Colombia legend makes Jhon Duran and Alfredo Morelos comparison after Aston Villa 'tantrum'
Colombian football legend Faustino Asprilla has warned that Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran cannot make a habit of 'throwing tantrums' after his reaction to being substituted in the Champions League win over Bologna on Tuesday.
Duran got the nod to start against the Italians and he rewarded Unai Emery with the second goal in a 2-0 win, but he made way for Ollie Watkins in the second half - a substitution which has often been made in reverse this season - and was visibly annoyed with the decision to withdraw him.
Asprilla, the former Parma and Newcastle forward who scored 20 goals in 57 appearances for Colombia, watched the game and believes the young forward's reaction isn't something which can be repeated and that Emery must have a word with Duran, who has been in excellent form in front of goal this season but who has found starts hard to come by.
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He also compared Duran to former Rangers forward Alfredo Morelos, who produced regularly during his time in Scotland but often allowed his temper to get the better of him which led to a poor disciplinary record.
“It’s normal for anyone who plays football to get angry when they are substituted, but what’s not normal is the tantrum he is throwing,” Asprilla said, via Sport Witness. “He should be calmer, he scores the goal and then all of a sudden he has this reaction. It’s a very bad thing for the team, for his teammates. He has to understand that there are many more players with the desire to play and who couldn’t do it.
“The coach has to talk to him, say that it can’t happen again, that this doesn’t happen again, neither there at the club nor in the national team,” Asprilla explained. “In Europe it’s the coaches who are in charge of transfers, they are the people who have the decision to choose whether you go or not. If they see him having these tantrums, he’s going to have a lot of difficulty if they want him later on.
“I gave the example of [Alfredo] Morelos, the one who came to Nacional, who did everything he did in Scotland, but in the end had a behaviour that affected him. Durán is very young, he has to learn, that you do not do those things that in the future can harm him.
“I think his Aston Villa’s teammates have to talk to him, pull his ears, it’s something that can’t happen again, you can’t let that happen. Suddenly, the coach is not going to put him in the next few games.”