While their stricken teammate was being loaded into an ambulance, Lawrence and Bennett were arrested and taken to the cells. “I recognise you get criticised and that people are entitled to their own opinion,” Giggs said, when fielding predictable queries about his decision to include Lawrence in the Wales squad. “I can’t tell you what will happen in the future but people are entitled to their own opinion and opinion is split. In justifying his decision, Giggs said he knows Lawrence to be “a good guy”, adding that he wanted to check on his player’s wellbeing. But in sidelining Lawrence, for two games, Giggs might have gone some way towards appeasing those who say footballers are role models and should behave accordingly.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2019 07:52 UTC