LONDON: Tottenham boss Martin Jol has made it clear he will come down hard on Hossam Ghaly after the Egypt midfielder threw his shirt at the feet of the manager after being substituted in the club s 1-1 draw with Blackburn. The draw left Spurs needing a point from their final Premiership match, against Manchester City on Sunday, to secure a spot in next season s UEFA Cup. But the evening was marred by the Egyptian s angry reaction to being taken off to allow Robbie Keane to come on as Tottenham chased an equaliser. After throwing his shirt to the ground, Ghaly was jeered by the crowd as he marched straight down the tunnel and left the stadium. A hefty fine is inevitable and Jol admitted such conduct could not be tolerated. We always deal with this sort of thing, said the Dutchman. We have certain rules and arrangements, whether it is Dimitar Berbatov, Robbie Keane or Jermain Defoe or Hossam Ghaly, it s no different to me so we will deal with that internally.
Ghaly s frustration was perhaps linked to the fact that he had himself only come on as a sub, following a first-half injury to Steed Malbranque. But his antics did not go down well with the home supporters, who chanted you re not fit to wear the shirt following his disappearance down the tunnel. Jol added: The fans are entitled to do that. Literally, it was out of character because he is a very good boy, he s always disciplined and every time he was involved he did well but you couldn t say he did well this time.
