Ian Wright Is Ryan Porteous's Strong Criticism Of Brutal Tekel At Ilkay Gundogan

Ryan Portous did a "terrible" tackle to the German captain, Ilkay Gundogan (photol x @BestyJ_13)

JAKARTA - Ian Wright strongly criticized Ryan Porteous for the "terrible" tackle by the Scottish defender to the German captain, Ilkay Gundogan, in the opening match of Euro 2024. The tackle sent Porteous off at the end of the first half.

Wright, speaking on ITV, stated that the tackle could have caused a serious injury to Gundogan. "This is a very bad and terrible tackle. Fortunately, Gundogan was not seriously injured. This is the last thing Scotland needs," he said.

The incident occurred towards the end of the first half, with Germany already winning two goals. The situation worsened for Scotland after Portous was sent off by referee Clement Turpin, who immediately issued a red card without hesitation.

After that, Kai Havertz from Germany managed to execute the penalty calmly, adding to Scotland's suffering.

Portous, who has just made his 12th appearance for Scotland and featured in a major tournament for the first time, now has to watch his team face the rest of the group's matches against Switzerland and Hungary without him.

Germany's opener was scored by Florian Wirtz in the 10th minute, which was followed by Jamal Musiala's second goal nine minutes later, making the start of a very bad tournament for Scotland against a very impressive German team.

Scotland now faces a tough task of rising in the next two group matches against Switzerland and Hungary to keep their hopes for this tournament.