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Ian Wright leads the defense of World Cup pundit Eni Aluko, telling Twitter trolls to “grow up” after her basic “goal in a game” math mistake on ITV sparked a backlog of football fans.” sexist”.
Ian Wright has responded to critics who criticized Eni Aluko for making a mistake while working as a pundit on ITV’s coverage of Brazil’s round of 16 match with South Korea.
Aluko discussed Richarlison’s goals per game ratio with fellow pundits Graeme Souness and Roy Keane after Brazil’s 4-1 win on Monday night.
The talk stemmed from his impressive performance – scoring in the 29th minute of the game to take his international goal tally to 20 in 41 appearances.
Ian Wright hit back at critics who criticized Eni Aluko for making a mistake live.
The former England striker made a mistake trying to calculate Richarlison’s international goals per game ratio on the spot.
Speaking live on air, Aluko said: ‘He [Richarlison] really has [had a big impact],’ ‘He is the top scorer in Brazil in the last two years.
“He’s got a great record, 19 in 40 appearances, you do the math on that, that’s a goal per game, give or take.”
Fans were quick to take to social media to criticize Aluko for the mistake, and mocked her analysis as a result.
However, Aluko’s co-workers responded instantly, defending the 35-year-old woman and her knowledge.
Wright tweeted: ‘I’ve made countless mistakes live on air. The responses to this are horrible. You, man, are so pressured by women in football that you take pure pleasure from this. Growing up.’
Seema Jaswal agreed with Wright, adding: “Aluko is a pleasure to work with, knowledgeable, professional and makes my job so much easier.”
Dan Walker also said: “We all know what she meant and if any of the guys next to her had said it… it would have been ignored.”
The bile under this says a lot more about the authors than it does about Eni Aluko. PS I once called the Pentagon an ‘octagonal shaped building in Washington’.
While Aluko turned to her personal account to address the situation, claiming her critics ‘Twitterati’.
She wrote: “I earned a first-class law degree, 102 caps, and a Ph.D., but math wasn’t always my forte.”
‘Nearly 1 in 2 games is Richarlison’s math. But some of you Twitter weirdos already knew that. It could also learn from the rest of the conveniently ignored analysis.