Premier League - Hutton says sorry to Sorensen

Eurosport - Thu, 23 Oct 12:16:00 2008

Tottenham Hotspur defender Alan Hutton has again apologised to Stoke City keeper Thomas Sorensen for a challenge that caused a head wound.

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Scotland international Hutton caught the Dane near the eye in the Potters' 2-1 win over Spurs.

Sorensen was replaced and the cut required 12 stitches, leading him to publicly criticise Hutton and claiming that he could "easily have avoided hitting" him.

The former Rangers defender has subsequently re-stated his apology to the former Sunderland and Aston Villa shot-stopper.

"At first I did not even think that I had caught him but I have seen the incident again," he told The Sun.

"What Sorensen has said leaves a wee bit of a sour taste in my mouth as it was unintentional.

"I never went out there to cut anybody and for someone to come out and say I did it on purpose is not nice.

"But that is Sorensen's opinion and there is nothing I can do about it."

Last season Hutton was the victim of a reckless challenge from Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole and he said that his own experiences mean he would never intentionally try to hurt a fellow player.

"I have been in that position myself and I would never go out to harm anybody," he added.

"It's harsh for him to say I did because I have said sorry and I totally mean that.

"I wouldn't put the blame on anybody for the tackles on me because football is a contact sport and these things happen, but I would like to say sorry again."

Reda Maher / Eurosport

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  1. What tosh, Hutton could easilly have avoided Sorrensen,­ watch the replay, he makes no attempt to pull out and­ watches Sorrensen right onto his foot. Still, Sonko is­ definately a moron, but the cut looked like a stud­ injury, I think Sonko just gave him a concussion!

    From gag, on Fri 24 Oct 2:52PM

  2. Nah if he knew he was gonna catch him then there's­ nothing to apologise for.He just has to hope that he­ forgives him

    From chamilitary08, on Thu 23 Oct 8:30PM

  3. Incidents like this, that cause awful injuries, have­ always been part of the game. They happen in an­ instant, especially considering the pace of the modern­ game. But it takes a big man and a true professional­ to come out and publicly apologise for something he may­ (or may not) have done. Football fans all over the­ country, regardless of their club, should be proud of a­ player with the guts to say the 'S' word.

    From Paperboy, on Thu 23 Oct 6:18PM

  4. Yea, commendable behavior, Hutton.

    From E, on Thu 23 Oct 4:55PM

  5. looks like it could have been either of them hutton­ with studs must admit though sorenson took a big blow­ off sonko

    From brentb, on Thu 23 Oct 4:09PM

  6. Watchin this again im sure its Sonko who catches him­ with his knee afterwards not hutton!!!!!

    From 1982, on Thu 23 Oct 3:50PM

  7. Thanks for the apology Mr Hutton takes a man sometimes­ to admit that he was in the wrong.As for zzzeclipse i­ think you will be doing the crying by the end of the­ season enough said great win by a far better side up­ the potters.

    From brentb, on Thu 23 Oct 3:46PM

  8. im not a fan of either team but well done, ur a great­ credit 2 ur club and 2 football. only wish there was­ more players like u .

    From kathleen, on Thu 23 Oct 3:05PM

  9. clearly hutton did not try to hurt him, they were both­ going for the ball.... sonko ran in there like a moron­ and started pushing hutton. There was barely any­ contact from Hutton, I agree with post #2, it is more­ likely that sonko hit sorensen and gave him the­ cut..... enough said about that, spurs screwed­ themselves yet again in that game. 2 reds cards, 1 man­ down for 80 minutes.... what can ya do

    From Grant N, on Thu 23 Oct 3:00PM

  10. Couldn't agree more. From what I saw of the replay­ the damage was caused by the closing in Stoke­ defender's knee (Sonko ??), not any part of Hutton.­ Perhaps Sorensen should also watch the replay.

    From El Yiddo, on Thu 23 Oct 2:30PM

  11. respect to hutton.. a great player. if an apology is­ what sorensen needs to stop him from crying.

    From zzzeclipse, on Thu 23 Oct 1:37PM
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