that those on the bench were gesticulating so much the whole time,” Amiri explained after the match (via Bild).

He was particularly annoyed by the intense complaints from Hamburg just a few minutes earlier: “Especially with Silas, where it wasn’t a red card – how they all jumped up and tried to talk to the referees, putting on such a show…” The already booked Silas made a rather reckless challenge on Nicolás Capaldo and, to the guests’ annoyance, escaped a second yellow card. The visitors were already unhappy with several decisions made by the not always confident referee Dr. Robin Braun.

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Amiri strikes a conciliatory tone

HSV assistant coach Richard Krohn received a yellow card after just 31 minutes, though it was due to a dispute with the Mainz side. FSV assistant coach Michael Silberbauer was also cautioned. With his criticism, Amiri described a generally problematic phenomenon in professional football. Substitute benches often act loudly and try to influence the referees’ decisions with their constant presence.

HSV behaved no differently than many other teams in the Bundesliga. Moreover, they had several good reasons to be upset, given the two yellow-red cards that were not given against Mainz. In addition to Silas, Dominik Kohr should have been sent off even more clearly. In the end, however, both teams did not part on bad terms. “It was an emotional game. Afterwards, I even shared a laugh with Hamburg’s coach, because that’s just part of football. So there’s no bad blood,” said Amiri conciliatorily.

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