Bundesliga: Alonso defends Boniface over reaction to substitution
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Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has defended Victor Boniface following the forward’s angry reaction after he was substituted in the 2-2 draw against Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Boniface scored the opening goal for the Bundesliga champions in the game.
The Nigeria international was replaced by Patrick Schick 20 minutes from time.
The 23-year-old exchanged words with Alonso as he approached the bench.
Alonso however refused to blame the player for the unfortunate incident.
Yes, but that’s normal, all players want to keep going. He did well, scored a goal, but we needed a bit more energy,” he told Kicker.
“Boni trained well on Friday, so we decided that he would start.” Alonso stated regarding Boniface’s fitness after the unfortunate car accident.
“He scored a goal. Hopefully, the car accident is no longer an issue, and we can talk about football,”
Boniface has scored eight goals and registered one assist in 11 appearances across all competitions for Die Werkself this season.
