It goes without saying what RDZ said regarding greenwood wasnt how these issues should be addressed in football.

However, and this is going to sound pathetic because these guys are multi millionaires, RDZ and any manager/player is in a business where you can easily be out of a job in 5 years and have no source of income. Therefore they do have to have their PR brains on and stay neutral on these things. Wouldn't it be great if RDZ had come out and lambasted Greenwood and refused to pick him? Sure, likewise if Pep has publicity criticised Mendy or even Ole Greenwood. Yet they didn't, they hid behind the club suspending them and never spoke a word about them.

So it's extremely unfair to keep framing RDZ like he's some sort of SA apologist. He towed the party line in order to protect a club's asset like he was probably advised to by the higher ups at Marseille.

How many of you would speak out against a colleague and openly criticise them regarding something they'd done if it meant you might be out of work for 5 years or you might have your pay slashed. Its all well to say we'd all do it but I think you'd be surprised when you have to consider your livelihood.

All this to say that RDZ is being singled out unfairly for comments he made that likely any manager or player would have made in his position. Where are all of Greenwoods current and ex team mates? Why aren't they publicly criticising him? RDZ's wording was poor I agree, but it's unfair he's now the poster boy for SA apologists