John Eustace condemns ‘disgusting’ racist abuse directed at former Huddersfield Town player Juninho Bacuna

Head coach John Eustace has condemned allegations of racist abuse leveled at midfielder Juninho Bacuna during Birmingham City’s 4-1 win over Huddersfield Town. The match was stopped in the second half when referee Sam Allison walked onto the pitch to speak to Eustace and his Huddersfield counterpart Darren Moore.

Former Town midfielder Bacuna was also summoned by Allison because there had apparently been an incident near St Andrew’s corner where the player was abused. Bacuna and Huddersfield defender Tom Edwards, who came on as a second-half substitute, reported the incident to the referee.

Birmingham and Town issued statements condemning the actions of the spectator in question, and sent reports of the incident to the Football Association and EFL. “I believe Bacuna was the victim of racist insults from one of our fans, which is obviously disgusting,” Eustace said.

“It’s not what we expect from society, let alone football. Birmingham is very proud of the diversity of our club and city and there is certainly no room for that.

“It’s disappointing. They reported it, it was completely unacceptable.

Head coach John Eustace has condemned allegations of racist abuse leveled at midfielder Juninho Bacuna during Birmingham City’s 4-1 win over Huddersfield Town. The match was stopped in the second half when referee Sam Allison walked onto the pitch to speak to Eustace and his Huddersfield counterpart Darren Moore.

Former Town midfielder Bacuna was also summoned by Allison because there had apparently been an incident near St Andrew’s corner where the player was abused. Bacuna and Huddersfield defender Tom Edwards, who came on as a second-half substitute, reported the incident to the referee.

Birmingham and Town issued statements condemning the actions of the spectator in question, and sent reports of the incident to the Football Association and EFL. “I believe Bacuna was the victim of racist insults from one of our fans, which is obviously disgusting,” Eustace said. Eustace was satisfied with Siriki Dembele’s contribution to Man City’s resounding victory. This skillful striker scored twice to help the Blues convincingly end a five-match winless streak.

“The performance is so good, it shows that when you’re clinical it makes a big difference,” he said. “The performances in the last four or five games have been very good, we haven’t taken enough points from them and tonight we were very aggressive in the final third, which is really pleasing.

“Dems came in, we gave him a platform to play, everyone was disappointed he couldn’t play in the last six or seven games. FIND OUT MORE

There are always big winners and big losers when there is a change in management at a football club. It’s inevitable that some players will get more playing time than others.

The Darren Moore era has only just begun but the Huddersfield Town boss has wiped the slate clean. Those who may have been lost under Neil Warnock will now have the chance to stake their claim.There have been calls for Kian Harratt to start in Saturday’s exciting Yorkshire derby at Sheffield Wednesday. The young striker has come off the bench three times since Moore arrived.

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But Moore decided to play without a recognized central striker in their 4-1 win over Birmingham City in midweek. He paired Sorba Thomas and Delano Burgzorg together up front. Burgzorg was introduced at half-time and his replacement, Josh Koroma, struggled to make an impact.

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